This legislation mandates that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) require public housing agencies to publicly disclose comprehensive details about their contracts. This disclosure must be implemented within one year of the Act's enactment and made readily accessible on each agency's official website. Agencies are specifically required to reveal all material information concerning each contract, encompassing the goods and services provided, the identity of the vendor , the precise date of the solicitation , all bids and quotes solicited , and the name of the official who solicited the contract . This initiative seeks to significantly enhance transparency and accountability within the contracting processes of public housing agencies.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Housing and Community Development
CAT Act
USA119th CongressHR-6344| House
| Updated: 12/1/2025
This legislation mandates that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) require public housing agencies to publicly disclose comprehensive details about their contracts. This disclosure must be implemented within one year of the Act's enactment and made readily accessible on each agency's official website. Agencies are specifically required to reveal all material information concerning each contract, encompassing the goods and services provided, the identity of the vendor , the precise date of the solicitation , all bids and quotes solicited , and the name of the official who solicited the contract . This initiative seeks to significantly enhance transparency and accountability within the contracting processes of public housing agencies.