Who it affects
- Federal programs, projects, and activities funded the previous year
Stalled in the SenateGovernment fundingGovernment spending
Eliminate Shutdowns Act
S. 2806 · Senate bill · Introduced Sept. 15, 2025
The Eliminate Shutdowns Act would continue funding federal programs at the previous year's rate when a fiscal year starts without approved funding.
At a glance
Where it stands
Fell short in the Senate on Sept. 29. A vote to start debate got 37 of the 60 votes needed.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
4 groups lobbied on it: trade group, labor union.
Top link: Harbinger Strategies lobbied on it and gave $0 via PACs; $1,500 via lobbyists; $0 via employees to 1 SC members.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- The bill would provide funding if annual funding bills are not enacted before the fiscal year begins.
- This funding would apply only when no temporary funding is in effect.
- Programs, projects, and activities funded the previous year would continue at that year's funding rate.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to start debate
Needed 60 to end a filibuster
Sept. 29, 2025 · Rejected 37 to 61
- Republicans
- 37 yes
- 14 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 45 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
| Group | What it is | Gave SC members | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbinger Strategies | Lobbying firm | Lobbyists: $1,500 | 1 |
See all groups, by member
Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamYes | Tim ScottYes | Jim ClyburnNo vote | Joe WilsonNo vote | Nancy MaceNo vote | Ralph NormanNo vote | Russell FryNo vote | Sheri BiggsNo vote | William TimmonsNo vote | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbinger Strategies | – | – | Lobbyists: $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Lobbyists: $500 | Lobbyists: $1,000 | 1 |
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A bill to provide for automatic continuing appropriations.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron (R-WI)
- Introduced
- Sept. 15, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 3
- Committees
- Not yet referred
- Latest action
- Sept. 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.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Eliminate 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.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (4 groups)
14 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (2)
- Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/B/A Airlines for America) ↗Transportation · 4 reports
- Airlines for America ↗4 reports
Labor unions (2)
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (4)
- Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/B/A Airlines for America) ↗Transportation · 4 reports
- National Treasury Employees Union ↗5 reports
- Harbinger Strategies ↗Lobbying firms · 4 reports
- Mccarthy Advanced Consulting Llc ↗1 report
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.