The Secretary must testify each year before two committees
To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 701, Sec. 701.
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The Secretary must testify each year before two committees
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 701 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary shall appear before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives at an annual hearing and present testimony regarding the operations of the Department during the preceding year, including--”
The section adds a new subsection (u) to section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act requiring the Secretary to appear at an annual hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services and testify on the Department's operations in the preceding year.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary shall appear before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives at an annual hearing and present testimony regarding the operations of the Department during the preceding year, including--”
That sentence, in plain words
The head of the housing agency must appear before Congress each year. Two committees hold the hearing. The talk covers what the agency did last year.
What this is about
At such a hearing an official answers questions under oath. Before this the visit was not required. Now it is a yearly duty.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 701, 140 Stat. 955 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“The Secretary must testify each year before two committees,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 701, Sec. 701. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec701-annual-testimony/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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