HR 1988: Chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; recognize

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a statement of opinion from the Georgia House of Representatives about federal budget policy. The resolution says state governments must balance their budgets, while the federal government has run deficits for decades, and argues that this borrowing expands the money supply and pushes inflation higher, which erodes the purchasing power of wages and savings for working families, retirees, and small businesses. The resolution formally states that House members recognize federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and affirm that fiscal discipline is a moral obligation to future generations. It directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, and Georgia's congressional delegation.

• Formally states the Georgia House's position that chronic federal deficit spending is a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability.
• Affirms that fiscal discipline is a moral obligation to protect the economic security of current and future generations, without creating any binding rule.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to federal officials.
• Creates no new Georgia law, funding, penalty, or agency requirement; it is a nonbinding expression of opinion.

The resolution most directly involves the U.S. House Speaker, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and Georgia's congressional delegation, who receive copies. It expresses concern for working families, retirees, fixed-income households, and small businesses affected by inflation, though it imposes no legal duties on any group.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill, it does not change any law, tax, program, or funding in Georgia. Its practical effect is to put the Georgia House's opinion on federal fiscal policy on record and send that message to Congress, without altering how anyone in Georgia is governed day to day.

• The whereas clauses lay out the House's reasoning: states must balance budgets, but the federal government has run habitual deficits, driving up national debt and inflation.
• The first resolved clause states that House members recognize chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability.
• The second resolved clause affirms fiscal discipline as a moral obligation to protect economic security across generations.
• The final resolved clause 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.

1. 2026-03-27House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Carter Barrett (R, HD-024)Primary sponsor
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)
• Shaw Blackmon (R, HD-146)
• Steve Tarvin (R, HD-002)
• Charles Cannon (R, HD-172)
• James Hatchett (R, HD-155)

• federal budget deficit
• inflation
• fiscal policy
• congressional relations