We are moving appropriations bills through regular order, and we are committed to completing a full budget by the end of January.
House Republicans and I are committed to completing a full budget by the end of January.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Meuser said the American people wanted a leaner, more accountable government and that fiscal discipline must be prioritized; the release framed his January 2025 agenda around disciplined spending and fiscal sanity, but it did not show a completed budget by month-end.
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House Budget Committee convened for a markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 on Feb. 13, 2025, indicating the House Republican budget blueprint was still in committee after the promised January window had closed.
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On Feb. 25, 2025, the House passed the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 by a vote of 217-215.
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Roll Call 100 on Apr. 10, 2025 shows the House agreed to H. Con. Res. 14 on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment, completing House action on the FY2025 budget resolution.
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committed to completing a full budget by the end of January
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passing all twelve FY26 appropriations bills
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Feb 03, 2026, 02:09 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session
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On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the President signed into law
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Date Approved April 30, 2026
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ENACTED FULL-YEAR LEGISLATION
Assessments
The verified commitment was to complete a full budget by the end of January. Verified evidence shows House-side progress by January 28, but full-year appropriations were not enacted by the January deadline: a major package was signed on February 3, 2026, and another relevant appropriations law was approved April 30, 2026. Because the deadline was missed, this is not delivered. It earns partial credit because verified evidence shows substantial House-side completion before the deadline and later same-term enactment, with Meuser materially participating through a recorded Yea vote on the final House concurrence action.
The promise was to complete a full budget by the end of January. The available evidence shows House Republicans, including Meuser's caucus, advocated fiscal discipline in January 2025 and later advanced the FY2025 budget resolution, with committee markup on February 13, House passage on February 25, and final House action on April 10, 2025. Because the budget action occurred after the promised January deadline but within the same congressional term, the time-specific promise was not fully delivered. Meuser and House Republicans made a serious legislative effort, so this merits partial credit rather than a finding of no action.