When will the government shut down? The government is expected to partially shut down as early as Oct. 1. Congress must act to prevent a shutdown either with a spending bill or continuing resolution. Who is affected by a government shutdown? The brunt of the disruption would fall on furlou...
Congress Passes Bill for Funds to Run Government; Shutdown Will Be Avoided
The government has usually paid all its employees, 'essential' or not, back pay after other past shutdowns,such as those in the 1990s . While Congress is legally required to pay federal employees who worked during the shutdown, there's no law requiring the same treatment for nonessential w...
The House and Senate announced Tuesday they would stay in session, canceling an upcoming recess week at home if the shutdown continued, which seemed likely. On the shutdown’s 25th day Tuesday, Trump did not move off his demand to have Congress provide $5.7 billion to build his promised bo...
Alice Rivlin, who served as President Clinton's budget director during the 1995 government shutdown, told CBSNews.com that she's moderately optmistic Congress can start working together. "The main thing is that there is a moderate coalition that wants to get on with the business of governing...
Government funding expires Oct. 1, the start of the federal fiscal year. A shutdown will effectively begin at 12:01 a.m. if Congress is not able to pass a funding plan that the president signs into law. It is impossible to predict how long a shutdown would last...
In apress releaseCongressman Cleaver said, “For as long as I’ve served in Congress, despite overwhelming support for gun safety reform from the public, I’ve watched this institution fail time and time again to take any serious, meaningful action to address the scourge of gun violence plaguin...
Congress and President Barack Obama have not yet found a way to end the US government shutdown, but they are reassuring 800,000 sidelined federal workers that they will be reimbursed for lost pay once the government reopens. With the partial shutdown entering its fifth day, the Republican-run...
Will there be a government shutdown? With the next short-term funding bill, a shutdown seems unlikely this month. Once an omnibus package is on the table, it could be more likely. President Trump has wanted Congress to approve funding for his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border....
The longest shutdown occurred during President Bill Clinton's time in office, also over the holidays — a 21-day shutdown from Dec. 15, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996. In the event of a shutdown, it's quite possible the issue wouldn't be resolved until the new Congress begins Jan. 3. De...