HR 1255 · 112th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.(2011-04-08)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2011-04-01
Roll #224
Yea 221Nay 202
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2011-04-01
Roll #224
Yea 221Nay 202
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
FailedHouse · 2011-04-01
Roll #223
Yea 188Nay 237
Democrats
187 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
1 Yea·236 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011 - Enacts into law the provisions of H.R. 1 (Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011), as passed by the House on February 19, 2011, if the House has not received a message from the Senate before April 6, 2011, stating that it has passed a measure providing for the appropriations for the federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2011. Prohibits the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, respectively, from disbursing to each Member or Delegate the amount of his or her salary for each day that: (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department for failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached. Imposes the same restrictions on the President with respect to receiving a disbursement of basic pay during such period.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans