Bill > S3434

This bill, titled the "End Government Shutdowns Act," proposes to amend title 31 of the United States Code to establish automatic continuing appropriations, also known as continuing resolutions (CRs), which are temporary funding measures that keep government operations running when regular appropriation bills are not passed on time. Specifically, if Congress fails to enact a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect before the start of that fiscal year, this bill would automatically appropriate necessary funds to continue programs, projects, or activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year. The funding level would generally be set at 100% of the previous year's rate, with a gradual reduction of 1 percentage point every 120 days and then every subsequent 90 days, for a maximum of 120 days initially, to encourage the passage of regular appropriations. These automatic appropriations would remain in effect until a regular appropriation bill or a new continuing resolution becomes law, and any expenditures would be charged to the eventual enacted appropriations. This measure aims to prevent federal government shutdowns by ensuring continuous funding for government operations.