HR 225
HUD Transparency Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Monica De La Cruz [R-TX-15]
- Cosponsors
- 12
- Policy area
- Housing and Community Development
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Latest action
- 2025-12-02: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-12-02: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2025-12-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-12-01: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4944)
- 2025-12-01: 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)
- 2025-12-01: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 225.