Whereas, in February 2019, the total public debt outstanding was more than $22,000,000,000,000, resulting in a total interest expense of more than $192,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; Whereas, on December 21, 2018, the total public debt as a percentage of gross domestic product was 104 percent; Whereas the last balanced Federal budget was signed into law in 1997; Whereas, in fiscal year 2018, Federal tax receipts totaled $3,329,000,000,000, but Federal outlays totaled $4,108,000,000,000, leaving the Federal Government with a 1-year deficit of $779,000,000,000; Whereas, every year since the last balanced Federal budget was signed in 1997, Congress has failed to maintain a fiscally responsible budget and has typically relied on raising the debt ceiling; Whereas the House of Representatives failed to pass a balanced budget for fiscal year 2019 and failed to restore regular order to the legislative process by not allowing Representatives to offer and debate amendments; Whereas regular order permits the House of Representatives to separately debate and adopt all appropriations bills in a timely fashion and facilitates congressional oversight of Federal spending; Whereas the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees project that the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be depleted in 2026; Whereas the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees project that the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund will be depleted in 2034; Whereas the credit rating of the United States was reduced by Standard and Poor’s from AAA to AA+ on August 5, 2011, and has remained at that level since that date; Whereas, without a targeted effort to balance the Federal budget, the credit rating of the United States is certain to continue to fall; Whereas the National Security Strategy issued by President Donald Trump highlights the need to reduce the national debt through fiscal responsibility