H.R. 5876 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Keep America Building Act
Cosponsors: 4 (4 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-10-31
Latest action (2025-10-31): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What H.R. 5876 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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