S. 1695 – HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act

AI-Generated Summary

Updated November 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM UTC

The HUD‑USDA‑VA Interagency Coordination Act directs the secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to work together on housing programs. It requires them to create an agreement for sharing housing‑related research and market data, and to produce a joint report to Congress on how they can collaborate more efficiently. The bill affects the three agencies and the people they serve through housing assistance.

Key Provisions

The three secretaries must establish a memorandum of understanding or similar agreement to share relevant housing research and market data.
Within 180 days of the law’s enactment, the secretaries must jointly submit a report to the relevant Senate and House committees describing opportunities for increased collaboration and efficiency in housing programs.
The report must be published in the Federal Register and open for public comment for 30 days before it is submitted to Congress.

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

1 earlier action

SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

May 8, 2025

View full timeline

SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

May 8, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

May 8, 2025

Bill Text

Latest available legislative text

Reading Mode

Raw Text PDF XML

Introduced in SenateIssued May 8, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1695

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 8, 2025

Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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.

1.

Short title

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

2.

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 facilities evidence-based policymaking.

3.

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.