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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="225" measure-id="id119hr225" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-01-07" update-date="2025-02-06">
        <title>HUD Transparency Act of 2025</title>
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            <action-date>2025-01-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>HUD Transparency Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to annually testify before Congress.</p><p>Specifically, the office must testify regarding</p><ul><li>efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;</li><li>ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews;</li><li>actions to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed;</li><li>recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability;</li><li>the extent to which HUD has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and&nbsp;</li><li>ongoing activities regarding any such additional work.</li></ul>]]></summary-text>
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