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LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 1258

Sponsored by Joni Ernst (R)

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023

Would have required federal agencies to report yearly to Congress on projects over budget or years late.

Tradeoff

Would have required annual reports on federal projects more than five years late or $1 billion over cost. Reports would have been public to Congress, adding paperwork for agencies.

What's in it

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S. 1258, Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59852 · Dec 2023

The Senate passed this by on March 23, 2024. The House passed it by on July 22, 2024. The bill expired when the 118th Congress ended without it being sent to the President.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Apr 25, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Apr 25, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Oct 25, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-157.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 23, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 26, 2024)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 22, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.