A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4632 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)] <DOC> Calendar No. 424 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4632 To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2026 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Britt, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Grassley, Mr. McCormick, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time June 1, 2026 Read the second time and placed on the calendar _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1311. Automatic continuing appropriations ``(a) For purposes of this section-- ``(1) the term `lapse in appropriations' means a time period during which-- ``(A) the applicable full-year appropriation Act for a program, project, or activity has not been enacted for the current fiscal year; ``(B) the pro