[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1776 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1776

    To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic 
                        continuing resolutions.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic 
                        continuing resolutions.

    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 ``Shut Down the Shutdowns Act'', or 
the ``Don't Interrupt America Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

    Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 1310 the following new section:

``SEC. 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.''.
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