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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5876

Introduced

Keep America Building Act

Sponsor
DShomari Figures· Alabama
Introduced
October 31, 2025
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.October 31, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5876 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5876

To provide for continuity in certain contracts during a lapse in 
appropriations, and for other purposes.

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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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Keep America Building Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUITY OF CONTRACTS.

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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