Home Law CRS Report: Shutdown of the Federal Government – Causes, Processes, and Effects LawNewsResource Library CRS Report: Shutdown of the Federal Government – Causes, Processes, and Effects December 18, 2018 22 Share FacebookLinkedinTwitter You must be a Paid or Free Trial Member to Access this Content. Paid members, please login to view your news subscription(s). More at Congressional Research Service reports RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Law Congressional Leaders and White House Agreed on a Spending Deal. But Can Congress Pass It Before a Shutdown? Law Congress Dodges a Shutdown, But Some Agencies Are Getting a Haircut Law Will Congress Get a Budget Deal Done with Only Days Before the First Shutdown Deadline?