United States · Bill · S
S. 1259 (118th)
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act
Introduced
25 April 2023
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance for a transit or rail project if (1) the overall projected cost to complete the project exceeds the original cost projection by at least $1 billion, and (2) the operational and administrative costs to provide the service are projected to exceed the revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/1259