S 766Government Operations and Politics
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act This act requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from federal agencies and report to Congress regarding projects that are behind schedule or have expenditures that have exceeded the original cost estimate. Specifically, the act requires OMB to issue guidance directing federal agencies to annually submit specified information to OMB regarding certain federally funded projects that (1) are 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. Among other information, the agencies must submit to OMB a description of each project; an explanation of any change to the original scope of the project; the original and current expected dates for the completion of the project; the original and current cost estimates adjusted for inflation; an explanation for any delays in completing the project or increases in the cost; and the amount of and rationale for any award, incentive fee, or other type of bonus awarded for the project. The act also requires OMB to submit an annual report to Congress containing the information submitted by the agencies and post the report on the OMB website.
Introduced Feb 27, 2025Updated Oct 7, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-120.
S 388Emergency Management
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act This bill increases flexibility for predisaster mitigation assistance for building code activities, prohibits using certain loan funds for building code activities, and establishes a pilot program to fund residential resilience retrofits. Under current law, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to government entities for implementing the latest published editions of relevant building codes and standards. Also, FEMA must consider a government entity’s adoption of such building codes when determining whether to award it predisaster hazard mitigation assistance. The bill specifies that the building codes applicable in such instances are the two most recently published editions (i.e., either the current edition or the previous one). Also, currently, under FEMA's Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (STRLF) program, states and Indian tribal governments may provide loans to local governments for establishing and carrying out building codes and standards. The bill removes this authority, so STRLF loans may not be used for such building code-related activities. Additionally, the bill establishes a pilot program for FEMA to provide grants to government entities that then provide the funding to individuals for residential resilience retrofits. The retrofit projects must reduce risk to homes from local natural hazards and individuals must demonstrate financial need. To implement the pilot program, FEMA may use up to 10% of the funds FEMA provides annually for predisaster hazard mitigation assistance. The pilot program terminates at the end of FY2030.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025Updated Sep 15, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
S 917Government Operations and Politics
This bill designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office.
Introduced Mar 10, 2025Updated Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575.
S 829Government Operations and Politics
This bill designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office.
Introduced Mar 4, 2025Updated Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.
HR 1009Government Operations and Politics
This bill designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building.
Introduced Feb 5, 2025Updated Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
HR 1008Government Operations and Politics
This bill designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the Sheriff Adrian "Butch" Anderson Post Office Building.
Introduced Feb 5, 2025Updated Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.
S 252Government Operations and Politics
Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act This bill establishes requirements concerning the posting of agency guidance documents. Specifically, an agency must publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on a designated website, display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded. The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories.
Introduced Jan 24, 2025Updated Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
S 164Government Operations and Politics
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term. Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress. However, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.
Introduced Jan 21, 2025Updated Sep 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564.