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HUD Accountability Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3774| House 
| Updated: 6/5/2025
Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (4)
Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Warren Davidson (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Tim Moore (Republican)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill significantly enhances congressional oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development by requiring the Secretary to provide annual testimony. The Secretary would appear before the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to report on the Department's operations from the preceding year. The annual testimony must cover a comprehensive range of topics to ensure transparency and accountability. Key areas include the current programs and operations of HUD, the physical condition of public and assisted housing , and the financial health of FHA mortgage insurance funds . Furthermore, the Secretary is required to discuss HUD's oversight of grantees to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, the progress made in addressing the affordable housing and homelessness crises , and the Department's capacity to deliver on its statutory mission.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6864
HUD Accountability Act of 2024
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 5, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6864
    HUD Accountability Act of 2024


  • June 5, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 5, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Housing and Community Development

HUD Accountability Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3774| House 
| Updated: 6/5/2025
This bill significantly enhances congressional oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development by requiring the Secretary to provide annual testimony. The Secretary would appear before the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to report on the Department's operations from the preceding year. The annual testimony must cover a comprehensive range of topics to ensure transparency and accountability. Key areas include the current programs and operations of HUD, the physical condition of public and assisted housing , and the financial health of FHA mortgage insurance funds . Furthermore, the Secretary is required to discuss HUD's oversight of grantees to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, the progress made in addressing the affordable housing and homelessness crises , and the Department's capacity to deliver on its statutory mission.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6864
HUD Accountability Act of 2024
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 5, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6864
    HUD Accountability Act of 2024


  • June 5, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 5, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (4)
Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Warren Davidson (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Tim Moore (Republican)

Financial Services Committee

Housing and Community Development

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted