# 119-hr-6483: NeighborWorks Accountability Act

119-hr-6483, NeighborWorks Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6483
- Congress: 119
- Title: NeighborWorks Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates an Office of Inspector General for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to strengthen oversight and financial checks.** This bill would authorize funding for that office and require annual external audits by certified public accountants while leaving the NRC's program work and grantee oversight with the agency. - NRC leadership and staff: Would be subject to new Inspector General oversight and have a separately funded OIG focused on audits and investigations. - Program partners and grantees: Keeps the NRC responsible for program operations and grantee oversight by explicitly barring transfer of those duties to the OIG. - Financial transparency and auditors: Requires annual external audits performed under generally accepted auditing standards by appropriately certified public accountants.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Oversight and audits for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation: benefit, low. This bill would add the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to the federal Inspectors General system, making the corporation subject to OIG oversight. It would authorize appropriations of "such sums as may be necessary" to fund the corporation's Office of Inspector General, though Congress would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act
- 119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6483 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6483)

## Related
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8839)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6483 (as of 2026-04-21).