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Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2026
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Dec 15, 2025
Held at the desk.
Dec 15, 2025
Received in the House.
Dec 15, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 11, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 11, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693-8694; text: CR S8693-8694)
Nov 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
Nov 3, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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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. 

What's happening now March 18, 2026

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1722 Identical bill Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 11, 2026
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 8, 2025
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Moody, Ashley
Florida · Jul 30, 2025
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 766: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-766/
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