Die letzte Schließung der Regierung ereignete sich im Jahr 2019 und dauerte vom 22. Dezember 2018 bis zum 25. Januar 2019 34 Tage, was die längste Schließung in der US -Geschichte war.
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Die letzte Schließung der Regierung ereignete sich im Jahr 2019 und dauerte vom 22. Dezember 2018 bis zum 25. Januar 2019 34 Tage, was die längste Schließung in der US -Geschichte war.
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Source: [United States House of Representatives](https://history.house.gov/Institution/Shutdown/Government-Shutdowns/)
Tools: Datawrapper, Illustrator
More context on shutdowns [here](https://usafacts.org/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-government-shutdown/)
I’m hoping this doesn’t bend the rules *too* far since US politics posts are limited to Thursdays, but the effects of a shutdown won’t be limited to politics.
If the US federal government doesn’t pass a continuing resolution by midnight, it will be the 20^(th) funding gap since the current budget process was established in 1976. Before the 1980s, these gapes didn’t usually result in government shutdowns. But since 1982, shortly after the basis for government shutdowns was established, there have been 10 full or partial shutdowns. The 11^(th) could begin tonight.
A government shutdown leads to the temporary closure or reduced operation of non-essential government services. Some federal employees may be furloughed, while essential employees continue to work without pay. However, an OMB memo from last week instructed agencies to lay off employees of programs if funding lapses. These layoffs are different from shutdown furloughs, which are temporary, unpaid leaves of absence until Congress restores funding.
Good thing nothing bad happened during or immediately after that month-long shutdown. That could have been terrible.
Feeling good about beating the record this time!
Interesting, I have idle hope that a shutdown will bring improvement to the dire situation in which people will land if the demands are being met by midnight (they are absolutely horrifying), but with a shutdown at least a signal will be given that Dump has to stop with all his madness.
Anyways, let that whole project 2025 crash although I feel really sorry for the government workers that still try their best while having to work for a living.
Only 3 times since 2013? Man my memory is bad I could’ve sworn this shit happens every other year now.
Perhaps those responsible for letting it get to this point also be impacted the same as the rest of the government employees (i.e. no pay for period of time that the government was shutdown).
Pay for performance – this is a clear lack of performance in getting ahead of this so it doesn’t happen.
Twelve years ago I was out drinking all night knowing that the government shutdown was starting in the morning. I showed up to work the next morning — we had to be officially furloughed — very hungover, only to find out most of us were deemed „essential personnel“. It was quite unexpected for my coworkers and me, and we couldn’t take the day off or else we’d be furloughed for the rest of the shutdown.
Incidentally, my credit card I had opened my bar tab with expired at midnight so I couldn’t pay for my drinks at the end of the night.
thank god we have a president known for throwing tantrums and shutting down the government
It’d be even more beautiful if you included which party controlled which piece of government (House, Senate, President) during each shutdown.
So W and Biden are the only President’s in this timeframe to not have a shutdown during their terms?
I’m actually surprised it’s this seldom. It feels like the government has shut down at least once every other year for the past 20 years. It feels like a tradition at this point.
The 2018 one was rough because most contracts had about a month left before funding ran out. Remember the week before it ended my Gov Lead and my PM doing an all-hands with our 100-person team saying that we’d have two weeks til furlough.
I had never been so scared and worried in my life. While my mom was sympathetic my dad said it was a „sacrifice you’d have to make“.
Longest shutdown in US history was because the dems didn’t want to give 5 billion for a wall
Why is the system that is designed to run a country have a feature that allows for it to be shut down so easily?
I wonder how much time has been wasted with filibusters compared to these government shutdowns?
Those are rookie numbers we need to start breaking those to shreds
(Shows this to Facebook)
Facebook: Why would Biden shut down the government twice in 2018?
Thank you Bill Clinton. Now if you banged kids we’re gonna get ya, but you were always good with money so thanks so that at least.
I’m hoping for a new record and a new government.
Planning to be disappointed, but that’s nothing new.
I still find it very silly that this can happen in the US. In Canada if the government fails to pass a budget, then the government has lost the confidence of the house and we get an immediate election. There’s really no excuse for the US