I will support legislation to prevent future government shutdowns by keeping appropriations in effect until Congress enacts the next appropriation.

My bill is remarkably simple: it simply says when you do an appropriation, it doesn’t expire until you do the next appropriation, meaning that would always stay active. You can never go into a shutdown, and until there’s enough pressure to do a new appropriation, that previous one stays in place.

Curtis said he has proposed legislation to prevent future shutdowns by keeping current appropriations active until replacement appropriations are enacted.

CURTIS HOSTS VIRTUAL TOWNHALL DURING LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN U.S. HISTORY - Senator John Curtis
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Congress.gov lists John R. Curtis as a Republican senator from Utah in the 119th Congress, with prior House service for Utah's 3rd District from the 115th through 118th Congresses.

Establishes the relevant federal service window: Curtis moved from the House to the Senate in 2025 and remained in federal office as of the assessment date.

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John R. Curtis | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5743, sponsored by John R. Curtis, titled to require the Secretary of the Interior to repay states for operating National Park System units during a government shutdown. The bill was introduced and referred to committee.

Curtis introduced shutdown-related legislation, but this bill addressed reimbursement during shutdowns rather than an automatic continuing appropriation to prevent shutdowns.

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John R. Curtis Member Activity | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5695, the No Work, No Pay Act of 2023, sponsored by John R. Curtis and referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Accountability committees.

Curtis sponsored another shutdown-accountability bill. It shows concrete effort on shutdown consequences, but it did not create automatic continuing appropriations and did not become law on this record.

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John R. Curtis Member Activity | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov shows H.R.1968 became Public Law 119-4. CRS summarizes that it provided continuing FY2025 appropriations for the remainder of FY2025 and prevented a shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expired on March 14, 2025.

Congress enacted a one-time continuing appropriations law during Curtis's Senate term, but it was not the promised standing automatic mechanism keeping appropriations in effect until the next appropriation.

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H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 | Congress.gov
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