To provide for continuity in certain contracts during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Bars the use of federal funds to suspend, delay, or interrupt contract project work during a lapse in appropriations.
Who Benefits and How
Federal contractors could keep projects moving during shutdowns instead of absorbing pause-related disruptions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies would lose flexibility to halt covered contract work during appropriations lapses.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits federal funds from being used to suspend, delay, or interrupt project work under a contract during a lapse in appropriations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars the use of federal funds to suspend, delay, or interrupt contract project work during a lapse in appropriations.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Transportation
Primary Purpose
Bars the use of federal funds to suspend, delay, or interrupt contract project work during a lapse in appropriations.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal contractors whose project work would otherwise be paused during shutdowns
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal agencies that would be prevented from suspending covered contract work
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pou, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal contractors whose project work could continue during a shutdown
Federal agencies barred from pausing covered project work during a funding lapse
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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