H.Con.Res. 44: Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Congress · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

Plain summary

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution This concurrent resolution requires the congressional budget committees to conduct an annual joint hearing to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Accountability Office's audit of the financial statement of the executive branch, and (2) the financial position and condition of the federal government.

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Official text

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · 116 cosponsors

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Andy Barr (R-KY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Scott Perry (R-PA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI) and 56 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hconres44.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hconres44 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117