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SRES 654 119th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should reduce and maintain the Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product.

Introduced: March 20, 2026 Introduced by: Cramer, Kevin Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2026
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Mar 20, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1444)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate 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 March 20, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1444)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 654: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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-SRES-654/
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"S. Res. 654: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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-SRES-654/.
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S. Res. 654, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-654/.
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