Improving Public Housing Agency Accountability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7108

            To improve public housing agency accountability.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2026

  Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
            To improve public housing agency accountability.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Public Housing Agency 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE AND REVIEW OF RECEIVERS OR FEDERAL MONITORS OF PUBLIC 
              HOUSING AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall require each covered public 
housing agency to provide a notice each year to the Secretary that--
            (1) indicates whether a receiver or Federal monitor remains 
        appointed for the covered public housing agency as of October 1 
        of the calendar year to which such notice relates;
            (2) provides the date on which the receiver or Federal 
        monitor was first appointed and the projected date, if known, 
        the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor will be 
        terminated; and
            (3) identifies the current receiver or Federal monitor 
        appointed to oversee the public housing agency.
    (b) Inspector General Review.--Not later than 180 days after 
receiving a written request from the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives or the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Inspector General shall provide to the 
requesting committee an analysis of--
            (1) the status of any covered public housing agency's 
        compliance with any agreements entered into between the covered 
        public housing agency and the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development, including specific areas of deficiency and 
        progress toward compliance;
            (2) a review of actions taken by the receiver or Federal 
        monitor appointed to oversee a covered public housing agency 
        and any private sector housing development partners pursuant to 
        such agreement, including any gaps in oversight by the receiver 
        or Federal monitor;
            (3) an assessment of the physical conditions of housing 
        provided by the covered public housing agency, including the 
        status of the covered public housing agency's compliance with 
        relevant health and safety requirements;
            (4) an examination of any allegations of waste, fraud, 
        abuse or violations of Federal law committed by employees or 
        contractors of the covered public housing agency;
            (5) any additional pertinent information, as determined 
        necessary and appropriate by the Inspector General; and
            (6) any recommendations of the Inspector General that 
        relate to how to improve the compliance of the covered public 
        housing agency with any agreements entered into with the 
        Department of Housing and Urban Development or enhance the 
        oversight of the receiver or Federal monitor over such covered 
        public housing agency.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered public housing agency.--The term ``covered 
        public housing agency'' means a public housing agency (as such 
        term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
        Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))) for which an administrative 
        or judicial receiver or Federal monitor was appointed.
            (2) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General'' 
        means the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and 
        Urban Development.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
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