Increase housing oversight by requiring annual congressional testimony from the HUD Secretary and GAO studies on middle-income housing, heirs property, senior and disability housing, and housing near Superfund sites.

Tammy Baldwin · Wisconsin · Democratic

oversight impact 0.55 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 80%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Requiring annual congressional testimony from the HUD Secretary regarding agency operations, oversight activities, and program performance. Requiring a GAO study on middle-income housing. Requiring GAO studies on heirs property, housing for seniors and people with disabilities, and housing near superfund sites.

The bill includes oversight commitments requiring HUD testimony and GAO studies on multiple housing issues.

NEWS: Baldwin Votes to Pass Biggest Housing Bill in 30 Years
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Evidence

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Public Law 119-101, approved July 11, 2026, enacted H.R. 6644. Section 701 requires the HUD Secretary to appear before the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee at an annual hearing and testify on HUD operations, public and assisted housing conditions, mortgage insurance fund health, grantee oversight, and related HUD activities. Section 804 requires GAO studies, within one year of enactment, on middle-income/workforce housing, housing for elderly or disabled persons, housing proximity to Superfund sites, and residential heirs property.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The promised oversight package was enacted into law: annual HUD Secretary testimony and the specified GAO housing studies are mandatory provisions of Public Law 119-101.

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Public Law 119-101 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
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On June 22, 2026, the Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644 with an amendment by 85 yeas to 5 nays. The official Senate roll call lists Baldwin (D-WI) as voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Baldwin voted for the final Senate concurrence step on H.R. 6644 before it was returned to the House and became Public Law 119-101.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 182
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Public Law 119-101, approved July 11, 2026 during Baldwin's current Senate term, enacted the promised oversight measures: annual HUD Secretary testimony before the relevant congressional committees and GAO studies on middle-income/workforce housing, elderly and disabled housing, Superfund-site proximity, and heirs property. Baldwin also voted yea on the final Senate concurrence step for H.R. 6644, giving her direct same-term legislative credit for the enacted outcome.

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