# Indiana HR 28: Recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security. Indiana HR 28, Recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Timothy O'Brien (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-02-18 (Representative Borders added as coauthor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HR28-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HR 28 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security. - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-02-18, Representative Borders added as coauthor - Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican) - Cosponsors: 54 - Subjects: the committee on ways and means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (91 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bruce Borders (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cory Criswell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harold Slager (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Hunter Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Martin Carbaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hostettler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Lehman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Karickhoff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Novak (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Lauer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Yocum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tony Isa (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Zach Payne (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-18 | House | Second reading: adopted | pass | 91 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-02-18: Representative Borders added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-18: Representatives Goss-Reaves, DeVon, Davis added as coauthors (House) - 2026-02-18: Representatives Lehman, Dant Chesser added as coauthors (House) - 2026-02-18: Representative Pressel added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-18: Representative Novak R added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-18: Representative Carbaugh added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-18: Second reading: adopted Roll Call 273: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-18: Representatives Hostettler, Wesco added as coauthors (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Representative Commons added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-16: Representatives Bascom, Isa added as coauthors (House) - 2026-02-05: Authored by Representative O'Brien (House) - 2026-02-05: Coauthored by Representatives King, Abbott, Aylesworth, Baird, Bartels, Burton, Cash, Clere, Criswell, Culp, Engleman, Haggard, Heaton, Ireland, Judy, Karickhoff, Lauer, Lawson, Ledbetter, Lindauer, Lucas, Manning, McGuire, Miller D, Morris, Olthoff, Patterson, Payne, Pierce K, Prescott, Rowray, Slager, Smaltz, Smith H, Soliday, Sweet, Teshka, VanNatter, Yocum, Zimmerman (House) - 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HR0028/versions/HR0028.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HR0028/versions/HR0028.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) - HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) ## Sources - [House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HR0028/versions/HR0028.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HR0028/versions/HR0028.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026) - [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HR28-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).