HRES981Referred to Committee
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reduce and maintain the Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-01-07
Introduced
20
Cosponsors
HRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Bill Huizenga
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (594 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/H001058
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Cosponsors (20)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)Original· 2026-01-07
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)Original· 2026-01-07
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)Original· 2026-01-07
- Ed Case (D-HI-1)Original· 2026-01-07
- Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)Original· 2026-01-07
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)Original· 2026-01-07
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)Original· 2026-01-07
- Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19)Original· 2026-01-07
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11)Original· 2026-01-07
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3)Original· 2026-01-07
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)Original· 2026-01-07
- Ron Estes (R-KS-4)Original· 2026-01-07
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)Original· 2026-01-07
- Steve Womack (R-AR-3)Original· 2026-01-07
- David Schweikert (R-AZ-1)· 2026-02-12
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)· 2026-02-12
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11)· 2026-03-02
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2026-03-02
Latest Action
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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-01-07
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on RulesReferred To · 2026-01-07
- House Committee on the BudgetReferred To · 2026-01-07
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-01-07
Previously
- Rules CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-07
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-07
- Budget CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-07
Plain-English Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) Congress should adopt a fiscal target to reduce the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product or less as soon as possible and no later than the end of FY2030; and (2) after the target is achieved, Congress should continue to pursue further deficit reduction with the goal of achieving a balanced federal budget.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Economics and Public Finance
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