Keep America Building Act
The summary
What this bill does
Keep America Building Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to (1) to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or part of the work of a project under a contract during any lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown); or (2) stop all or any part of the work agreed to in the contract.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Oct 31, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - AL District 2 · D-AL
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 5876 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| Policy Area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | October 31, 2025 |
| Latest Action | October 31, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 4 · House vote — · 1 views |
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