Funding Gaps and Government Shutdowns: CRS Experts (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 21, 2018 |
| Report Number |
R41723 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Clinton T. Brass, Specialist in Government Organization and Management |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Contacting CRS Subject Matter Experts
In the event of a funding gap, the potential impacts of a government shutdown would depend on a program's or agency's specific circumstances and, furthermore, how relevant law is interpreted. Table 1 provides names and contact information for CRS subject matter experts on policy issues relating to funding gaps and the processes and effects that may be associated with a government shutdown. Policy areas that are identified in Table 1 include
agencies and programs funded by specific regular appropriations bills;
cross-cutting shutdown issues;
domestic social policy-related programs and agencies;
foreign affairs, defense, and trade-related programs and agencies;
general government-related programs and agencies; and
resources, science, and technology-related programs and agencies.
For questions concerning the impact of a shutdown on a specific agency or program that is not listed here, see the contact information for the listed "coordinators," who will help to identify the relevant subject matter expert. See also the notes under Table 1 for additional CRS resources.
Primarily Legal Questions
For primarily legal questions, please submit a request to the CRS American Law Division by
calling CRS at 7-5700, or
using the "place a request" function on the CRS website.
Additional Online and Written Resources
CRS Website: Appropriations Status Table
For information about the status of funding for particular agencies and programs, see the CRS "Appropriations Status Table" at http://www.crs.gov/AppropriationsStatusTable/Index. Under the "Regular Appropriations" tab, the left-hand column lists the CRS reports that cover each appropriations bill. The end of each report contains contact information for CRS subject matter experts who cover agencies and programs that are funded by each bill; see a report's "Key Policy Staff" table and list of authors, as applicable. To identify which appropriations bill provides funding for a specific agency or program, see CRS Report R40858, Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills, by Justin Murray.
CRS Reports
For an annotated list of CRS resources related to the FY2014 shutdown, see CRS Report R43250, CRS Resources on the FY2014 Funding Gap, Shutdown, and Status of Appropriations, by Justin Murray.
For an annotated list of CRS and non-CRS resources related to past government shutdowns, including the FY2014 shutdown, see CRS Report R41759, Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources, by Jared C. Nagel and Justin Murray.
For general information about the causes, processes, and effects of government shutdowns, see CRS Report RL34680, Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects, coordinated by Clinton T. Brass.
For information about funding gaps, see CRS Report RS20348, Federal Funding Gaps: A Brief Overview, by James V. Saturno.
For information about continuing resolutions (CRs) and related historical practices, see CRS Report R42647, Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Recent Practices, by James V. Saturno .
A government shutdown is different from a debt limit impasse. For more information about the debt limit issue, see CRS Report R41633, Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations, by D. Andrew Austin et al.
