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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] 
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A BILL 
To require the Inspector General of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development to testify before the Con-
gress annually, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 Develop-
ment shall appear before the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 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, in-
vestigations, and reviews; 
(3) actions to identify opportunities for the pro-
grams of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment to progress and succeed; 
(4) recommendations to improve overall effi-
ciency and public accountability of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development; 
(5) assessment of the extent to which the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development has re-
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sources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; 
and 
(6) ongoing activities regarding any such addi-
tional work, as appropriate. 
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Union Calendar No. 164 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 225 
[Report No. 119–201] 
A BILL 
To require the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to tes-
tify before the Congress annually, and for other 
purposes. 
JULY 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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