H.R. 225 · 119th Congress

HUD Transparency Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (current)
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

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

Summary

HUD Transparency Act of 2025

This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to annually testify before Congress.

  • Specifically, the office must testify regarding
  • efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;
  • ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews;
  • actions to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed;
  • recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability;
  • the extent to which HUD has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and
  • ongoing activities regarding any such additional work.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

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

  2. House

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

  3. House

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

  4. House

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

  5. House

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

  6. House

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

  7. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.

  8. House

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

  9. House

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

  10. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  12. Introduced in House