To require Federal monitors and receivers of public housing agencies to testify before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates an annual congressional testimony requirement for federal monitors and receivers of public housing agencies. By October 1 each year, any federal monitor or receiver that provided oversight of a public housing agency during the previous year must appear before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. The testimony must address management oversight by the federal monitor or receiver. The bill defines public housing agency by reference to section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Who Benefits and How
Congress benefits from direct oversight of federal monitors and receivers managing troubled public housing agencies. Public housing residents benefit if annual testimony exposes management failures, repair delays, governance problems, or progress under federal intervention. HUD oversight staff benefit from a regular accountability forum. Local housing advocates benefit from a predictable annual checkpoint.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal monitors and receivers must prepare testimony, appear before both committees, and explain management oversight. Public housing agencies under receivership may face more scrutiny. HUD oversight staff may need to coordinate records and responses. Congressional committee staff must schedule hearings and review testimony.
Key Provisions
- Requires annual testimony by federal monitors and receivers that oversaw public housing agencies in the prior year.
- Directs testimony to the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee by October 1.
- Requires testimony on management oversight of the monitor or receiver.
- Uses the United States Housing Act definition of public housing agency.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires federal monitors and receivers that oversaw public housing agencies during the prior year to testify annually by October 1 before the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on management oversight.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Government Oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires federal monitors and receivers that oversaw public housing agencies during the prior year to testify annually by October 1 before the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on management oversight.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Congressional housing committees
- Public housing residents
- HUD oversight staff
- Local housing advocates
Identified Costs
- Federal monitors
- Federal receivers
- Public housing agencies
- HUD oversight staff
- Congressional committee staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional housing committees, Federal monitors, Federal receivers
Positive-direction: Congressional housing committees
Negative-direction: Federal monitors, Federal receivers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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