HUD Transparency Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-225
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced: 2025-01-07
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Accounting and auditing

Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Federal officials

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Performance measurement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>HUD Transparency Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to annually testify before Congress.</p><p>Specifically, the office must testify regarding</p><ul><li>efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;</li><li>ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews;</li><li>actions to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed;</li><li>recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability;</li><li>the extent to which HUD has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and&nbsp;</li><li>ongoing activities regarding any such additional work.</li></ul>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 164 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 225 [Report No. 119–201] 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUD Transparency Act of 2025 . 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.

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

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 225 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUD Transparency Act of 2025 . 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; (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.