Senate Bill 5014
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 11, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5014
Congress
116
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.
For an initial 90-day period, the bill provides continuing appropriations at 99% of the rate for the preceding year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill reduces the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 90-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted.
December 14, 2020
12/14/2020
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
12/11/2020
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
12/11/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 29, 2021 10:24:07 PM