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.

Sponsor: Bill Huizenga (Republican-MI)January 7, 2026

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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.

House encourages government to aim for smaller budget deficit by 2030.

This resolution from the House of Representatives encourages Congress and the President to work towards cutting the federal budget deficit to 3% of the nation's economy or less by the end of the government's budget year 2030. This goal aims to improve long-term economic stability for all Americans by addressing the current high national debt and interest payments.

What Would Change

Today, the federal budget deficit was about $1.8 trillion (6% of the nation's economy) in the government's budget year 2025, and the national debt is nearly $31 trillion. If this resolution passes, the House of Representatives would formally state its opinion that the government should aim to cut the deficit to 3% of the nation's economy or less by the end of the government's budget year 2030, encouraging specific actions from Congress and the President to achieve this.

Key Provisions

Congress would be encouraged to set a goal to cut the federal budget deficit to 3% of the nation's economy or less by the end of the government's budget year 2030.
Congress would be encouraged to keep working towards a balanced budget after reaching the 3% deficit goal.
The President would be encouraged to propose budgets that help meet and keep the 3% deficit target.
The House Budget Committee would be encouraged to suggest ways to enforce this budget target within 180 days.
The House Rules Committee would be encouraged to suggest changes to House rules within 180 days to make budget enforcement harder to avoid.
Government budget analysts (CBO) would be encouraged to show how new laws affect reaching the 3% deficit target.

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HRES 981 · 119th Congress · January 7, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

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.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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