# Indiana SR 51: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security.

Indiana SR 51, Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daryl Schmitt (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-07 (Second reading: adopted voice vote) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SR 51
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Second reading: adopted voice vote
- Sponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: commerce and technology
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-07: Second reading: adopted voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senators Doriot, Byrne, Deery, Leising, Donato added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Authored by Senators Schmitt and Clark (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SR0051/versions/SR0051.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SR0051/versions/SR0051.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SR0051/versions/SR0051.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SR0051/versions/SR0051.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SR51-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).