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Summary
- Requires federal agencies and independent regulatory agencies to annually report on taxpayer-funded projects that are either more than 5 years behind schedule or over budget by at least $1 billion.
- Requires agencies to submit to the Office of Management and Budget detailed information about covered projects, including purpose, location, contract details, primary contractors, and scope changes.
- Requires agencies to report original and current completion dates and cost estimates adjusted for inflation, and to explain reasons for delays or cost increases, including impacts from insufficient appropriations.
- Requires disclosure of any awards, incentive fees, or bonuses given to contractors on covered projects.
- Directs the Office of Management and Budget to compile the information and submit an annual report to Congress and post it on the OMB website in unclassified form.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mariannette Miller-Meeks → · Outside spending →
Actions (13)
- Jul 23, 2026 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467. · senate
- Jul 22, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jul 22, 2026 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159) · house
- Jul 20, 2026 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burlison objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. · house
- Jul 20, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1722. · house
- Jul 20, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4663-4664; text: CR H4663) · house
- Jul 20, 2026 Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Mar 18, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0. · house
- Mar 18, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 27, 2025 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. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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Committee action
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As published:Vote #04: Final Passage – H.R. 1722, the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025. The bill passed by a recorded vote of 39-0.
Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
Full text
AN ACT
To require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act”.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT.
(a) Definitions.—In this section—
(1) the term “covered agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) an independent regulatory agency, as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code;
(2) the term “covered project” means a project funded by a covered agency—
(A) that is more than 5 years behind schedule, as measured against the original expected date for completion; or
(B) 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;
(3) the term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and
(4) 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))).
(b) Requirements.—
(1) Submission.—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) a brief description of the covered project, including—
(i) the purpose of the covered project;
(ii) each location in which the covered project is carried out;
(iii) the contract or award number of the covered project, where applicable;
(iv) the year in which the covered project was initiated;
(v) the Federal share of the total cost of the covered project; and
(vi) each primary contractor, subcontractor, grant recipient, and subgrantee recipient of the covered project;
(B) 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;
(C) the original expected date for completion of the covered project;
(D) the current expected date for completion of the covered project;
(E) 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;
(F) 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;
(G) 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
(H) the amount of and rationale for any award, incentive fee, or other type of bonus, if any, awarded for the covered project.
(2) Report.—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.
(3) Form.—The report required under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1722
AN ACT
To require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.
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