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S 766 · in committee · niche

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • OMB must collect and report annually on federal projects delayed over 5 years or exceeding budgets by $1 billion.
  • All federal agencies managing large projects must submit detailed information about cost overruns and schedule delays.
  • OMB reports findings to Congress and posts them publicly, with no direct spending required by this bill.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring annual reporting on billion-dollar project overruns help Congress identify which agencies need better project management oversight?

  2. 02

    What specific information should federal agencies include in their submissions to make the OMB reports most useful for identifying root causes of delays?

  3. 03

    Could publishing these project delays publicly create pressure for reform, or might agencies face challenges in candidly reporting problems if the data is disclosed?

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Joni Ernst

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Introduced 2026-03-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-18 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

  2. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  3. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  4. 2025-12-15 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. 2025-12-11 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693-8694; text: CR S8693-8694)

  6. 2025-12-11 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  7. 2025-11-03 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.

  8. 2025-11-03 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.

  9. 2025-11-03 · Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.

  10. 2025-07-30 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  11. 2025-02-27 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  12. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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