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[H.R. 225 Reported in House

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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.

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 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 Housing and Urban 
 Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 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.
 Union Calendar No. 164

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 225

 [Report No. 119-201]

_______________________________________________________________________

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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