Improving Public Housing Agency Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced
Summary
Stronger transparency and congressional oversight for public housing agencies under receivership. This bill would require annual notices to HUD about receivership status and direct the HUD Inspector General to report to Congress on compliance, housing conditions, and allegations of waste or abuse.
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- For public housing agencies: each affected agency would annually notify HUD by October 1 whether a receiver or federal monitor remains appointed, the date the appointment began, who is overseeing it, and the projected termination date if known.
- For residents: Inspector General reviews would assess physical housing conditions and compliance with health and safety requirements, giving tenants clearer federal scrutiny of living conditions.
- For Congress and oversight committees: within 180 days of a written request from the House Committee on Financial Services or the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs the Inspector General would deliver an analysis of agency compliance with HUD agreements, actions by receivers or monitors, any oversight gaps, allegations of waste or fraud, and IG recommendations.
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More oversight for public housing
This bill would require covered public housing agencies to send one yearly notice to the HUD Secretary. The notice would say whether a receiver or Federal monitor remains appointed on October 1. The notice would name the monitor, give the date they were first appointed, and list a projected end date if known. If the House or Senate housing committee sends a written request, the HUD Inspector General would have 180 days to deliver an analysis to that committee. The analysis would cover compliance with HUD agreements, actions by receivers or monitors and private partners and any oversight gaps, physical housing conditions and health-and-safety compliance, allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or federal-law violations by agency staff or contractors, any other pertinent information the IG finds relevant, and IG recommendations to improve compliance and oversight.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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