{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-supports-house-legislation-to-end-shutdowns", "Steil\u00a0Supports House\u00a0Legislation to End Shutdowns", "2025-09-24", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Bryan Steil", "S001213", "steil.house.gov", "steil", "https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC (September 24) \u2013 Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) in introducing the House companion bill to Senator Ron Johnson\u2019s (R-WI) Eliminate Government Shutdowns Act. This legislation implements an automatic two-week Continuing Resolution (CR) for departments where appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year have not yet been authorized, preventing the possibility of a government shutdown. Funding will remain at current levels and the two-week CR will be automatically renewed until new appropriations are authorized by Congress and signed into law.\n\nSteil previously introduced similar legislation in the 116th Congress.\n\n\u201cLike most Americans, I am tired of arbitrary deadlines and political fights shutting down the federal government,\u201d said Steil. \u201cDecades of dysfunction and continued brinkmanship in D.C. do not help deliver the policy solutions Wisconsin families need. It\u2019s time to reform the status quo and ensure that Congress is working to deliver thoughtful, productive legislation for the American people. Thank you, Senator Ron Johnson and Congressman Dusty Johnson for your partnership on this issue.\u201d\n\n\u201cShutdowns are stupid, and everyone knows it,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cI was sent to Congress to make sure the government serves South Dakotans \u2013 it can\u2019t possibly serve South Dakota if it is closed. Almost every other country does not face the threat of a government shutdown. The Eliminate Shutdowns Act will keep the government open, so it can work for you, while encouraging Congress to pass new funding packages.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-supports-house-legislation-to-end-shutdowns"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4340709894895554, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}