Petition to pass a law that would prohibit Congress from closing down the government, with penalties should they do so.

Congress is prohibited from closing the government for any reason, with penalties should it do so to include: Suspension of pay and benefits for members of Congress and no means for recovery of lost wages or benefits once the government is re-opened; suspension of taxpayers' obligation to pay income tax during government shutdown and no means to recover lost tax money once the government is reopened.