SENATE 636117th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56.
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-10Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 56.
- 2021-05-10Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 117-22.
- 2021-05-10Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 117-22.
- 2021-03-17Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- 2021-03-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-10 (25)
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance requiring federal agencies to report annually to Congress 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.
Cosponsors (6)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
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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