Senate · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2806; A bill to provide for automatic continuing appropriations.Rejected
Yea 37 Nay 61 Present / not voting 0
S. 2806 · 119th CongressStatus not classified
Eliminate Shutdowns Act
Latest action. Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which clotureThe Senate's only procedure for ending debate over objection. Most legislation needs 60 votes; nominations need a simple majority.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.
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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceEliminate Shutdowns Act
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on September 15, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Latest action, as recorded
September 29, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.
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Common questions
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The record's latest action, on September 29, 2025: Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 118th Congress (2023-24), 274 of the 16,565 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 1.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 1 recorded roll-call vote cites this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced it on September 15, 2025, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 3 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 15, 2025, 360 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 346 days ago, on September 29, 2025.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 119th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2027 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateMotion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action