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119 hr 5870

Prevent Government Shutdowns Act

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  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Discharge
  4. 4Calendar
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  6. 6Resolving Differences
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Introduced in House

2025-10-31

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