Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act: Reporting on Over-Budget Projects
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill requires the government to create a yearly report on taxpayer-funded projects that are significantly late or over budget.
- A project makes the list if it is at least five years behind its original schedule or if it costs at least $1 billion more than first estimated.
- For every failing project, agencies must explain exactly why things went wrong, who the contractors are, and if any bonuses were paid despite the delays or extra costs.
- The Office of Management and Budget would be required to post these reports online so the public can see how their tax dollars are being used.
- The goal is to increase transparency and hold government agencies accountable for major construction, defense, and cleanup projects that waste money.
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Milestones
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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.
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Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
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