政府的大部分部门正在接近停工10月1日当国会努力通过一项临时拨款协议时，周一，只剩五天了，许多联邦工作人员和机构都在准备应对冲击。
众议院和参议院必须在9月30日星期六之前通过一项支出协议。周末没有取得什么进展，国会在赎罪日假期结束后直到周二晚上才返回，剩下的时间很少，关闭被视为几乎不可避免。
预计到这一点，管理和预算办公室已经建议联邦机构审查和更新他们的关闭计划。OMB将告诉各机构制定这些停工计划，包括通知员工他们是否已经休假，或者是否应该在10月1日继续上班。
多达400万工人可能会因为政府关闭而失去工资，其中大约一半是军队和人员。虽然关键员工将继续无薪工作，但其他人将被暂时解雇。
一旦关闭结束，所有政府雇员都将获得欠薪;受关闭影响的联邦承包商不会。
如果停工发生，对许多工人来说，第一个可能错过或不完整的工资将在10月13日。
几个机构已经更新了他们的计划，如果政府关门，他们将如何进行。如果国会不在9月30日之前避免关闭，美国人可能会感觉到它-从旅行到饮用水到工作场所检查的任何地方。
旅行
白宫表示，航空旅客可能会看到“全国各地机场的旅客像以前关闭时一样出现明显延误和更长的等待时间”。
交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格说，在政府关闭的情况下，空中交通管制员的短缺可能会变得更糟。他说上周在联邦航空管理局努力培训新的管制员时，政府关门会“让我们止步不前”。
在关闭期间，美国运输安全管理局将保持运作，其大部分劳动力-近56，000名员工-需要无薪工作。
某些护照办公室——尤其是那些位于联邦大楼内的护照办公室——可能会在政府关门期间关闭，这可能会导致情况恶化大量积压.
此外，这可能不是参观国家公园的理想时间。他们中的许多面临关闭——也就是说，除非州长们用州政府的钱来维持他们的营业。根据国家公园管理局的说法，一些国家公园可能仍然开放，但游客设施如洗手间、游客中心、信息亭和护林员讲座将关闭。
据报道，如果政府关门，旅游业每天可能损失大约1.4亿美元美国旅游行业协会.
公共健康和安全
据白宫称，在政府关闭期间，安全饮用水可能会受到威胁，因为例行检查将被停止。美国环境保护署将停止对危险废物处理场、饮用水和化工设施的大部分检查。此外，环保局将暂停计划，并允许审查，以确保安全用水和清洁空气标准得到满足。
白宫表示，美国食品药品监督管理局“可能被迫推迟对全国范围内多种产品的食品安全检查”。
2019年1月11日，在波士顿环保局和国税局总部附近的邮局广场，抗议者在政府工作人员和有关公民反对政府关闭的集会上举着标语。
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据白宫称，由于职业安全与健康管理局和劳工部的限制，工作场所检查将面临削减。
白宫补充说，即将到来的关闭可能会推迟新的癌症临床试验和其他研究。
妇女和儿童服务
多达10，000名儿童可能会因政府关门而失去Head Start计划，这是一项针对低收入家庭学龄前儿童的联邦计划。
此外，一项为WIC 700万妇女、婴儿和儿童提供食物的1.5亿美元应急基金可能会在几天内告罄。这个项目每月花费约5亿美元，然后由各州来维持。
农业部长汤姆·维尔萨克周一在白宫新闻发布会上警告说，“如果关闭，将会给真实的人带来真实的后果。”
"...绝大多数WIC参与者将会看到这些福利的立即减少和取消，这意味着所提供的营养援助将无法获得，”维尔萨克说。
什么不会受影响?
在政府关门期间，绝大多数政府实际上将照常运转。这是因为只有27%的联邦支出被认为是“可自由支配的”，并且需要国会的年度批准。其他四分之三的政府被认为是“强制性的”，将照常继续。
这包括医疗保险、医疗补助和社会保障支出，不会受到影响。美国邮政服务也不会，它使用自己的收入流。
军方、执法部门和其他“例外”工人将不得不在政府关闭期间工作。
在政府关闭期间，总统和国会议员将会工作并获得报酬。然而，立法者的工作人员不会得到报酬。
获得批准的资金以及来自法院费用的资金可以维持司法机构的运转----至少在有限的时间内。
Which federal programs will first be impacted in a government shutdown
Much of the government is getting close toshutting downOct. 1 as Congress struggles to pass a stopgap funding deal -- and on Monday, with just five days to go, many federal workers and agencies were bracing for impact.
The House and Senate have until the end of the day on Saturday, Sept. 30 to pass a spending deal. Little progress was made over the weekend, and with Congress not returning until Tuesday evening after being off for the Yom Kippur holiday, there's so little time left a shutdown is being seen as almost inevitable.
In anticipation of that, the Office of Management and Budget has advised federal agencies to review and update their shutdown plans. OMB will tell agencies to enact those shutdown plans, including notifying employees whether they have been furloughed or should continue to report to work on Oct. 1.
As many as 4 million workers could lose pay as a result of a shutdown -- about half of whom are military troops and personnel. While essential workers will remain on the job without pay, others will be furloughed.
All government employees would get back pay once the shutdown ends; federal contractors who are impacted by the shutdown would not.
If a shutdown occurs, the first possible missed or incomplete paycheck would be on Oct. 13 for many workers.
Several agencies have already updated their plans for how to proceed if the government shuts down. If Congress does not avert a shutdown by Sept. 30, Americans will likely feel it -- anywhere from travel, to drinking water to workplace inspections.
Travel
Air travelers could see "significant delays and longer wait times for travelers at airports across the country like there were during previous shutdowns," the White House said.
The shortage of air traffic controllers could get worse under a shutdown, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.He said last weekthat a government shutdown would "stop us in our tracks" as the Federal Aviation Administration works to train new controllers.
During a shutdown, TSA will remain operable, with most of its workforce -- nearly 56,000 employees -- required to work without pay.
Certain passport offices -- particularly those located inside federal buildings -- could close during a government shutdown, potentially worseninga major backlog.
Also, it may not be the ideal time to visit a national park. Many of them face closures -- that is, unless governors use state money to keep them open. Some national parks may remain open, but visitor facilities such as restrooms, visitor centers, information kiosks, and ranger talks will be closed, according to the National Park Service.
The travel sector could lose roughly $140 million each day in a shutdown, according to theU.S. Travel Industry Association.
Public health and safety
Safe drinking water could be at risk during a government shutdown because routine inspections will be halted, according to the White House. The Environmental Protection Agency would stop most inspections at hazardous waste sites as well as drinking water and chemical facilities. Also, the EPA would pause plans and permit reviews that ensure safe water and clean air standards are met.
The Food and Drug Administration "could be forced to delay food safety inspections for a wide variety of products all across the country," the White House said.
Workplace inspections would face cutbacks because of limitations with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Department of Labor, according to the White House.
An upcoming shutdown could delay new clinical trials for cancer and other research, the White House added.
Services for women and children
Up to 10,000 children could lose access to Head Start, the federal program for preschool children from low-income families, in a shutdown.
Also, a $150 million contingency fund for a program that helps feed 7 million women, infants and children (WIC) would likely dry up within a few days. The program, which costs about $500 million per month, would then be left up to the states to keep it running.
Speaking at the White House press briefing Monday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack warned of the "real consequences to real people when there is a shutdown."
"...The vast majority of WIC participants would see an immediate reduction and elimination of those benefits, which means the nutrition assistance provided would not be available," Vilsack said.
What won't be affected?
The vast majority of the government will actually carry on as usual during a government shutdown. That's because only 27% of federal spending is considered "discretionary," and requires annual approval from Congress. The other three-fourths of the government is considered "mandatory" and will continue as usual.
That includes Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security payments, which won't be affected. Neither will the U.S. Postal Service, which uses its own revenue stream.
The military, law enforcement and other "excepted" workers would have to work in a government shutdown.
The president and members of Congress will work and get paid during a shutdown. However, lawmakers' staffers will not get paid.
Approved funding as well as funds from court fees could keep the judiciary running -- at least for a limited time.
