H.R. 7700House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study with respect to public housing inspections and the number of inspectors needed to ensure that all inspections are completed annually.

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The Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Comptroller General to examine how public‑housing inspections are being carried out. Within one year of the law’s enactment, they must report to Congress on how many required inspections are not completed and how many inspectors are needed to finish all inspections each year. The bill affects HUD’s inspection program and the federal oversight of public housing.

Key Provisions

HUD and the Comptroller General must conduct a study on public housing inspections within one year of the law’s passage.
The study must determine the number of required HUD inspections that go unfinished each year.
The study must also calculate how many inspectors are needed to ensure every required inspection is completed annually.
A report with these findings must be submitted to Congress.

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

February 25, 2026

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Introduced in House

February 25, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

February 25, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 25, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7700

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2026

Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act.

Study on public housing inspections

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress that identifies:

(1)

how many inspections required to be conducted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the 1-year period are incomplete; and

(2)

how many inspectors are needed to ensure that all inspections required to be conducted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development can be completed each year.