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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 9: Recognizing the seriousness of the US national debt and its threat to national security.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HR 9 is a resolution introduced in the Indiana House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Recognizing the seriousness of the US national debt and its threat to national security. Primary sponsor: Tim O'Brien (Republican). It lists 40 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): First reading: referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Recognizing the seriousness of the US national debt and its threat to national security.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Independent 1 · Republican 39

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim O'BrienPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
David AbbottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Mike AylesworthCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Beau BairdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Steve BartelsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Alex BurtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Becky CashCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Ed ClereCo-sponsorIndependentHouse72
Cory CriswellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Kendell CulpCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Karen EnglemanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Craig HaggardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Bob HeatonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Andrew IrelandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Chris JudyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Mike KarickhoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Joanna KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Ryan LauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Ethan LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Cindy LedbetterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Shane LindauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Jim LucasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Ethan ManningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Julie McGuireCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Doug MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Bob MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Julie OlthoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Lindsay PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Zach PayneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Kyle PierceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
J.D. PrescottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Elizabeth RowrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Hal SlagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Ben SmaltzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Hunter SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ed SolidayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Lorissa SweetCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Jake TeshkaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Heath VanNatterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Tim YocumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Alex ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
  2. Authored by Representative O'Brien
  3. Coauthored by Representatives King, Abbott, Aylesworth, Baird, Bartels, Burton, Cash, Clere, Criswell, Culp, Engleman, Haggard, Heaton, Ireland, Judy, Karickhoff, Lauer, Lawson, Ledbetter, Lindauer, Lucas, Manning, McGuire, Miller D, Morris, Olthoff, Patterson, Payne, Pierce K, Prescott, Rowray, Slager, Smaltz, Smith H, Soliday, Sweet, Teshka, VanNatter, Yocum, Zimmerman

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source