David McCormick (R-PA)

HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act

S. 1695 · Senate bill Housing and Community Development

A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act. It requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to work together on housing. These officials must create a memorandum of understanding or another interagency agreement to share housing-related research and market data. Additionally, they must jointly submit a report to Congress describing opportunities for increased collaboration to improve housing program efficiencies. Before submitting this report, it must be published in the Federal Register and open for public comment for 30 days.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +2

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill involves the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in coordinating more efficient housing programs.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires the interagency report to be published in the Federal Register for a 30-day public comment period.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make housing cost less?

    The bill aims to improve efficiencies in housing programs through agency collaboration and data sharing.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.