Will There Be A Government Shutdown 2024. Lawmakers this week are expected to approve legislation to avert a government shutdown that does not include former president donald trump’s demands for new voting restrictions targeting. Many of these were short — a single day, a weekend — and did not meaningfully.

There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976, with varying levels of shutdowns that have affected agencies — and the public — in different ways. As congress races against the clock to come up with a new bill to fund the government, the chances of a shutdown are increasing.