HR1113: HR1113 Congress; recognize chronic federal deficit spending as the root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; urge

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a statement from the Georgia House of Representatives directed at the United States Congress, arguing that decades of federal deficit spending have driven up national debt and contributed to inflation, which the resolution describes as a hidden tax on working families, retirees, and small businesses. The resolution asks Congress to recognize deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and economic instability, and calls on Congress to create and follow a plan to balance the federal budget within ten years, including spending restraint, budget reforms, and more transparency. It also directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the Senate Majority Leader, and Georgia's congressional delegation.

• Expresses the Georgia House's position that chronic federal deficit spending is a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability.
• Urges the U.S. Congress to acknowledge deficit spending as a cause of inflation.
• Calls on Congress to adopt a plan to balance the federal budget within ten years that includes spending restraint, budget reforms, and more transparency.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the U.S. House Speaker, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and Georgia's congressional delegation.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no binding legal effect on Congress or the federal budget.

The resolution is addressed to 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 obligations on Georgia residents, agencies, or businesses.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill, it carries symbolic weight but does not change any law or budget. Its practical effect is limited to placing the Georgia House's opinion on federal deficit spending before members of Congress.

• The whereas clauses lay out the House's reasoning: states must balance budgets, federal deficits have grown, and inflation erodes purchasing power for households and small businesses.
• The first resolving clause urges Congress to acknowledge chronic deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability.
• The second resolving clause calls on Congress to adopt a ten-year plan to balance the federal budget with spending restraint, structural reforms, and transparency.
• The third resolving clause frames fiscal discipline as a moral obligation to protect economic security for current and future generations.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to top congressional leaders and Georgia's congressional delegation.

1. 2026-02-11House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
2. 2026-02-02House Second Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-29House First Readers (House)
4. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Carter Barrett (R, HD-024)Primary sponsor
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)
• Steve Tarvin (R, HD-002)
• Charles Cannon (R, HD-172)
• Mitchell Horner (R, HD-003)

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