# 114-hr-3807: Pay Our Bills Act

114-hr-3807, Pay Our Bills Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3807
- Congress: 114
- Title: Pay Our Bills Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2015-10-22
- Sponsor: MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pay Our Bills Act This bill permits the President to increase the statutory debt limit unless two-thirds of Congress votes to disapprove the increase. If the President certifies to Congress that the debt is within $100 billion of the limit and a specified amount of further borrowing is necessary to meet existing commitments, the Department of the Treasury may borrow the specified amount unless a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted within 15 days after Congress receives the certification. The debt limit is suspended from the date the President submits the certification to Congress until the earlier of: (1) 15 days after Congress receives the certification, or (2) enactment of a joint resolution of disapproval. After the suspension period ends, the limit is increased to accommodate obligations issued during the suspension period. Congress must consider a joint resolution of disapproval using expedited legislative procedures specified in the bill. If the resolution is approved by Congress, the President may veto the resolution. If Congress votes to override the veto with a two-thirds vote of each chamber, the debt limit may not be increased, except as required during the suspension period.

## Cosponsors (24)

- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3807 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3807)

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