Sustainable Budget Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 222

119th Congress

Sustainable Budget Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 7, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Ed Case

Representative

Democratic

HI-1

Cosponsors

6

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Economics and Public Finance

Summary

This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to identify policies for balancing the federal budget within 10 years, addressing entitlement spending growth, and achieving long-term fiscal sustainability.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to identify policies for balancing the federal budget within 10 years, addressing entitlement spending growth, and achieving long-term fiscal sustainability.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Sustainable Budget Act of 2025This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within the legislative branch to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term.The commission must propose recommendations that (1) are designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the debt, within 10 years; and (2) meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes to address the growth of entitlement spending and the gap between projected federal revenues and expenditures.Congress must consider the commission's recommendations using specified expedited legislative procedures.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility
Targets budget balance within 10 years
Addresses entitlement spending and revenue gap
Creates expedited procedures for commission recommendations
Aims for long-term fiscal sustainability

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Federal budget policy would be shaped by bipartisan commission recommendations. Entitlement programs could face reforms based on commission proposals. Congress would use expedited procedures to consider fiscal recommendations.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Economics and Public Finance

Related Subjects

Advisory bodies

Budget deficits and national debt

Budget process

Congressional operations and organization

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Senate

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

222, 119th Congress (2025). "Sustainable Budget Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-222