The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 1722 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act

Requires federal agencies to report annually on projects over budget or behind schedule by more than $1 billion or five years.

Tradeoff

Mandates transparency on delayed or over-budget federal projects with no direct cost to implement the reporting requirement itself.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on July 22, 2026 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 27, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Feb 27, 2025)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 39 - 0(Mar 18, 2026)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 22, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Jul 23, 2026)