U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1722: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
Status: Passed one chamber, July 23, 2026
To require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.
What the bill says
An act To require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.
From the amended text, July 23, 2026:
AN ACT To require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act . SECTION 2. Annual report (a) Definitions In this section-- (1) the term covered agency means-- (A) an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) an independent regulatory agency, as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; (2) the term covered project means a project funded by a covered agency-- (A) that is more than 5 years behind schedule, as measured against the original expected date for completion; or (B) for which the amount spent on the project is not less than $1,000,000,000 more than the original cost estimate for the project; (3) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and (4) the term project means a major acquisition, a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code), a procurement, a construction project, a remediation or clean-up effort, or any other time-limited endeavor, that is not funded through direct spending (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c) )). (b) Requirements (1) …
Sponsors
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Josh Brecheen (R)
- Vince Fong (R)
Latest actions
- : Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- : Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159)
- : At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burlison objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1722.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4663-4664; text: CR H4663)
- : Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement, Government information and archives, Government Operations and Politics, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB1722?
- HB1722 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act.
- What does HB1722 do?
- In its own words: An act To require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule.
- What is the status of HB1722?
- Passed one chamber as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467. (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1722?
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1722?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1722
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