I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this resolution and make clear Congress is serious about getting our economy back on track.
Work with colleagues to pass a bipartisan resolution that sets a goal of reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of GDP or lower.
Occurrences
led the BFF Steering Committee to introduce the bipartisan House Resolution (H.Res.981) establishing a clear fiscal goal: reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) or lower
The resolution states Congress should reduce and maintain the federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of GDP.
Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) Co-Chairs Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), in addition to Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), and Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), led the BFF Steering Committee to introduce the bipartisan House Resolution (H.Res.981) establishing a clear fiscal goal: reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) or lower.
Evidence
Congress.gov shows H.Res. 981, sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga, was introduced on 2026-01-07 and referred to committee; the bill page still shows status Introduced. Its summary says Congress should adopt a fiscal target to reduce the federal budget deficit to 3% of GDP or less by FY2030.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Bill Huizenga as sponsor, introduced 01/07/2026; latest action is House referral to Budget, Ways and Means, and Rules; status is Introduced.
The introduced text says Huizenga submitted the resolution with members from both parties, and it would have Congress adopt a target to reduce the deficit to 3 percent of GDP or less by FY2030.
Congress.gov lists 16 current cosponsors for H.Res.981, with party statistics showing 8 Democratic and 8 Republican cosponsors.
The All Actions page shows four actions, all on 01/07/2026: submission in the House and referrals to the relevant committees.
Assessments
Huizenga sponsored H.Res.981 in the 119th Congress, and the resolution matches the promise by setting a goal to reduce and maintain the federal deficit at or below 3% of GDP. The cosponsor record shows bipartisan participation, so he has made a concrete same-term effort. However, the evidence shows the resolution remains at introduced/referred-to-committee status with no House agreement, passage, or final adoption. Because the promised outcome was to pass the bipartisan resolution and that has not happened yet during his current federal term, the outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered.
Huizenga materially acted on the promise by sponsoring H.Res. 981 in the 119th Congress to set a target of reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of GDP or less by FY2030. But as of 2026-06-12, the resolution has only been introduced and referred to committee, with no passage by the House or Congress. Because the promised outcome was to help pass a bipartisan resolution and his current federal term is still ongoing, this is best judged as unresolved rather than delivered or never.