New bill would require housing agencies to post contract details online
In committeeH.R. 6344Latest action
Sponsor: Ritchie Torres · Representative · NY
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Official title: CAT Act
119th Congress
Topics: Housing
Introduced:
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The CAT Act would make roughly 3,000 public housing agencies post vendor, bid, and contract details on their own websites.
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What does this do?
The CAT Act requires public housing agencies to publish contracting information on their own websites, including goods or services purchased, vendor identities, bid requests, price quotes received, and the official overseeing each process. The Department of Housing and Urban Development would have one year after enactment to put the requirement into effect. Currently no consistent federal rule requires these agencies to make contracting details publicly accessible.
Who does it affect?
The requirement would apply to approximately 3,000 public housing agencies operating across the United States. Residents of public housing, taxpayers who fund these programs, and vendors who bid on agency contracts would all have access to the newly public information.
Why does it matter?
Making this information available directly on each agency's website would change how contracting data is accessed, shifting it from no standardized public source to a consistent, agency-level disclosure. Vendors who submit bids or price quotes to these agencies would see that information made public as part of the requirement.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedDec 1, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Dec 1, 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 House Committee on Financial Services.