Rob Portman proposes bill to end government shutdown threat

By Susan Ferrechio

Published April 24, 2017 7:02pm ET

A Senate Republican introduced a bill Monday that would tame partisan spending showdowns in Congress by automatically funding the government during an impasse.

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, proposed legislation that would automatically activate a stopgap spending bill known as a continuing resolution, for any government spending bill that does not clear Congress by the Oct. 1 end of the fiscal year.