Sponsor
Rand Paul
Senator · R-KY
Senator · R-KY
The bill increases public transparency and congressional oversight of costly White House renovation projects but raises risks to sensitive security information, could delay necessary maintenance/security work, and creates additional administrative costs.
Taxpayers and the public will receive semiannual public reports (June 1 and Dec 1) on White House renovation projects over $1,000,000, improving transparency and the ability to monitor schedule and costs.
Congressional committees gain strengthened accountability tools because they can access necessary information (including classified material where appropriate) and designate cleared staff to review it, enabling more thorough oversight of expensive Executive Residence projects.
Taxpayers and national security could be put at risk because sharing classified renovation details with congressional staff increases the chance of wider exposure of sensitive security information if controls are not strictly maintained.
Federal employees and Executive Residence operations could face delays to necessary maintenance or security upgrades while awaiting committee review and publication in the Congressional Record, potentially delaying critical work.
Taxpayers and federal workers will incur additional administrative costs and staff time because of the new reporting and review requirements imposed on the White House and congressional committees.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Requires committee notification, full-information review, committee confirmation, and semiannual progress reports for Executive Residence projects costing over $1,000,000 in aggregate.
Official title: Amend title 3, United States Code, to prescribe a process to authorize certain activities at the Executive Residence at the White House, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 11, 2026 by Rand Paul · Last progress May 11, 2026
Requires the President to notify and provide full information to two congressional oversight committees before proceeding with any Executive Residence (White House) improvements that cost more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate from all funding sources. The committees’ chairmen (or designees) may request classified or unclassified information for review; the President may proceed only after each chairman places a statement in the Congressional Record saying they received and reviewed the information, and the President must file standardized progress reports twice a year.