S 2487
117th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance to transit or rail projects if their overall projected costs exceed the original costs by at least $1 billion and if their projected operational and administrative costs to provide the service exceed revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1