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Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025

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This Act may be cited as the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025.
In this section—
the term covered agency means—
an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
an independent regulatory agency, as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code;
the term covered project means a project funded by a covered agency—
that is more than 5 years behind schedule, as measured against the original expected date for completion; or
for which the amount spent on the project is not less than $1,000,000,000 more than the original cost estimate for the project;
the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and
the term project means a major acquisition, a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code), a procurement, a construction project, a remediation or clean-up effort, or any other time-limited endeavor, that is not funded through direct spending (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c))).
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance requiring covered agencies to, on an annual basis, submit to the Director information relating to each covered project of the covered agency, which shall include—
a brief description of the covered project, including—
the purpose of the covered project;
each location in which the covered project is carried out;
the contract or award number of the covered project, where applicable;
the year in which the covered project was initiated;
the Federal share of the total cost of the covered project; and
each primary contractor, subcontractor, grant recipient, and subgrantee recipient of the covered project;
an explanation of any change to the original scope of the covered project, including by the addition or narrowing of the initial requirements of the covered project;
the original expected date for completion of the covered project;
the current expected date for completion of the covered project;
the original cost estimate for the covered project, as adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
the current cost estimate for the covered project, as adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
an explanation for a delay in completion or an increase in the original cost estimate for the covered project, including, where applicable, any impact of insufficient or delayed appropriations; and
the amount of and rationale for any award, incentive fee, or other type of bonus, if any, awarded for the covered project.
The Director shall submit to Congress and post on the website of the Office of Management and Budget an annual report containing the information submitted under paragraph (1) for the relevant year.

Legislative Timeline

12 actions
  1. Mar 18, 2026 Senate
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
  2. Dec 15, 2025 Senate
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Dec 15, 2025 House
    Received in the House.
  4. Dec 15, 2025 House
    Held at the desk.
  5. Dec 11, 2025
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Dec 11, 2025 Senate
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8693-8694; text: CR S8693-8694)
  7. Nov 3, 2025
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
  8. Nov 3, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
  9. Nov 3, 2025 Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
  10. Jul 30, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  11. Feb 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate
  12. Feb 27, 2025 Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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