HUD and Census Bureau to study housing loss data
In committeeH.R. 3988Latest action
Sponsor: Johnny Olszewski, Jr. · Representative · MD
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Official title: To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a study and submit a report about how Federal agencies identify and record cases of housing loss in the United States, and for other purposes.
119th Congress
Topics: Housing
Introduced:
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HR 3988 would require HUD and the Census Bureau to study and report to Congress on how the federal government tracks housing loss.
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What does this do?
This bill directs HUD and the Census Bureau to study how the federal government currently tracks people who lose their homes. Within six months of becoming law, the two agencies must deliver a report to Congress that defines types of housing loss, reviews existing data, and recommends improvements to how that data is collected and organized.
Who does it affect?
This bill primarily affects federal agencies that collect housing data, especially HUD and the Census Bureau. It would also require Congress to receive and review the agencies' findings.
Why does it matter?
Without a clear picture of how and why people lose their homes, gaps in federal data may go unaddressed. This study is meant to help the government understand what information it already has and what it still needs.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJun 12, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Jun 12, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.