Introduced:
Oct 31, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics
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4
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
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Subjects
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Latest Action
Oct 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2025
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<p><strong>Keep America Building Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to (1) to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or part of the work of a project under a contract during any lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown); or (2) stop all or any part of the work agreed to in the contract. </p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Oct 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Oct 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Oct 31, 2025
Subjects (1)
Government Operations and Politics
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (4)
(D-CA)
Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025
(D-IN)
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
(D-GA)
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
(D-NJ)
Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,243 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Oct 31, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:29 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5876 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5876
To provide for continuity in certain contracts during a lapse in
appropriations, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 31, 2025
Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pou, and Mr.
Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for continuity in certain contracts during a lapse in
appropriations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5876 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5876
To provide for continuity in certain contracts during a lapse in
appropriations, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 31, 2025
Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pou, and Mr.
Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for continuity in certain contracts during a lapse in
appropriations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep America Building Act''.
SEC. 2.
No Federal funds may be used to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or
part of the work of a project under a contract during any lapse in
appropriations or stop all or any part of the work agreed to in such
contract.
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