# 114-hr-3835: Protecting America's Solvency Act of 2015

114-hr-3835, Protecting America's Solvency Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3835
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protecting America's Solvency Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-10-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting America's Solvency Act of 2015 This bill increases the statutory debt limit by $1 trillion after Congress adopts a balanced budget Constitutional amendment and by an additional $1 trillion after the amendment is ratified by the states. To comply with the requirements of this bill, the amendment must: prohibit total outlays for a year from exceeding receipts, excluding receipts derived from borrowing and outlays for repayment of debt principal; permit the deficit prohibition to be suspended by a majority of both houses of Congress in any year in which the United States is actively engaged in military conflict pursuant to a war declared by Congress or by a fourth-fifths vote in any other year; require the President to ensure that total outlays for a fiscal year do not exceed receipts and consider the failure to prevent a deficit to be an impeachable offense; permit any Member of Congress, governor, or attorney general to have standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of the amendment; prohibit the President, a court, or any state from ordering a tax increase or other revenue measures to enforce the requirements; and phase-in the requirements using a specified schedule of declining deficits.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act
- 114-hr-6345: TPS Reform Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6344: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes.
- 114-hr-6287: MOBILE Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6110: Allow State Sovereignty Upon Refugee Entry (ASSURE) Act
- 114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3835 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3835)

## Related
- [114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6433)
- [114-hr-6345: TPS Reform Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6345)
- [114-hr-6344: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mo…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6344)
- [114-hr-6287: MOBILE Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6287)
- [114-hr-6110: Allow State Sovereignty Upon Refugee Entry (ASSURE) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6110)
- [114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6100)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3835 (as of 2025-11-18).