Bill > HR5429

This bill, known as the "HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act," requires the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Agriculture (USDA), and Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a memorandum of understanding to share housing-related research and market data that can help inform evidence-based policymaking. Within 180 days of the act's enactment, these three agency heads must jointly submit a report to specific congressional committees detailing opportunities for increased collaboration to improve housing program efficiencies. Before the report is submitted to Congress, it must be published in the Federal Register and made available for public comment for 30 days. The bill aims to enhance coordination and information sharing among these federal agencies to potentially create more effective and streamlined housing programs, particularly those that might impact vulnerable populations such as veterans, rural communities, and urban residents.