S. 766 Senate Government Operations and Politics
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
Became Law, finishedBECAME LAW OCT 7, 2026
Became Law on Oct 7, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 27, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Feb 27, 2025
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Jul 30, 2025
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report. Nov 3, 2025
- Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254. Nov 3, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Dec 11, 2025
- Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693-8694; text: CR S8693-8694) Dec 11, 2025
- House Received in the House. Dec 15, 2025
- Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Dec 15, 2025
- House Held at the desk. Dec 15, 2025
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Mar 18, 2026
- Senate Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5930-5931) Sep 16, 2026
- House Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Sep 16, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5930-5931) Sep 16, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 766. Sep 16, 2026
- Senate Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 16, 2026
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5930-5931) Sep 16, 2026
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 16, 2026
- SenatePresented to President. Sep 29, 2026
- SenateSigned by President. Oct 7, 2026
- Senate Latest actionBecame Public Law No: 119-120. Oct 7, 2026
Cosponsors
4
Subjects
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement
Committees
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
- [Hearings By (full committee), Mar 18, 2026]
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- [Reported By, Nov 3, 2025]
- [Markup By, Jul 30, 2025]
- [Referred To, Feb 27, 2025]
Summary
Billion Dollar Boondoggle ActThis 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 OMBa 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; andthe 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.
[Summary as of: Public Law]
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