HUD Transparency Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3061 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3061

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 28, 2025

Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 ``HUD Transparency Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.

    Not later than October 1 of each year, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall appear before the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
present testimony on the Office of Inspector General's--
            (1) efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;
            (2) ability to conduct and supervise audits, 
        investigations, and reviews;
            (3) actions to identify opportunities for the programs of 
        the Department of Housing and Urban Development to progress and 
        succeed;
            (4) recommendations to improve overall efficiency and 
        public accountability of the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development;
            (5) assessment of the extent to which the Department of 
        Housing and Urban Development has resources sufficient to carry 
        out its statutory mission; and
            (6) ongoing activities regarding any such additional work, 
        as appropriate.
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