Government shutdown (January 2019)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf United States federal government shutdown
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Department_of_Agriculture
gptkb:Department_of_Commerce
gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkb:Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Department_of_State
gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:causedBy dispute over funding for a border wall
gptkbp:congressDuringShutdown gptkb:116th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:duration 35 days
gptkbp:endDate January 25, 2019
gptkbp:estimatedCostToEconomy over $11 billion
gptkbp:followedBy No subsequent shutdown as of 2024
gptkbp:houseSpeakerDuringShutdown gptkb:Nancy_Pelosi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Government shutdown (January 2019)
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:longestUSGovernmentShutdown true
gptkbp:notableEvent FBI agents warned of risks to national security
FDA food inspections reduced
IRS delayed tax refunds
National parks left unstaffed
Native American tribes affected by funding cuts
Smithsonian museums and National Zoo closed
Smithsonian museums closed
Smithsonian museums reopened January 28, 2019
air travel delays due to TSA staff shortages
airport security lines increased
coast guard members worked without pay
delays in SNAP benefits
delays in disaster relief payments
delays in immigration court hearings
federal contractors not paid
federal courts risked running out of funds
federal workers missed paychecks
food stamp program threatened
public protests by federal workers
gptkbp:numberOfFederalEmployeesFurloughed approximately 800,000
gptkbp:numberOfIssues funding for U.S.–Mexico border wall
gptkbp:partialOrFullShutdown partial
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2018_United_States_federal_government_shutdown
gptkbp:presidentDuringShutdown gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkbp:resolution temporary funding bill without wall funding
gptkbp:senateMajorityLeaderDuringShutdown Mitch McConnell
gptkbp:startDate December 22, 2018
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_(2019)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5