,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bh1 #bjai  
,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,mitchell1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,hill of   
,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4   
,lofgren1 and ,mr4 ,harder of           
,california7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,appropriations1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
,congress must amend the ,united ,states
 ,code to prevent any future lapse in   
appropriations1 and to permanently end  
government shutdowns4  ,whereas         
government shutdowns halt or            
significantly limit the efficacy of     
critical government programs that       

,americans depend on for their health1  
safety1 and prosperity2 ,whereas both   
partial and full government shutdowns   
force hundreds of thousands of ,federal 
employees and contractors to work       
without pay1 which causes financial     
instability for working families and    
creates economic distress in local      
communities2 ,whereas government        
shutdowns cause disarray in national and
 international financial markets1       
diminishing the strength of our economy 
and faith in our public institutions2   
,whereas government shutdowns cause     
long-term damage to our national        
infrastructure1 and hinder ,americans'  
ability to travel safely and securely2  
,whereas government shutdowns create an 
immediate and pressing crisis across the
 country2 and ,whereas ,congress and    
,administrations have an obligation to  
work on a collaborative basis to resolve
 policy issues and implement long-term  
solutions in a variety of areas1        
including but not limited to3 economic  

growth1 environmental sustainability1   
affordable healthcare1 workforce        
development1 education1 veterans        
affairs1 infrastructure1 and national   
security1 and government shutdowns      
interfere with these efforts3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives commits to-- 7#a7 take 
meaningful bipartisan action to amend   
the ,united ,states ,code to prevent any
 future lapse in appropriations1 and to 
permanently end government shutdowns2   
and  7#b7 ensuring that no ,americans1  
including ,federal employees1           
contractors1 and citizens who depend on 
critical government services1 have to   
suffer the consequences of future       
government shutdowns4