{"bill":{"id":"119-hres-981","congress":119,"type":"HRES","number":981,"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-01-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001058","fullName":"Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":18,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-07","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Economics and Public Finance","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-07","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-07","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-07","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-07","text":"Submitted in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-07","text":"Submitted in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) Congress should adopt a fiscal target to reduce the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product or less as soon as possible and no later than the end of FY2030; and (2) after the target is achieved, Congress should continue to pursue further deficit reduction with the goal of achieving a balanced federal budget.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-31T20:59:06Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":545,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:00:25.199Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Expressing%20the%20sense%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20that%20th"}]}}