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House Bill 225
119th Congress(2025-2026)
HUD Transparency Act of 2025
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Introduced in House on Jan 7, 2025
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H. R. 225 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 164

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 225

[Report No. 119–201]


To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2025

Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Rose, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Crenshaw, and Ms. Hageman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

July 15, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Huizenga, and Mr. Sessions

July 15, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2025]


A BILL

To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “HUD Transparency Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Congressional testimony.

Not later than October 1 of each year, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and present testimony on the Office of Inspector General’s—

(1) efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;

(2) ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews;

(3) actions to identify opportunities for the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to progress and succeed;

(4) recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(5) assessment of the extent to which the Department of Housing and Urban Development has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and

(6) ongoing activities regarding any such additional work, as appropriate.


Union Calendar No. 164

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 225
[Report No. 119–201]

A BILL
To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes.

July 15, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed