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Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.

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What This Bill Does

This act requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from federal agencies and report to Congress regarding projects that are behind schedule or have expenditures that have exceeded the original cost estimate.

Specifically, the act requires OMB to issue guidance directing federal agencies to annually submit specified information to OMB regarding certain federally funded projects that (1) are more than five years behind schedule, or (2) have expenditures that are at least $1 billion more than the original cost estimate for the project.

Among other information, the agencies must submit to OMB

  • a description of each project;
  • an explanation of any change to the original scope of the project;
  • the original and current expected dates for the completion of the project;
  • the original and current cost estimates adjusted for inflation;
  • an explanation for any delays in completing the project or increases in the cost; and
  • the amount of and rationale for any award, incentive fee, or other type of bonus awarded for the project.

The act also requires OMB to submit an annual report to Congress containing the information submitted by the agencies and post the report on the OMB website.

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Timeline

  1. Library of CongressSigned by President.
  2. Became Law
  3. House floor actionsPresented to President.
  4. House floor actionsMr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. SenateCommittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
  6. SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  7. House floor actionsReceived in the House.
  8. Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  9. SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693-8694; text: CR S8693-8694)
  10. Floor Vote
  11. SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
  12. SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  13. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  14. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  15. Introduced
  16. Committee

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