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HRES 981 119th Congress House Economics and Public Finance

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: January 7, 2026 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2026
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.
Jan 7, 2026
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 7, 2026

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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 981: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-981/
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"H. Res. 981: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-981/.
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H. Res. 981, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-981/.
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[H. Res. 981: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-981/)
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