Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019

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Bill Number

S 565

Introduced

Feb 26, 2019

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.

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Budget process Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government Operations and Politics Inflation and prices Public contracts and procurement

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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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Mar 2, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
Mar 2, 2020

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.
Nov 6, 2019

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 26, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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