Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process
HCR 32 is a non-binding resolution urging the U.S. Congress to adopt zero-based budgeting for federal agencies. It proposes requiring agencies to rebuild their annual budgets from scratch each year - justifying every dollar of funding rather than starting with the previous year’s budget - instead of adding to existing appropriations. This would force agencies to evaluate all programs, rank priorities, and eliminate unnecessary spending to improve fiscal responsibility. The resolution does not change current law but calls on Congress to take action on this budgeting approach. It was introduced in the 2026 legislative session and referred to committee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action Jun 11, 2026
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The bill was formally adopted by the House of Representatives, adding a list of cosponsors and standardizing the formatting of the header and body text. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered; the text remains identical to the original version.
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Added a list of cosponsors (Representatives Bird, Schmidt, White, etc.) to the document header.
Reformatted the document header and body text to align with the official 'As Adopted' style, removing page numbers and line markers from the original draft.
Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2026
How they voted
71–23
Passed
Total votes 94
Jun 10, 2026
D
Democratic32
65% Nay
R
Republican62
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Total actions
5
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Committee
0
Jun 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jun 10, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (71-23)
house
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Referred to Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Mike Dovilla
RRepublican
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