# 119-hr-1722: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act

119-hr-1722, Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1722
- Congress: 119
- Title: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**Annual public reporting on federal projects that are years late or more than $1 billion over budget**. This bill would require covered agencies to send detailed project data to the Office of Management and Budget and for OMB to publish an annual public report. - Federal agencies defined as "covered agencies" must annually report on each "covered project." Reports must include purpose, locations, contract or award number, start year, Federal share, the primary contractor and any subcontractors or grantees, explanations for scope changes, original and current completion dates, and original and current cost estimates adjusted for the CPI (All Urban Consumers). Guidance must be issued within one year. - Companies and recipients tied to big overruns or delays will be named and the filings must explain any award, incentive fee, or bonus and the rationale. That raises visibility on who benefited from or managed troubled projects. - The Director of OMB must compile agency submissions into an annual, unclassified report to Congress and post it online, while allowing a classified annex when needed. The text sets a reporting regime without changing existing spending authorities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Yearly reports on big over-budget or late projects: benefit, low. If enacted, OMB would require federal agencies to file a yearly report on any covered project that is over 5 years late or at least $1 billion over its original cost. Covered agencies would include Executive agencies and independent regulatory agencies. A project would include major acquisitions, d…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1722 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1722)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-929)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1722 (as of 2026-10-10).