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Senator Ron Johnson has stepped forward with a bold, commonsense plan to end the political blackmail known as government shutdowns once and for all. On September 15, 2025 he introduced the Eliminate Shutdowns Act — S.2806 — which lays out a clear statutory fix to prevent appropriations lapses from throwing the country into chaos.
The bill is straightforward and practical: it creates automatic continuing appropriations so the lights stay on while Congress does its job. The plan triggers rolling 14‑day continuing resolutions in the event of a lapse, keeps entitlement and mandatory programs funded at existing levels, preserves OMB apportionment authority, and even allows limited, transparent transfers to protect high‑priority services.
This legislation is painfully timely — Congress failed to pass funding and the federal government entered a shutdown on October 1, 2025, proving yet again that our current patchwork process invites manufactured crises that hurt Americans. Families, veterans, and small businesses pay the price when Washington plays chicken with the nation’s budget.
Johnson hasn’t sat on the sidelines: after introducing the bill it was read and placed on the Senate calendar, and Senate leaders even moved to proceed to consideration in mid‑September — a sign the idea is getting the attention it deserves. Now the question is whether lawmakers will put country over partisan theater and finally finish the job.
This is not a partisan fantasy dreamed up in a think tank; other conservatives in both chambers have proposed parallel fixes — for example, Senator James Lankford introduced a companion Prevent Government Shutdowns measure — which shows real momentum for reform. If Republicans are serious about governing, they should unite behind a solution that locks the door on shutdowns and forces the spending fight back into normal order.
Make no mistake: shutdowns are political theater that reward obstruction and punish working Americans. Rolling auto‑CRs protect paychecks, keep veterans’ services running, and stop bureaucrats from weaponizing furloughs as leverage. Real conservatives respect taxpayers and the rule of law; we should support a fix that prevents Washington from using everyday Americans as collateral in its power struggles.
Patriots should press their senators and representatives to back Senator Johnson’s common‑sense bill right now — call, email, and demand an end to this destructive cycle. If we want a government that serves and secures the country, we must elect leaders who choose results over drama and pass laws that make shutdowns a thing of the past.
