House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Kenny Marchant R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2015
- Committee actionSep 10, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 11, 2016 · 267–151
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 22, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3442.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3442, Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015” on September 18, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 10, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50829
- CBO publication date
- September 18, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3442, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-291 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on October 7, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/291
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3442, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
be47c51f49c7807e86f3a989e4ce1c22229584d5d1bd389a7b7d22fd328b00e0
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MARCHANT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 128, September 8, 2015, Page H5848):Article I, section 8, clause 2: The Congress shall have Power . . . To borrow Money on the credit of the United States. Article I, section 8, clause 18: The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 420 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3442, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
be47c51f49c7807e86f3a989e4ce1c22229584d5d1bd389a7b7d22fd328b00e0
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
35 cosponsors — 35 Republicans
0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), George Holding (R-NC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Tom Price (R-GA), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), James Renacci (R-OH), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lamar Smith (R-TX), William Thornberry (R-TX) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kenny Marchant.
- H.R. 1152 (114th) IRS Email Transparency Act
- H.R. 1901 (114th) PTC Elimination Act
- H.R. 4062 (114th) Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015
- H.R. 2789 (114th) Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act
- H.R. 3623 (114th) Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act
- H.R. 2869 (114th) Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.