{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5552","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5552,"title":"Eliminate Shutdowns Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"J000301","fullName":"Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]","party":"R","state":"SD","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":12,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-09-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Economics and Public Finance","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-09-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Eliminate Shutdowns Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T21:47:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":304,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:50:02.360Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Eliminate%20Shutdowns%20Act"}]}}