WASHINGTON -- With a potential government shutdown looming at midnight , U.S. Rep. Mike Turner is introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing future funding crises by realigning the federal fiscal year with the calendar year.

Turner, a Dayton, Ohio, Republican, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, reintroduced the “It’s About Time Act” on Monday as Congress remains deadlocked over funding the federal government before the government runs out of money at the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.

The legislation would shift the start of the federal fiscal year to January 1. The pair argue that this change would give Congress more time to review presidential budget proposals presented earlier in the year and enact spending bills before money runs out.

A shutdown thr

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