He remains committed to improving educational opportunities, providing access to quality healthcare, balancing the budget, regaining energy independence, and protecting Americans’ privacy.
Balance the budget.
Occurrences
his main priorities include controlling government spending
Evidence
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A Balanced Budget Amendment would restrain the unchecked growth in federal spending and force the American government to live within its means... Congressman Bilirakis has previously voted on a balanced budget Amendment on multiple occasions, but it has failed to get the 2/3 support required to advance.
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Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Status: Failed. Votes: yea 233, nay 184. Representative Bilirakis voted Yea.
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Latest Action: House - 04/12/2018 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 233 - 184 (Roll no. 138). Tracker: This bill has the status Failed House.
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FRED, sourced to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Fiscal Service Monthly Treasury Statement, lists July 2026 federal surplus/deficit at -432,307.87462 million dollars and notes the next release date is September 11, 2026.
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The Clerk recorded H.J.Res.139, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget, as a failed 2/3 yea-and-nay vote; Bilirakis voted Yea.
Assessments
The promised outcome was to balance the federal budget. The evidence shows Bilirakis supported balanced budget amendments, including House votes in 2018 and 2026, but those measures failed and did not become law. The latest cited federal budget data still shows a substantial deficit, so the budget was not balanced. His votes and public support count as serious effort, but not delivery.
The promised outcome was to balance the budget. The evidence shows Bilirakis supported a balanced budget amendment, including voting yea on H.J.Res. 2 in 2018, but the measure failed in the House and did not become law. Supporting an unsuccessful amendment is a serious legislative attempt, but it did not deliver the promised budget-balancing outcome.