Since 1976, when the
United States budget process
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was revised by the
Budget Act of 1974 the
United States Federal Government
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has had funding gaps on 22 occasions.
Funding gaps did not lead to
government shutdowns prior to 1980 when
President
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Jimmy Carter
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requested opinions from
Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti on funding gaps and the
Antideficiency Act. His first opinion said that all government work must stop if
Congress
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did not agree to pay for it. He later issued a second opinion that allowed essential government services to continue in the absence of a spending bill. Ten of the funding gaps led to
federal government employees being
furloughed.
List
Presidential summary
Notes
References
External links
A Timeline of U.S. Government shutowns Infogram
{{U.S. government shutdowns
Government shutdowns in the United States
Government finances in the United States