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Union Calendar No. 488 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6864 
[Report No. 118–588] 
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to testify on an 
annual basis before the Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2023 
Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
JULY 18, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ROSE, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. EDWARDS, and Mr. 
HUIZENGA 
JULY 18, 2024 
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 December 19, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to testify on an annual basis before the 
Congress. 
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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 Accountability 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO TESTIFY. 
Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u) ANNUAL TESTIMONY.—During the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall appear before the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Sen-
ate at an annual hearing and present testimony regarding 
the operations of the Department during the preceding year, 
including regarding the following topics: 
‘‘(1) The progress made by the Federal Govern-
ment in ending the affordable housing and homeless-
ness crises. 
‘‘(2) The current programs and operations of the 
Department. 
‘‘(3) The physical condition of all public housing 
and other housing assisted by the Department. 
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‘‘(4) The financial health of the mortgage insur-
ance funds of the FHA. 
‘‘(5) Oversight by the Department of grantees 
and sub-grantees for purposes of preventing waste, 
fraud, and abuse. 
‘‘(6) The effects of the changes made in 2017 to 
the Federal income tax deduction for State and local 
taxes (known as the SALT deduction) on the cost of 
homeownership in the United States, except that this 
paragraph shall not apply at any time that such tax 
deduction is in effect in the same form and manner 
as immediately before such 2017 changes. 
‘‘(7) Other ongoing activities of the Department, 
as appropriate.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 488 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6864 
[Report No. 118–588] 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act to require the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development to testify on an 
annual basis before the Congress. 
JULY 18, 2024 
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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