BALL Act
Latest action · Dec 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
White House Building Activities Locked-out in Lapse Act or the BALL Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for construction or renovation in the White House, on White House grounds, or within any structure on White House grounds during a lapse in appropriations for a fiscal year (i.e., government shutdown) unless the construction or renovation is directly related to matters of health or safety.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 17, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 4, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Oct 17, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 17, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2025Introduced in House
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