Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/27/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-27Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-27Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-27Introduced in House
- 2019-03-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-27 (00)
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit annual reports to Congress that include specified details regarding certain federally funded projects that are (1) 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. The reports must also be posted on the OMB website and included with the President's budget.
Cosponsors (12)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Alexander Mooney (R-WV)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
Subjects
- Budget process
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Inflation and prices
- Public contracts and procurement
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