Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-565| Senate
| Updated: 3/2/2020
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019 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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-220.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
Government Operations and Politics
Budget processCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesInflation and pricesPublic contracts and procurement
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-565| Senate
| Updated: 3/2/2020
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-220.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Budget processCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesInflation and pricesPublic contracts and procurement