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H.R. 8489119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 23, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: HUD Payment Integrity and Accountability Act of 2026
Introduced:
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HUD must assess improper payments in rental assistance programs by December 1, 2027, and flag unusual spending spikes to its watchdog.
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HUD must complete an improper-payments assessment of Tenant-Based and Project-Based Rental Assistance by December 1, 2027, and build a plan to keep testing and reporting errors. The bill also requires HUD to alert its Inspector General within 60 days if payments or recipient counts in a ZIP code jump over 100% in a year, with mandatory fraud audits triggered at 400% growth over five years.
HUD, its Inspector General, public housing agencies, landlords, and grant recipients are affected; tenants' eligibility and benefits are not changed.
The bill increases oversight and audit exposure for programs and recipients with unusual funding patterns, without altering rental assistance rules for tenants.
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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 House Committee on Financial Services.