--- title: HR 1113. Congress; recognize chronic federal deficit spending as the root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; urge collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1113 cite_as: HR 1113, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1113 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1113.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1113/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72526 date: 2026-02-11 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1112.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1114.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 185 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1113.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1113 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-28 last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported sponsors: - Carter Barrett - Chuck Efstration - Houston Gaines - Steve Tarvin - Charles Cannon - Mitchell Horner text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1113/2025 upstream_id: 2100469 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - federal deficit spending - inflation - national debt - congressional resolution --- # HR 1113. Congress; recognize chronic federal deficit spending as the root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; urge ## Text House Resolution 1113 By: Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Efstration of the 104th, Gaines of the 120th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Cannon of the 172nd, and others A RESOLUTION Urging the Congress of the United States to recognize chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, state governments are constitutionally or statutorily required to balance their budgets, demonstrating that fiscal responsibility and essential public services are not mutually exclusive; and WHEREAS, for decades the federal government has engaged in habitual deficit spending, treating fiscal imbalance as a normal condition of governance rather than an exception reserved for true national emergencies; and WHEREAS, persistent federal deficit spending has resulted in unprecedented national debt levels, requiring continuous borrowing that expands the money supply and places upward pressure on inflation; and WHEREAS, inflation functions as a hidden tax on working families, retirees, fixed-income households, and small businesses by eroding purchasing power, increasing the cost of food, housing, energy, healthcare, and transportation, and diminishing the real value of wages and savings; and WHEREAS, while the General Assembly recognizes that the federal budget cannot reasonably be balanced overnight, continued delay and inaction reflect a failure of fiscal stewardship and a disregard for intergenerational responsibility; and WHEREAS, a clear, credible, and enforceable plan to balance the federal budget within a defined period of time, such as ten years, would signal renewed commitment to fiscal responsibility, economic stability, and accountability to the American people. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body urge the Congress of the United States to acknowledge chronic deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives calls upon Congress to develop, adopt, and adhere to a comprehensive plan to balance the federal budget within ten years, including meaningful spending restraint, structural budget reforms, and increased transparency. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives affirms that fiscal discipline is not merely an accounting exercise, but a moral obligation to protect the economic security of present and future generations of Americans. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to treat chronic federal deficit spending as a main cause of inflation and calls for a plan to balance the federal budget within ten years. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a statement of opinion from the Georgia House of Representatives directed at the United States Congress. It argues that years of federal deficit spending have driven up national debt, expanded the money supply, and contributed to inflation that hurts working families, retirees, fixed-income households, and small businesses. The resolution asks Congress to acknowledge deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability, and to adopt a plan to balance the federal budget within ten years that includes spending restraint, structural reforms, and more transparency. It also directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the Senate Majority Leader, and Georgia's congressional delegation. ### What it does - Expresses the Georgia House of Representatives' position that chronic federal deficit spending is a root cause of inflation and economic instability. - Urges Congress to acknowledge this link between deficit spending and inflation. - Calls on Congress to adopt a ten-year plan to balance the federal budget with spending restraint, structural reforms, and transparency. - Directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to congressional leaders and Georgia's federal delegation. - Does not amend any Georgia statute or create any enforceable legal requirement. ### Who it affects This resolution is directed at the U.S. Congress, the Speaker of the U.S. House, the Senate Majority Leader, and Georgia's congressional delegation. It does not impose any legal obligations on Georgia residents, businesses, or state agencies. ### Why it matters Because it is a resolution rather than a bill, it carries no legal force and changes no law in Georgia or at the federal level. Its practical effect is to put the Georgia House's opinion on record and formally communicate it to federal lawmakers who control actual budget decisions. ### Key provisions - The first resolving clause states the House's position that chronic deficit spending is a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability. - The second resolving clause calls on Congress to adopt a plan to balance the federal budget within ten years, including spending restraint and structural reforms. - The third resolving clause frames fiscal discipline as a moral obligation to future generations, without creating any enforceable duty. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the Senate Majority Leader, and Georgia's congressional delegation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-01-28) - Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported (2026-02-11) - Sponsors: Carter Barrett, Chuck Efstration, Houston Gaines, Steve Tarvin, Charles Cannon, Mitchell Horner - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72526 > The history, votes, and amendments (185 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1113.md?full=1