Work with colleagues to pass a bipartisan resolution that sets a goal of reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of GDP or lower.

Bill Huizenga · Michigan · Republican

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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

Huizenga co-led introduction of a resolution setting a 3% GDP deficit target.

Press Releases | U.S. House of Representatives
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The resolution states Congress should reduce and maintain the federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of GDP.

Huizenga sponsored a House resolution calling for Congress to keep the federal deficit at or below 3% of GDP.

All Information (Except Text) for H.Res.981 - 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
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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.

Huizenga backed a bipartisan resolution setting a target to reduce the federal budget deficit to 3% of GDP or lower.

Budget and Spending | U.S. House of Representatives
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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.

Huizenga did make a concrete bipartisan move by introducing the 3% deficit resolution, but the official Congress.gov record shows it has not passed and remains only introduced, so the promise is still unresolved as of 2026-06-12.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.Res.981 - 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
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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.

Official bill status shows Huizenga introduced the relevant 3% deficit resolution, but it had not advanced beyond introduction and committee referral as of the current Congress.gov record checked for 2026-07-03.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.Res.981 - 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
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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.

The bill text matches the promise's substance: a House resolution setting a 3% of GDP or lower federal deficit target, introduced by Huizenga with bipartisan named supporters. It proves concrete action but not passage.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.Res.981 - 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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Congress.gov lists 16 current cosponsors for H.Res.981, with party statistics showing 8 Democratic and 8 Republican cosponsors.

The official cosponsor record confirms the resolution was bipartisan, satisfying the effort component of working with colleagues across parties, while still not showing final passage.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.Res.981 - 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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The All Actions page shows four actions, all on 01/07/2026: submission in the House and referrals to the relevant committees.

The complete official action history contains no House agreement, passage, floor vote, or later action beyond referral, so the promise to pass the resolution remains unresolved during Huizenga's current term.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Actions - H.Res.981 - 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

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.

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unresolved same_term A for effort

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.

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