H.R. 1722 · Where this bill is now
Became law through another bill
Its text was included in S. 766, Public Law 119-120 (per the Congressional Research Service). This bill number itself: In the Senate.
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTracks federal projects over budget or behind schedule
This bill wants better visibility into federal projects that are struggling. It requires the Office of Management and Budget to collect annual reports from federal agencies about any projects that are more than five years behind schedule or have ballooned by at least $1 billion over their original cost estimate. The reports would include details about what went wrong, how much has been spent, and whether anyone got bonuses for the project.
How it affects you
As a taxpayer, this gives you and Congress a clearer picture of where your federal dollars are actually going and why some big government projects go off track. The information would be publicly available on OMB's website, so anyone can see which projects are struggling and why.
Read the official summary (Passed House, Jul 22, 2026)
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
This 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 OMB
• a 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; and
• the 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. The report must be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1722
AN ACT
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 23, 2026: “Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.”