This bill creates a four-member commission to review programs run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and recommend ways to make them work better. The commission's members would be appointed by congressional leaders from both parties, with a ban on anyone who has worked as a lobbyist within the past five years. Its job is to examine HUD's programs for overlap, effectiveness, and waste, look at how housing costs affect inflation, and propose reforms such as reorganizing HUD, reducing "benefits cliffs" that penalize low-income participants for earning more money, and improving transparency and technology use. The commission must hold an initial meeting within 30 days of its members being appointed, may issue a preliminary report within 9 months, and must deliver a final report with specific legislative proposals within 18 months, after which it would dissolve within 30 days. The bill also sets up special fast-track procedures for Congress to consider the commission's proposed legislation, requiring a vote in both the House and Senate within 12 months of the final report, though these expedited procedures expire if the commission misses its reporting deadline or if the legislation fails in either chamber.
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