# 119-hr-222: Sustainable Budget Act of 2025

119-hr-222, Sustainable Budget Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-222
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sustainable Budget Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to develop recommendations to** **balance the federal budget, excluding interest, within 10 years** and to address long-term entitlement spending and the gap between projected revenues and expenditures. - Congress and lawmakers would receive the commission's reports and would be required to consider its recommendations under expedited legislative procedures aimed at achieving the 10-year budget goal. - The commission would be an 18-member body appointed by the President and congressional leaders, with two presidential appointees designated co-chairs who must be from different political parties. - The commission would vote on a final report no later than 1 year after member appointments, must secure broad bipartisan support to approve recommendations, and would get technical help from the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Joint Committee on Taxation while having authority to request information from federal agencies and publish its reports and meeting attendance.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Commission transparency and agency data access: benefit, low. The Commission could request information directly from any federal agency. If the Co-Chairs ask, agency heads would have to provide it. The Commission would run a public website and post recommendations and member attendance. It would have to post within 72 hours after each meeting.
- Create bipartisan national fiscal commission: mixed, medium. This bill would create a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within 30 days of enactment. It would have 18 members: six picked by the President, and three each by the four top congressional leaders. Initial appointments would be due within 60 days after the commission is set up.…
- Fast-track votes on commission budget plan: mixed, medium. The Commission would have to vote on a final report within one year after members are appointed. It could pass only with at least 12 votes, including at least four aligned with the Speaker's party and four with the House minority leader's party. Within 60 days after a report, the President would se…
- Funding and staffing rules for commission: mixed, low. The bill would authorize whatever money is needed to run the Commission. Any funds Congress provides would stay available until spent. Commission members would not get extra pay, but could get travel and per diem like federal employees. The Co-Chairs could hire and fire an executive director and st…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-222 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/222)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-222 (as of 2026-09-21).