Trump Signs Law Requiring Disclosure of Costly Federal Projects
President Donald Trump signed a law requiring public reporting on costly or delayed federal projects, sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst. Center outlets stress transparency and taxpayer accountability, while right-leaning outlets also note a separate Social Security identity-theft law.
Lead article · Washington Examiner · CENTERTrump signs Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, targeting costly federal projectsHow each side told it
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Counted by outlet.
Sponsored the measure and led the Senate effort to require public reporting on significantly delayed or over-budget federal projects.
What Congress actually did
FACTS FROM THE SENATE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025
Federal projects can take longer or cost more than planned. This law requires agencies to report annually on certain projects that are far behind schedule or substantially over their original cost estimates. OMB must send the information to Congress and publish it online.
- IntroducedFEB 27 · SENATE
- Passed SenateDEC 11
- House passageSEP 16
- Signed into lawTHIS STORYOCT 7 · P.L. 119-120
When each side picked it up
When each side picked it up. center: 2 articles, first wed 4:39 pm. right-leaning: 1 article, first thu 11:19 am, 19 hours after the first report.
What the members said themselves
Press releases from members’ offices. Kept apart from news and not counted as coverage.
Releases collected by Congress Press ↗ (Derek Willis, MIT License)
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