3.0.0 225 2026-08-04T16:45:42Z 2026-08-04T16:45:42Z House H HR 2025-01-07 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/225 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. De La CRUZ:H.R. 225.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H63]]]> ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-12-02T23:14:45Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Reported By 2025-07-15T22:50:42Z Markup By 2025-06-10T17:08:00Z Referred To 2025-01-07T16:00:20Z H. Rept. 119-201 HUD Transparency Act of 2025 119 3061 S 2025-10-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2025-12-02 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-12-01 17:55:42 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-12-01 17:55:40 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4944) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-01 17:55:40 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-01 17:43:04 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 225. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-01 17:43:02 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4944-4945) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-01 17:43:00 Mr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-07-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00164 2025-07-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-201. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2025-07-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-201. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2025-06-10 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1. Committee 2025-06-10 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2025-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000594 Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Monica De La Cruz R TX 15 N E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2025-01-07 True R000612 Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] John Rose R TN W. 6 2025-01-07 True L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2025-01-07 True M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2025-01-07 True C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2025-01-07 True H001096 Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Harriet Hageman R WY M. 0 2025-01-07 True L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2025-03-25 False W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2025-03-25 False W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2025-03-31 False M001236 Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] Tim Moore R NC 14 2025-04-30 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] Bill Huizenga R MI 4 2025-06-09 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] Pete Sessions R TX 17 2025-06-12 False 2025-08-14T18:34:00Z H.R. 225, HUD Transparency Act of 2025 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61674 As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 15, 2025 Housing and Community Development Accounting and auditing 2025-02-06T19:23:00Z Congressional oversight 2025-02-06T19:23:07Z Congressional-executive branch relations 2025-02-06T19:23:39Z Department of Housing and Urban Development 2025-02-06T19:23:46Z Federal officials 2025-02-06T19:23:53Z Fraud offenses and financial crimes 2025-02-06T19:23:58Z Government ethics and transparency, public corruption 2025-02-06T19:24:06Z Performance measurement 2025-02-06T19:24:14Z Housing and Community Development 2025-02-05T20:10:54Z 00 2025-01-07 Introduced in House 2025-02-06T22:41:11Z 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.
]]> HUD Transparency Act of 2025 Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 HUD Transparency Act of 2025 2025-12-04T03:38:21Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 HUD Transparency Act of 2025 2025-12-03T04:38:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes. 2025-12-03T04:38:19Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes. 2025-07-17T11:31:22Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 HUD Transparency Act of 2025 2025-07-17T11:31:22Z Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 HUD Transparency Act of 2025 2025-07-16T04:23:22Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 HUD Transparency Act of 2025 2025-02-05T01:08:16Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-12-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr225rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr225rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr225eh/xml/BILLS-119hr225eh.xml Reported in House 2025-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr225rh/xml/BILLS-119hr225rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr225ih/xml/BILLS-119hr225ih.xml 2025-12-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.