Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
HUD Transparency Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 12 Republican cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
The HUD Transparency Act of 2025 requires the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before Congress every year. This testimony must occur no later than October 1. The Inspector General is required to appear before the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The testimony must cover several specific areas including fraud prevention and departmental efficiency. This act aims to provide oversight regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill directly increases transparency by mandening annual testimony from the HUD Inspector General.
- Scored +2
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The bill enhances fiscal oversight by requiring reports on fraud prevention and departmental efficiency.
- Scored +2
Does this make housing cost less?
Increased oversight of HUD may lead to more effective housing program administration.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Oversight of Fraud and Waste: The Inspector General must present efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, which promotes accountability (Section 2, subsection 1).
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Improved Departmental Efficiency: The bill requires testimony on recommendations to improve the overall efficiency and public accountability of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Section 2, subsection 4).
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Program Success: The Inspector General will report on actions taken to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed (Section 2, subsection 3).
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Resource Assessment: The act requires an assessment of whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development has enough resources to carry out its mission (Section 2, subsection 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill directly increases transparency by mandening annual testimony from the HUD Inspector General.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill enhances fiscal oversight by requiring reports on fraud prevention and departmental efficiency.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — Increased oversight of HUD may lead to more effective housing program administration.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Improved efficiency and fraud prevention in HUD may lead to better resource allocation for low-income housing.
- 12/2/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 12/1/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4944)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 225.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4944-4945)
- Mr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 7/15/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-201.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.
- 6/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/10/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.
- 6/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/31/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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