--- title: HR 1988. Chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1988 cite_as: HR 1988, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1988 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1988.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1988/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74559 date: 2026-03-27 status: passed 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. 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Chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1988 By: Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Gaines of the 120th, Blackmon of the 146th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Cannon of the 172nd, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing 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 federal budget cannot reasonably be balanced overnight, continued delay and inaction reflect a failure of fiscal stewardship and a disregard for intergenerational responsibility. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body affirm 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 states the chamber's view that chronic federal deficit spending is a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability, and directs copies be sent to Congress. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-27) - Sponsors: Carter Barrett, Houston Gaines, Shaw Blackmon, Steve Tarvin, Charles Cannon, James Hatchett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74559 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1988.md?full=1