S-3061 — HUD Transparency Act of 2025

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Transparency & Accountability

HUD's watchdog would testify to Congress every year on fraud, waste, and whether the agency has enough resources.

Transparency & Accountability

Congressional testimony — HUD Inspector General must appear annually by October 1
Oversight reporting — Testimony must cover fraud, waste, and abuse detection efforts
Resource-adequacy disclosure — IG must assess whether HUD can meet its statutory mission

The details

The Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development would have to testify before Congress each year. The deadline would be October 1. The testimony would go to the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee. The Inspector General would have to cover efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. They would also report on their ability to run audits and investigations. The testimony must include recommendations to improve HUD's efficiency and public accountability. It must also assess whether HUD has enough resources to carry out its legal mission.

Congressional Summary

HUD Transparency Act of 2025This 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 regardingefforts 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 of HUD;the extent to which HUD has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and ongoing activities regarding any such additional work.

Legislative Subjects

Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relationsDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPerformance measurement

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: Senate
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in Senate
Action Date: 2025-10-28
Date Added: 2026-08-07
Source: Congress.gov →

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