S. 2487 · 117th Congress

Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Joni Ernst
Introduced
2021-07-27
Latest action
2021-07-27 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance to transit or rail projects if their overall projected costs exceed the original costs by at least $1 billion and if their projected operational and administrative costs to provide the service exceed revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.