Bill > S29

This bill, titled the "End Government Shutdowns Act," aims to prevent government shutdowns by establishing an automatic continuing appropriations process. If Congress fails to pass regular appropriation bills or a joint resolution for continuing appropriations before the start of a new fiscal year, this bill would automatically provide necessary funds to continue government programs and activities at a rate of operations no higher than what was provided in the previous fiscal year. Initially, this rate would be 100% of the previous year's funding for 120 days, after which it would be reduced by 1 percentage point every 90 days. These automatic appropriations would remain in effect until a regular appropriation bill or a continuing resolution is enacted, and any funds spent under this automatic process would be charged to the eventual enacted appropriations. The bill also includes exceptions for programs or activities where other laws specifically address their continuation or prohibit it.