Eliminate Shutdowns Act
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The Eliminate Shutdowns Act aims to provide automatic continuing appropriations to prevent government shutdowns. It establishes a mechanism for temporary funding extensions during lapses in appropriations, with specific conditions and limitations. The bill includes provisions for oversight and fiscal management, but lacks detailed enforcement mechanisms.
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⚑ Spends without a pay-for — authorizes new spending with no stated offset or pay-for
Legislative structure
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Access options →Recorded vote · Senate roll call 533 · 2025-09-29
37 Yea · 59 Nay · 0 Present · 2 Not voting — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (37-61, 3/5 majority required)</vote_result_text>
<question>On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</question>
<vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2806</vote_title>
<majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement>
<vote_result>Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Actions (7)
| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | — | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
| 2025-09-15 | — | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-09-16 | — | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161. |
| 2025-09-19 | — | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6799) |
| 2025-09-19 | — | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6799) |
| 2025-09-29 | — | Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate. |
| 2025-09-29 | — | Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 61. Record Vote Number: 533. (CR S6824-6825) |
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- 2026-09-18 16:51:48.902+00
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- 2025-09-29
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