Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6483

NeighborWorks Accountability Act

NeighborWorks Accountability Act: Creating a New Watchdog Office

Dec 4, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is sitting in the House Financial Services and Oversight and Government Reform committees. It has not moved since December 2025, which means nothing has happened with the bill for seven months. It is considered stalled because it has not received a committee vote.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill was introduced late in the year and has only been sent to a committee. Most bills like this do not become law unless they gain a lot of support from both parties very quickly.

Key Points

This bill creates a new watchdog office called an Inspector General for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. This organization, often called NeighborWorks America, is a group that supports affordable housing and community projects across the country.
The new Inspector General would be responsible for checking the agency's work to make sure tax money is being spent the right way. This office helps find and stop waste, fraud, or mismanagement within the organization.
The plan also requires an outside accounting firm to perform a full audit of the agency's finances every year. This ensures that a neutral third party is double checking the books to keep everything transparent.
While the new watchdog will look for problems, they will not take over the daily work of the agency. NeighborWorks will still be in charge of its own programs and will continue to manage the local groups that receive its grants.

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Milestones

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Dec 4, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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Dec 4, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

NeighborWorks Accountability Act

Bill NumberHR 6483

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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