H.R. 225 119th Congress House

HUD Transparency Act of 2025

Official title: To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Monica De La Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Housing and Community Development Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development

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Federal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPerformance measurement

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 2, 2025

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

Dec 1, 2025

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

Dec 1, 2025

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)

Dec 1, 2025

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

Dec 1, 2025

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

Dec 1, 2025

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

Dec 1, 2025

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

Jul 15, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.

Jul 15, 2025

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

Jun 10, 2025

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

Jun 10, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced in House

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Hearings & markups 1

Various Measures
Markup Jun 10, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Financial Services Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 4 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 12

Sessions, Pete

Texas · Jun 12, 2025

Huizenga, Bill

Michigan · Jun 9, 2025

Moore, Tim

North Carolina · Apr 30, 2025

Williams, Roger

Texas · Mar 31, 2025

Loudermilk, Barry

Georgia · Mar 25, 2025

Wagner, Ann

Missouri · Mar 25, 2025

Crenshaw, Dan

Texas · Jan 7, 2025

Emmer, Tom

Minnesota · Jan 7, 2025

Hageman, Harriet M.

Wyoming · Jan 7, 2025

Lawler, Michael

New York · Jan 7, 2025

Meuser, Daniel

Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2025

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Jan 7, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 225: HUD Transparency Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-225/

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"H.R. 225: HUD Transparency Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-225/.

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H.R. 225, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-225/.

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