Whereas, in January 2023, the total public debt outstanding was more than $31,400,000,000,000, resulting in a total interest expense of more than $717,611,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; Whereas, in January 2023, the total public debt as a percentage of gross domestic product was 121.00 percent; Whereas, in January 2023, the debt owed per citizen was $94,240 and $246,864 per taxpayer; Whereas the last balanced Federal budget was signed into law in 1997; Whereas, in fiscal year 2022, Federal tax receipts totaled $4,896,000,000,000, but Federal outlays totaled $6,272,000,000,000, leaving the Federal Government with a 1-year deficit of $1,376,000,000,000; 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 2022 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 2028; 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 without a targeted effort to balance the Federal budget, the credit rating of the United States is certain to continue to fall; Whereas improvements in the business climate in populous countries, and aging populations around the world, will likely contribute to higher global interest rates