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Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act

USA117th CongressS-2487| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2021
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance to transit or rail projects if their overall projected costs exceed the original costs by at least $1 billion and if their projected operational and administrative costs to provide the service exceed revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.
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Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • July 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act

USA117th CongressS-2487| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2021
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance to transit or rail projects if their overall projected costs exceed the original costs by at least $1 billion and if their projected operational and administrative costs to provide the service exceed revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • July 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted