A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations, and for other purposes.

Based on the bill's title, this measure would establish procedures for continuing appropriations during lapses in federal funding and set consequences for failure to enact appropriations through the normal budget process. The bill appears designed to address government shutdowns by creating automatic or interim funding mechanisms when Congress does not pass regular appropriations bills.

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