Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
Where it stands
- Introduced2/27/25
- Passed SenatePassed 12/11/25
- HousePassed 9/16/26
- PresidentSigned 10/7/26
- LawPublic Law 119-120
Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on December 11, 2025. Passed the House by voice vote on September 16, 2026. Became Public Law 119-120 on October 7, 2026.
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
This act 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 act 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 act 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.
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2/27/25
What happens next
Became Public Law 119-120.
All actions (20)
- 2/27/25Introduced in Senate
- 2/27/25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 7/30/25Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 11/3/25Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
- 11/3/25Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
- 12/11/25Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 12/11/25Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693-8694; text: CR S8693-8694)
- 12/15/25Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 12/15/25Received in the House.
- 12/15/25Held at the desk.
- 3/18/26Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
- 9/16/26Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 9/16/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5930-5931)
- 9/16/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 766.
- 9/16/26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5930-5931)
- 9/16/26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5930-5931)
- 9/16/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 9/29/26Presented to President.
- 10/7/26Signed by President.
- 10/7/26Became Public Law No: 119-120.