Don't Interrupt America Act

Bill: 114-hr-1776
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2015-04-14
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Shut Down the Shutdowns Act or the Don't Interrupt America Act </b></p> <p>This bill prevents a government shutdown by automatically providing continuing appropriations to a federal agency if an appropriation expires prior to passage of a new appropriations measure funding the agency. If the prior appropriation expires before new appropriations are provided, the bill appropriates funds to the agency at the rate of the previous appropriation and under the same terms and conditions. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1776 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2015 Mr. Grayson (for himself and Mr. Cartwright ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shut Down the Shutdowns Act , or the Don’t Interrupt America Act . 2. Automatic continuing appropriations Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section: 1311. Continuing appropriations (a) Should an appropriation for the operation of any program, project, or activity within a Federal agency expire prior to the passage of a new appropriation measure funding that agency, each expired program, project, or activity within that agency shall be appropriated a sum equal to the annualized rate of the previous appropriation, prorated through the end of— (1) the fiscal year if such expiration occurs on or prior to September 29 of any given year; or (2) the following fiscal year if such expiration occurs on September 30 of any given year. Funds previously made available, and prior authorization, for such programs, projects, or activities shall also be extended consistent with this subsection. (b) Any appropriation, or funds made available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity, pursuant to this section, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in place on the date prior to any extension made pursuant to this section. .