Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Jul 23, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced in House
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Engrossed in House
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3 edits
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Jul 22, 2026
MINOR
The Engrossed version of HR 1722 adds a new provision requiring that the annual report on covered projects be submitted in unclassified form, with an optional classified annex. The remaining changes are minor: the year 'of 2025' was removed from the short title, and several trailing spaces were cleaned up.
REQUIREMENT
A new paragraph (3) titled 'Form' requires that the annual report be submitted in unclassified form, though it may include a classified annex. This ensures public transparency of the report while allowing for sensitive information to be handled separately.
TECHNICAL
The short title was changed from 'Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025' to 'Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act', removing the year reference.
Minor formatting changes: trailing spaces removed in a few places and a leading space added before subsection (B) in the covered project definition.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jul 22, 2026
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Jul 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Jul 20, 2026
Introduced
Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
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.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
RRepublican
Co
Josh Brecheen
RRepublican
Co
Vince Fong
RRepublican
Co
Yassamin Ansari
DDemocratic
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