HR1988: HR1988 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 adopted by the Georgia House of Representatives expressing the chamber's opinion on federal budget policy. The resolution says that unlike the federal government, states must balance their budgets, and argues that years of federal deficit spending have driven up the national debt, expanded the money supply, and put upward pressure on inflation. The House resolves that its members recognize chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and economic instability, and that fiscal discipline is a moral obligation to future generations. The Clerk of the House is directed to send copies of the resolution to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, and Georgia's members of Congress.

• Formally states the Georgia House's opinion that chronic federal deficit spending is a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability.
• Declares that fiscal discipline is a moral obligation to protect the economic security of current and future generations.
• 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.
• Contains no funding, penalties, or changes to Georgia statutes; it is a nonbinding expression of opinion aimed at federal officials.

The resolution is directed at federal officials, including the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, and Georgia's members of Congress. It does not impose any legal obligations on Georgia residents, businesses, or state agencies.

Because it is a resolution rather than a bill, it creates no enforceable rights, funding, or penalties. Its practical effect is limited to putting the Georgia House's opinion about federal deficit spending on record and forwarding that message to federal lawmakers.

• The whereas clauses assert that state governments must balance budgets while the federal government has not, and link federal borrowing to inflation and reduced purchasing power.
• The first resolving clause has the House recognize chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability.
• The second resolving clause affirms fiscal discipline as a moral obligation to protect economic security across generations.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and the Georgia 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 deficit
• inflation
• fiscal policy
• congressional relations