This part covers housing agencies put under an outside overseer. Each must tell the housing agency once a year. It says if the overseer is still there. The overseer must report to Congress each year. Contracts must be posted online. A watchdog must review an agency when Congress asks.
“The term ``covered public housing agency'' means a public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))) for which an administrative or judicial receiver or Federal monitor was appointed.”
The section defines a covered public housing agency as a public housing agency, as defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, for which an administrative or judicial receiver or a federal monitor has been appointed.
What the document actually says
“The term ``covered public housing agency'' means a public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))) for which an administrative or judicial receiver or Federal monitor was appointed.”
That sentence, in plain words
A covered agency is one with an outside overseer. That overseer may be named by the agency or by a court.
What this is about
A receiver takes charge of a body in trouble. A monitor keeps watch but does not take charge. Either one puts the agency in this group.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 805 in the PDF
What the document says
“(2) provides the date on which the receiver or Federal monitor was first appointed and the projected date, if known, the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor will be terminated; and (3) identifies the current receiver or Federal monitor appointed to oversee the public housing agency.”
The section requires the Secretary to make each covered public housing agency give notice each year saying whether a receiver or federal monitor is still in place as of October 1 of the year, giving the date the appointment began and the expected end date if known, and naming the current receiver or monitor.
What the document actually says
“(2) provides the date on which the receiver or Federal monitor was first appointed and the projected date, if known, the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor will be terminated; and (3) identifies the current receiver or Federal monitor appointed to oversee the public housing agency.”
That sentence, in plain words
The notice must give the date the overseer was first named. It must give the date the job is expected to end, if that is known. It must also name the person now in the role.
What this is about
The notice goes to the housing agency once a year. It marks whether the overseer is still there on October 1. Some of these roles have run for years.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: receivers and Federal monitorsHow: statuteSec. 805 in the PDF
What the document says
“(A) describes the management and oversight activities of the receiver or Federal monitor for the covered public housing agency; (B) identifies the significant factors that led to the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor for the covered public housing agency;”
The section requires each receiver or federal monitor currently appointed over a covered public housing agency to give the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, by October 1 each year, a written assessment describing its management and oversight work, the significant factors that led to the appointment, the factors still unresolved that keep the oversight going, and a timeline projecting when those will be resolved. On written request the receiver or monitor must promptly supply further information, including testimony.
What the document actually says
“(A) describes the management and oversight activities of the receiver or Federal monitor for the covered public housing agency; (B) identifies the significant factors that led to the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor for the covered public housing agency;”
That sentence, in plain words
The assessment must describe what the overseer has been doing. It must name the main reasons the overseer was brought in.
What this is about
The paper goes to two committees by October 1 each year. It must also say what is still unfixed. It must give a timeline for fixing it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 805 in the PDF
What the document says
“(1) All material information about the contract, including the goods and service provided. (2) The identity of the vendor selected to receive the contract. (3) The date of the solicitation of the contract. (4) The relevant information pertaining to the bids and quotes solicited for the contract. (5) The name of the official who solicited the contract.”
The section requires the Secretary, within a year of enactment, to make each covered public housing agency publicly post on its website, for each contract entered into in the preceding year, the material information about the contract including the goods and services provided, who the vendor is, the date the contract was put out, the relevant information about bids and quotes, and the name of the official who put it out.
What the document actually says
“(1) All material information about the contract, including the goods and service provided. (2) The identity of the vendor selected to receive the contract. (3) The date of the solicitation of the contract. (4) The relevant information pertaining to the bids and quotes solicited for the contract. (5) The name of the official who solicited the contract.”
That sentence, in plain words
The agency must post what the contract is for. It must name the firm that won it. It must give the date the work went out. It must give the bids and the name of the official who ran it.
What this is about
This covers contracts signed in the year before. It goes on the agency's own website. The housing agency has one year to require it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 805 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Inspector General shall provide to the requesting committee an analysis of-- (1) the status of any covered public housing agency's compliance with any agreements entered into between the covered public housing agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including specific areas of deficiency and progress toward compliance;”
The section requires the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, within 180 days of a written request from either committee, to give that committee an analysis of the agency's compliance with its agreements with the Department, a review of what the receiver or monitor and any private development partners have done including gaps in oversight, an assessment of the physical condition of the housing and compliance with health and safety rules, an examination of allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or violations of federal law by employees or contractors, any other pertinent information, and recommendations for improving compliance or oversight.
What the document actually says
“the Inspector General shall provide to the requesting committee an analysis of-- (1) the status of any covered public housing agency's compliance with any agreements entered into between the covered public housing agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including specific areas of deficiency and progress toward compliance;”
That sentence, in plain words
The watchdog office must report to the committee that asked. It must say how far the agency has kept its promises to the housing agency. It must name where the agency falls short and where it has moved forward.
What this is about
The report is due within 180 days of a written request. It also covers the state of the buildings. It covers any claim of fraud by staff or contractors.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 805, 140 Stat. 962 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“Improving Public Housing Agency Accountability,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 805. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/section-805/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
Each distinct thing the section does: the definition of a covered public housing agency, the annual notice to the Secretary, the annual written assessment by the receiver or monitor and the duty to supply more on request, the public disclosure of contract information, and the Inspector General review.
Nothing the section does is left out.
The definition of a public housing agency comes from section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, which is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about when a receiver or federal monitor is appointed.
