Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1989 | Senate · vote #91 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1722 | Passed | 82–17 | See who voted → |
| Jun 14, 1989 | Senate · vote #90 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 195 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 55–44 | See who voted → |
| Jun 13, 1989 | Senate · vote #89 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 194 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 87–11 | See who voted → |
| Jun 13, 1989 | Senate · vote #88 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 193 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 63–35 | See who voted → |
| Jun 13, 1989 | Senate · vote #87 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 192 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 66–31 | See who voted → |
| Jun 13, 1989 | Senate · vote #86 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 191 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 73–23 | See who voted → |
| Jun 8, 1989 | Senate · vote #85 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 145 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 53–43 | See who voted → |
| Jun 8, 1989 | Senate · vote #84 | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 144 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol… | Agreed To | 89–8 | See who voted → |
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Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
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;
- 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 bill 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.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1722: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1722/
"H.R. 1722: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1722/.
H.R. 1722, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1722/.
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