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H.R. 2015 117th Congress House

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021

Official title: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021

This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance requiring federal agencies to report annually to Congress regarding certain federally funded projects that are (1) 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Apr 14, 2021
Sablan, Gregorio
· Apr 5, 2021
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Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2015: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2015/
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"H.R. 2015: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2015/.
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H.R. 2015, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2015/.
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