,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dhh  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fhfd  ,report ,no4 #aah-ehh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,december #ai1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,lawler       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,july #ah1 #bjbd  
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,ms4  
,de ,la ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,edwards1 and ,mr4  
,huizenga  ,july #ah1 #bjbd ,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,december #ai1 #bjbc  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of    
,housing and ,urban ,development ,act to
 require the ,secretary of ,housing and 
,urban ,development to testify on an    
annual basis before the ,congress4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,,hud ,accountability ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,requirement to testify ,section  
#g of the ,department of ,housing and   
,urban ,development ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cece7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7u7      
,annual testimony ,during the #e-year   
period beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall appear before the      
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate at an    
annual hearing and present testimony    
regarding the operations of the         
,department during the preceding year1  
including regarding the following       
topics3 7#a7 ,the progress made by the  
,federal ,government in ending the      
affordable housing and homelessness     
crises4  7#b7 ,the current programs and 
operations of the ,department4  7#c7    
,the physical condition of all public   
housing and other housing assisted by   

the ,department4  7#d7 ,the financial   
health of the mortgage insurance funds  
of the ,,fha4  7#e7 ,oversight by the   
,department of grantees and sub-grantees
 for purposes of preventing waste1      
fraud1 and abuse4  7#f7 ,the effects of 
the changes made in #bjag to the        
,federal income tax deduction for ,state
 and local taxes 7known as the ,,salt   
deduction7 on the cost of homeownership 
in the ,united ,states1 except that this
 paragraph shall not apply at any time  
that such tax deduction is in effect in 
the same form and manner as immediately 
before such #bjag changes4  7#g7 ,other 
ongoing activities of the ,department1  
as appropriate4  4  ,july #ah1 #bjbd    
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed