U.S. Postal Service
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
Mail will continue to be delivered, as the U.S. Postal Service is an independent agency.MORE INFO
National parks
TOURISM
CLOSED
"Effective immediately upon a lapse in appropriations, the National Park Service will take all necessary steps to close and secure national park facilities and grounds."MORE INFO
Passport offices
FEDERAL SERVICES
PROBABLY OPEN
"Consular operations domestically and overseas will remain 100% operational as long as there are sufficient fees to support operations. However, if a passport agency is located in a government building affected by a lapse in appropriations, the facility may become unsupported."MORE INFO
National zoo
TOURISM
CLOSED
The Smithsonian-run National Zoo will close, and none of its live animal cameras will be broadcast, including the popular baby panda feed.MORE INFO
Social Security, Medicare and Medcaid
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and unemployment insurance — all considered mandatory spending — would be paid. But new applicants might not have their applications processed until the government reopened.MORE INFO
Federal courtsU.S. Capitol
TOURISM
CLOSED
Public tours of the U.S. Capitol will be suspended in the event of a government shutdown.MORE INFO
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
According to Judge John D. Bates, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, federal courts could continue to operate for approximately two weeks with reserve funds.MORE INFO
Immigration services
FEDERAL SERVICES
PROBABLY OPEN
The Department of Homeland Security will no longer operate its E-Verify program, which means that businesses will not be able to check on the legal immigration status of prospective employees during the shutdown. Other fee-based immigration services should continue.MORE INFO
WIC program
FEDERAL SERVICES
CLOSED
The WIC program, which provides food to 8.9 million low-income women and children, will be out of money, its supporters say.MORE INFO
VA disability claims
FEDERAL SERVICES
PROBABLY CLOSED
All Veterans Administration medical facilities will remain open for inpatient and outpatient care, but benefits programs overseen by the VA would probably be affected by a shutdown.MORE INFO
Paid museums
TOURISM
PROBABLY OPEN
Private museums, such as the Newseum, the Spy Museum and Mount Vernon, will remain open. Rule of thumb: If it's usually free, it's probably closed.MORE INFO
Free museums
TOURISM
CLOSED
The Smithsonian, the National Zoo and the Holocaust Museum will all be closed. Rule of thumb: If it's usually free, it's probably closed.MORE INFO
Kennedy Center
TOURISM
OPEN
In the event of a government shutdown, the Kennedy Center will continue its non-appropriated functions and honor all non-appropriated fund contracts, including planned performances, educational activities, public trust functions (such as the Kennedy Center Box Office, retail and parking operations) and employment activities for its approximately 1,150 trust employees. MORE INFO
SNAP
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
USDA said funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — formerly known as food stamps — will continue in October under authority granted by the 2009 stimulus bill.MORE INFO
Airports
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
Air traffic controllers and baggage screeners are considered essential, so planes will fly.MORE INFO
IRS
FEDERAL SERVICES
PROBABLY CLOSED
Tax filers facing an Oct. 15 deadline will find the phone lines at the Internal Revenue Service dead.MORE INFO
National Archives
TOURISM
PROBABLY CLOSED
All operations funded by annual appropriations will be suspended.MORE INFO
Patent and Trademark Office
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
The Department of Commerce will maintain patent and trademark application processing during the shutdown.MORE INFO
D.C. Superior Court
D.C.
PROBABLY OPEN
The majority of court operations such as hearings, trials and mediations will continue. Jurors should still report, but child care will not be available.MORE INFO
Federal websites
FEDERAL SERVICES
PROBABLY CLOSED
Many government Web sites will be down or have limited functionality.MORE INFO
Military
FEDERAL SERVICES
OPEN
President Obama signed a bill that ensures that certain members of the U.S. military and U.S. Coast Guard will be paid during a government shutdown late Monday.MORE INFO
The federal government has museums and a national zoo?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to US foreign aid? I heard strange rumors about that.
ReplyDeleteIf Rand Paul wanted to avert a shutdown I wonder which closed services he'd like to see open?
ReplyDeleteBob,
ReplyDeleteNo mention of the press corps? Is that office open or closed?
I heard the new baby Panda at the National Zoo is now going to starve to death.
ReplyDeleteDrone delivery service to Pakistani children? Open.
ReplyDelete"Permanently Closed" are the words I'm hoping for.
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