YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityFederal projects five years late or $1 billion over budget would be named in a yearly public list — contractors included.
Transparency & Accountability
A project lands on the list in one of two ways. It is more than five years past its first finish date. Or spending has run at least $1 billion over the first estimate. Money that Congress does not vote on each year is left out.
Agencies would list the main contractor and every subcontractor. They would also name anyone who got a grant on the project. Each entry gives the contract number, the locations, and the federal share of the cost.
Some contractors get a bonus or incentive fee on a project. If that project is late or over budget, the report would show the amount. It would also show why the bonus was paid.
Each agency has to say what caused the delay or the added cost. If Congress sent the money late or cut it short, the agency has to say that too.
More about this bill
Nothing in your daily life would change. What would change is what you can look up. Each year, the public would get a list of federal projects that are far behind or far over budget. A project makes the list if it is more than five years late. It also makes the list if spending has gone at least $1 billion past the first estimate. Each project on the list comes with details. Agencies would name the main contractor, the subcontractors, and any grant recipients. They would give the first and current finish dates. They would give the first and current cost estimates, both adjusted for inflation. They would explain what went wrong. That includes times when Congress sent money late or sent too little. Any bonus paid on the project would be listed, with the reason for it. The White House budget office (OMB) would gather the reports and post them on its website. It would have a year to write the rules for agencies. The list covers most federal agencies, including big weapons programs. The report would be public, but sensitive parts could go in a classified section. The House passed the bill on July 22, 2026. The Senate has not voted.
Congressional Summary
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from federal agencies and report to Congress regarding projects that are behind schedule or have expenditures that have exceeded the original cost estimate. Specifically, the bill requires OMB to issue guidance directing federal agencies to annually submit specified information to OMB regarding certain federally funded projects that (1) are more than five years behind schedule, or (2) have expenditures that are at least $1 billion more than the original cost estimate for the project. Among other information, the agencies must submit to OMBa description of each project;an explanation of any change to the original scope of the project;the original and current expected dates for the completion of the project;the original and current cost estimates adjusted for inflation; an explanation for any delays in completing the project or increases in the cost; andthe amount of and rationale for any award, incentive fee, or other type of bonus awarded for the project.The bill also requires OMB to submit an annual report to Congress containing the information submitted by the agencies and post the report on the OMB website.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
- Action Date
- 2026-03-18
- Date Added
- 2026-07-18
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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