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S. 3061

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Summary

S. 3061, the HUD Transparency Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 28, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Oct 28, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 3061 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb3061/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3061 IS: HUD Transparency Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-28
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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.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3061
  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
  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.
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.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-28
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Oct 28, 2025

sb3061/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (10/28/2025)

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

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 3061, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3061 went before 1 committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Referred To · Oct 28, 2025 · 465 Bills

Actions

S. 3061 has taken 2 actions since Oct 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 28, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Oct 28, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3061 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3061, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3061 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • HUD Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 3061 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO113
JAMES GRANDE113
KATHERINE DUVENECK113
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT113
ROBERT MCCARTY113
WILLIAM SEABROOK112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3061 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; S. 3061’s is Housing and Community Development.

s3061/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

S. 3061 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Accounting and auditing to Performance measurement.

s3061/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com