Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill 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 bill 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;
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jul 23, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
- Jul 22, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 22, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jul 22, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jul 22, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159)
- Jul 20, 2026At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burlison objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Jul 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1722.
- Jul 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4663-4664; text: CR H4663)
- Jul 20, 2026Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 18, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
- Mar 18, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 27, 2025Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House