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H.R. 1722 · 119th Congress

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act

Introduced Feb 27, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

Summary

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act

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. The report must be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  4. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159)

  5. House

    At 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.

  6. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1722.

  7. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4663-4664; text: CR H4663)

  8. House

    Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.

  10. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. House

    Referred 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.

  12. Introduced in House