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Why and how shutdowns happen

Congress funds most federal agencies through 12 annual appropriations bills. When a new fiscal year begins on October 1 without those bills enacted—or a temporary continuing resolution (CR) in place—funding lapses. Under the Anti‑Deficiency Act, agencies must halt non‑excepted operations and follow their published contingency plans.

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Prediction markets let people trade on real-world outcomes. Prices are often interpreted as crowd-estimated probabilities, but they can move quickly and can be wrong.

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Shutdown Guides & Tools

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Action hub Contact your representatives Find official House and Senate contact paths, use a private checklist, and learn why constituent contact matters. Email Government shutdown email template Generate a concise message to paste into an official congressional contact form. Phone Government shutdown phone script Create a short call script for your representative, senators, or the Capitol Switchboard.
What closes? What closes during a government shutdown? How agency shutdown plans decide which offices, services, and public facilities stop or scale back. What continues? What stays open during a government shutdown? Which excepted, exempt, safety, security, benefit, and fee-funded functions usually continue. Paychecks Who gets paid during a government shutdown? The difference between furloughed workers, excepted workers, contractors, military personnel, and recipients. Back pay Do federal employees get back pay? What current law and agency guidance generally mean for federal workers after funding resumes. Benefits Does Social Security continue? Why payments generally continue, and which SSA services may be limited during a lapse. Air travel Is TSA affected during a government shutdown? Why screening usually continues and why staffing strain can still affect travelers. Passports Are passport services affected? How fee-funded passport operations may continue while some support services vary by facility. Parks Are national parks open? What park visitors should expect from access, visitor centers, restrooms, permits, and safety services.

Shutdown Basics

How to read this site

  • Tracker: Shows whether there is a full shutdown, a partial shutdown, or no shutdown, and either counts the elapsed time of an active or since the previous shutdown.
  • Latest vote and congressional actions: Pulls from official House and Senate roll calls, bill text, and floor action so the numbers come from the source record.
  • Prediction market signals: Helpful as a fast-moving supplement, but not a substitute for official status, votes, or agency notices.
  • News: Recent reporting that adds context as shutdown politics and public impacts develop.
  • Guides and tools: Practical pages for contacting Congress, sending an email or phone message, finding your representative, and reading the full guide directory.
  • Current and historical shutdowns: Source-linked agency impacts and official notices, followed by a timeline and chart that make it easy to compare the present lapse with earlier ones.

Impacts of the Current Shutdown

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    Historical Shutdowns

    Key Milestones

    1. Senate Budget Committee Opens Reconciliation Track

      Chairman Lindsey Graham introduced an FY2026 budget resolution intended to unlock a reconciliation bill for ICE and CBP funding; votes remain pending.

    2. Senate Returns H.R. 7147 By Voice Vote

      The Senate sent its DHS funding approach back to the House in an April 2 pro forma session without a roll-call vote.

    3. House Passes Self-Executing H. Res. 1142

      House Roll Call 108 adopted a rule that treated H.R. 7147 as returned to the House and amended with Rules Committee Print 119-21.

    4. DHS Partial Shutdown Begins

      The short-term DHS extension expired at midnight, triggering lapse procedures across Homeland Security components.

    5. Most Agencies Funded, DHS Gets Short Extension

      H.R. 7148 cleared Congress and funded most of government through September 30, 2026, but DHS only through February 13.

    6. Longest Shutdown Ends (43 days)

      Short-term CR passed to reopen government after a record-length lapse.

    7. FY 2026 Shutdown Becomes Longest In History

      No deal reached between senate Democrats and Republicans over ACA subsidies expiring.

    8. FY 2026 Shutdown Begins

      Appropriations for multiple agencies lapsed; no CR in force at start of fiscal year.

    9. Previous Longest Shutdown Ends (35 days)

      Short-term CR passed to reopen government after a record-length lapse.

    Length of Shutdowns

    About This Site

    This is an independent, non-partisan public resource for following U.S. federal government shutdowns. It combines live status, congressional action, agency impacts, and historical context so readers can see what is happening now, what it means in practice, and how it compares with past shutdowns.


    Coverage is built primarily from official sources: congressional roll calls and bill text, agency lapse notices and contingency plans, OMB and OPM guidance, and other government documents. When a current impact is still developing, the site may also add careful reporting from reputable news organizations as a supplement.

    This project is not affiliated with any government agency or political party. It is maintained as a public educational tool to make complex budget procedures more transparent and accessible.