The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2026
S 766 Signed into law

Sponsored by Joni Ernst (R)

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025

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

Tradeoff

Costs about $1 million over five years for federal agencies to compile and report data on problem projects. Gives Congress and the public visibility into cost overruns and schedule delays.

What's in it

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Costs $1 million over 2025-2030 for federal agencies to report on projects $1 billion over budget or more than five years behind schedule.

The $1 million is just the federal cost to administer the reporting requirement—the policy's real impact is requiring federal agencies to compile and disclose information about their problem projects to Congress and the public.

S. 766, Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025 · Sep 2025

The Senate passed this by on December 11, 2025. The House passed it by on September 16, 2026. Signed into law on October 7, 2026.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 27, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Feb 27, 2025)

  3. Senate

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

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 11, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 15, 2025)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 29, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Oct 7, 2026)