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Potential government shutdown approaches as March 14 deadline looms. Here's what to know.

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A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve funding or funding extensions for federal agencies and programs.

Congress is tasked annually with approving spending bills before the beginning of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 .

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the last funding lapse caused a permanent loss of about $3 billion .

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history started in 2018 and lasted 34 days .

A 1995-1996 shutdown held the record for the longest, at 21 days , before the current budget process was enacted in 1976 .

In 2013 , a feud over the Affordable Care Act prompted a shutdown, and disagreements over immigration prompted two shutdowns.

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