Bills · 119th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

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SenateOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · 9/29/25Cloture on the motion to proceedA vote to end debate on whether to start considering a measure — the way the Senate stops a filibuster before a bill is even taken up. For most legislation it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies). It is not a vote on the bill itself.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · Yea 37 · Nay 61Official source ↗
Official summary (CRS)

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

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.

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.

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Sponsor
Sen. Ron Johnson ( Republican · WI)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
9/15/25
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
Status
9/15/25Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
9/15/25Introduced in Senate
9/16/25Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.
9/19/25Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6799)
9/19/25Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6799)
9/29/25Motion 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.
9/29/25Cloture 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)