HUD Transparency Act of 2025 in plain language
1: Short title
This section would let the Act be called the "HUD Transparency Act of 2025."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUD Transparency Act of 2025 .
2: Congressional testimony
This section would require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to appear, not later than October 1 of each year, before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. At that appearance the Inspector General would have to present testimony on six things: the Office of Inspector General's efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; its ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews; actions to identify opportunities for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's programs to progress and succeed; recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability; an assessment of whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and any other ongoing work of the Office of Inspector General, as appropriate.
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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; (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.