# 119-hres-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.

119-hres-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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-981
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Set a national goal to cut the federal deficit to 3% of GDP or less by fiscal year 2030.** The resolution pairs that target with steps to tighten budget rules and require analysis so lawmakers can track progress toward the goal. - Families and households: Aims to reduce risks the resolution ties to big deficits, such as higher interest rates and rising costs of living; it notes the FY2025 deficit was about $1.8 trillion or roughly 6% of GDP. - Workers and national security: Frames rising deficits as threats to economic growth and national security, pushing policymakers to reconsider spending and revenue priorities. - Congress and the President: Would ask the President to submit budgets that show a path to the target and ask Congress to align budget allocations with meeting the goal. - Budget analysts: Directs the Congressional Budget Office to include statements in cost estimates about consistency with the target and encourages the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide supplemental analysis. - House committees: Orders the House Budget Committee to recommend enforcement options within 180 days and the House Rules Committee to suggest rule changes to make enforcement harder to waive. *If followed, the resolution would steer federal policy toward cutting deficits to 3% of GDP or less by fiscal year 2030, aiming to reduce future federal deficits.*

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower the federal deficit to 3%: mixed, high. If adopted, this resolution would ask Congress to cut the federal deficit to 3% of GDP by the end of fiscal year 2030. It would ask Congress to keep working toward a balanced budget after that. It would ask the President to submit budgets that lay out a path to meet and sustain the target. It would…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-981 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/981)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-981 (as of 2026-09-10).