H.R. 7700

Summary

H.R. 7700, the Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2026 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 7700 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7700 IH: Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7700  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 25, 2026   Mr. Lawler  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study with respect to public housing inspections and the number of inspectors needed to ensure that all inspections are completed annually.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act  .
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Study on public housing inspections
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress that identifies:
(1)
how many inspections required to be conducted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the 1-year period are incomplete; and
(2)
how many inspectors are needed to ensure that all inspections required to be conducted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development can be completed each year.

Tracker

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To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study with respect to public housing inspections and the number of inspectors needed to ensure that all inspections are completed annually.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 7700 alone.

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7700 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Referred To · Feb 25, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7700 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7700 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 7700.

HR 4856Revitalizing America’s Housing ActDec 19, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 7700 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act — Display Title
• Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study with respect to public housing inspections and the number of inspectors needed to ensure that all inspections are completed annually. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7700 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7700’s is Housing and Community Development.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7700, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAWLER:H.R. 7700.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2329]

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