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HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act
To require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on improving collaboration in housing programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
The HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act would require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to establish an agreement to share housing-related research and market data to support evidence-based policymaking. The bill would require these three departments to jointly submit a report to Congress within 180 days identifying opportunities for increased collaboration to improve efficiencies in their housing programs. The report would be published in the Federal Register for 30 days of public comment before submission to Congress.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Monica De La Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Oct 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Sep 17, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. · house
- Sep 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 17, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mrs. Beatty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 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
A BILL
To require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on improving collaboration in housing programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act”.
SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a memorandum of understanding, or other appropriate interagency agreement, to share relevant housing-related research and market data that facilitates evidence-based policymaking.
SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY REPORT.
(a) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing a description of opportunities for increased collaboration between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve efficiencies in housing programs.
(b) Publication.—The report required under subsection (a) shall, prior to submission under that subsection, be published in the Federal Register and open for comment for a period of 30 days. <all>
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