H.R. 5429House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act

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The HUD‑USDA‑VA Interagency Coordination Act requires the heads of the Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs departments to formally agree on sharing housing data and research. It also mandates that they produce a joint report, within six months, outlining how they can better coordinate their housing programs, with the draft report posted for public comment before submission to Congress. The bill mainly affects those three federal agencies and the congressional committees that oversee housing, agriculture, and veterans’ issues.

Key Provisions

The secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs must create a formal agreement (such as a memorandum of understanding) to share housing‑related research and market data with each other.
Within 180 days of the law’s enactment, the three secretaries must jointly submit a report to the relevant Senate and House committees describing ways they can work together to make housing programs more efficient.
Before the report is formally submitted, it must be published in the Federal Register and open for public comment for 30 days.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

October 1, 2025

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Introduced in House

September 17, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Financial Services Committee

September 17, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

October 1, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 17, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5429

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2025

Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mrs. Beatty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on improving collaboration in housing programs, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act.

Memorandum of understanding

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a memorandum of understanding, or other appropriate interagency agreement, to share relevant housing-related research and market data that facilitates evidence-based policymaking.

Interagency report

(a)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing a description of opportunities for increased collaboration between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve efficiencies in housing programs.

(b)

Publication

The report required under subsection (a) shall, prior to submission under that subsection, be published in the Federal Register and open for comment for a period of 30 days.