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H.R. 225

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 225, the HUD Transparency Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Dec 2, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 225 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb225/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 225 EH: HUD Transparency Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 225
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   HUD Transparency Act of 2025  .
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.
    Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-07
  2. Passed House2025-12-01
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 7, 2025

hb225/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/07/2025)

HUD Transparency Act of 2025

This 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 regarding

  • efforts 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;
  • the extent to which HUD has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and
  • ongoing activities regarding any such additional work.

Sponsors

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) sponsors H.R. 225, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 225 went before 2 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Financial Services.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Referred To · Dec 2, 2025 · 465 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Reported By · Jul 15, 2025 · 559 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 225, the latest H. Rept. 119-201.

Actions

H.R. 225 has taken 13 actions since Jan 7, 2025, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 2, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Dec 1, 202517:43
House
Mr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 1, 202517:43
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4944-4945)
Dec 1, 202517:43
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 225.
Dec 1, 202517:55
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4944)

Votes

H.R. 225 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 225, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 225 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 225, the latest on Aug 14, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 225 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Economics/Economic Development, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRANDON ARNOLD112
BRYAN RILEY112
NICHOLAS JOHNS112
PETE SEPP112
DAVID TIMMONS111
THOMAS AIELLO111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 225 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 8 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 225’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr225/policy-areas.txt
Housing and Community DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 225 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Accounting and auditing to Performance measurement.

hr225/subjects.txt
Accounting and auditingCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPerformance measurement

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 225, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. De La CRUZ:H.R. 225.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H63]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com