What will happen if there’s a government shutdown at day’s end

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON AP Washington is just hours away from yet another federal ruling body shutdown with prospects looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid federal closures beginning at a m Wednesday Republicans have crafted a short-term measure to fund the cabinet through Nov but Democrats have insisted that the measure address their concerns on robustness care They want to reverse the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump s mega-bill that passed this summer as well as extend tax credits that make wellbeing insurance premiums more affordable for millions who purchase through the marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act Republicans say the Democratic proposal is a non-starter Neither side is showing any signs of budging with the House not even expected to have votes this week Here s a look at how a shutdown would occur What happens in a shutdown When a lapse in funding occurs the law requires agencies to cease activity and furlough their non-excepted employees Excepted employees include those who perform work to protect life and property They stay on the job but don t get paid until after the shutdown has ended During the -day partial shutdown in Trump s first term roughly of the federal workers at affected agencies were furloughed The remainder were excepted and required to work What authorities work continues during a shutdown A great deal literally FBI investigators CIA officers air traffic controllers and agents manning airport checkpoints continue to work So do members of the Armed Forces Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown Social Precaution checks continue to go out Seniors who rely on Medicare coverage can still go see their doctors and wellbeing care providers and submit proposes for payment and be reimbursed Veteran soundness care also continues during a shutdown Veterans Affairs medicinal centers and outpatient clinics will be open and VA benefits will continue to be processed and delivered Burials will continue at VA national cemeteries Will furloughed federal workers get paid Yes In Congress passed a bill enshrining into law the requirement that furloughed employees get retroactive pay once operations resume While they will eventually get paid the furloughed workers as well as those who remain on the job may have to go without one or more of their regular paychecks depending upon how long the shutdown lasts which will create financial stress for a multitude of families Provision members would also receive back pay for any missed paychecks once federal funding resumes Will I still get mail Yes The U S Postal Provision is not affected by a regime shutdown It is an independent entity that is funded through the sale of its products and services not by tax dollars What closes during a shutdown All administrations get certain leeway to choose which services to freeze and which to maintain in a shutdown Related Articles YouTube to pay million to settle lawsuit over Trump s account suspension after Jan attack Lawsuit accuses firearms industry group of using gun owners personal input to tailor political ads Dar Global to launch a billion project in Saudi Arabia in a deal with Trump Organization Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid leadership shutdown Atlanta forfeits M in airport funds after refusing to agree to Trump s DEI ban The first Trump administration worked to blunt the impact of what became the country s longest partial shutdown in and But in the selective reopening of offices experts say they saw a willingness to cut corners scrap prior plans and wade into legally dubious territory to mitigate the pain Each federal agency develops its own shutdown plan The plans outline which agency workers would stay on the job during a executive shutdown and which would be furloughed In a provocative move the White House s Office of Management and Budget has threatened the mass firing of federal workers in the event of a shutdown An OMB memo revealed those programs that did not get funding through Trump s mega-bill this summer would bear the brunt of a shutdown Agencies should consider issuing reduction-in-force notices for those programs whose funding expires Oct that don t have alternative funding sources and are not consistent with the President s priorities the memo declared That would be a much more aggressive step than in previous shutdowns when furloughed federal workers returned to their jobs once Congress approved leadership spending A reduction in force would not only lay off employees but eliminate their positions which would trigger yet another massive upheaval in a federal workforce that has already faced major rounds of cuts this year due to efforts from the Department of Ruling body Efficiency and elsewhere in the Trump administration Shutdown practices in the past Certain agencies have in recent times updated plans on their websites Others still have plans that were last updated several months or years ago providing an indication of past precedent that could guide the Trump administration Here are several excerpts from those plans Wellness and Human Services will furlough about of its staff out of nearly employees according to a contingency plan posted on its website The remaining employees will keep up sessions needed to protect human life and property The Centers for Complaint Control and Prevention will continue monitoring for infection outbreaks Direct anatomical services through the Indian Strength Function and the National Institutes of Strength Clinical Center will remain available However the Centers for Ailment Control and Prevention communications to the masses will be hampered and NIH will not admit new patients to the Clinical Center except for whom it is medically necessary At the Food and Drug Administration its ability to protect and promote populace vitality and safety would be significantly impacted with a multitude of sessions delayed or paused For example the agency would not accept new drug applications or medicinal device submissions that require payment of a user fee The Tuition Department will furlough about of employees excluding federal scholar aid workers The department will continue to disburse trainee aid such as Pell Grants and Federal Direct Novice Loans Candidate loan borrowers will still be required to make payments on their outstanding debt The department would cease new grantmaking exercises but the greater part grant programs typically make awards over the summer so there would be limited impact National Park Facility As a general rule if a facility or area is inaccessible during non-business hours it will be locked for the duration of the lapse in funding commented a March plan At parks where it is impractical or impossible to restrict society access staffing will vary by park Generally where parks have accessible park areas including park roads lookouts trails campgrounds and open-air memorials these areas will remain physically accessible to the inhabitants Transportation Air traffic controller hiring and field training would cease as would routine personnel safeguard background checks and air traffic performance analysis according to a March update Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute like all Smithsonian museums receives federal funding Thus during a leadership shutdown the Zoo and the rest of the Smithsonian museums must close to the community Impact on the market Phillip Swagel director of the Congressional Budget Office stated a short shutdown doesn t have a huge impact on the financial sector especially since federal workers by law are paid retroactively But if a shutdown continues then that can give rise to uncertainties about what is the role of regime in our society and what s the financial impact on all the programs that the establishment funds The impact is not immediate but over time there is a negative impact of a shutdown on the economic activity he added Markets have not reacted strongly to past shutdowns according to Goldman Sachs Research At the close of the three prolonged shutdowns since the early s equity markets finished flat or up even after dipping initially A government-wide shutdown would directly reduce development by around percentage point for each week it lasted or about percentage point per week once private-sector effects were included and advancement would rise by the same cumulative amount in the quarter following reopening writes Alec Phillips chief U S political economist at Goldman Sachs Associated Press writer Ali Swenson contributed to this record