Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.
Latest action · Aug 5, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 5, 2025
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution recognizes that the national debt is a threat to national security and that deficits are unsustainable, irresponsible, and dangerous. It also commits to (1) restoring regular order to the appropriations process, and (2) addressing the fiscal crisis faced by the United States.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 5, 2025 to Aug 19, 2025, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Original | Aug 5, 2025 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Aug 5, 2025 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Aug 5, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Aug 5, 2025 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Aug 19, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2025Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Aug 5, 2025Submitted in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
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- Aug 5, 2025Introduced in House
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