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HR 225 · in committee · significant

HUD Transparency Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • HUD's Inspector General must testify annually to Congress about fraud prevention and program audits.
  • This affects HUD employees, program beneficiaries, and congressional oversight of housing agencies.
  • No new funding required; existing Inspector General staff will provide testimony each year.

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  1. 01

    How might mandatory annual Inspector General testimony change HUD's approach to preventing fraud in housing assistance programs?

  2. 02

    What housing program beneficiaries or HUD employees could be affected if audits increase due to this oversight requirement?

  3. 03

    How does requiring existing staff to testify annually compare to other oversight methods Congress could use to monitor HUD's performance?

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Sponsor · R-TX-15

Monica De La Cruz

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Introduced 2025-12-02

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  2. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4944)

  4. 2025-12-01 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4944)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 225.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4944-4945)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Mr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-07-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.

  9. 2025-07-15 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-201.

  10. 2025-07-15 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-201.

  11. 2025-06-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.

  12. 2025-06-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-01-07 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  14. 2025-01-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-01-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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