Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced bills requiring the government to disclose projects that go heavily over budget or run behind schedule.

The duo’s Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act would require an annual report detailing taxpayer-funded government projects that run either five years behind schedule or at least a billion dollars over budget. According to the bill, relevant projects include major acquisitions, major defense acquisition programs, procurements, construction projects, and remediation or cleanup efforts.

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