Devolve HUD to states; consolidate remaining functions into other agencies
Mandate’s long-term vision contemplates devolving many HUD functions to states/localities and consolidating remainders (e.g., Indian housing to Interior; rental/mortgage/GNMA into a redesignated Housing and Home Finance Agency; loan guarantees to SBA).
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 15 (HUD) — Longer-term / wholesale overhaul: Congress could devolve many HUD functions to states and localities with remaining federal functions consolidated to other agencies (Indian housing to Interior; rental assistance, mortgage insurance, GNMA to redesignated Housing and Home Finance Agency; loan guarantees to SBA).
Undo plan
1) Reject dismantling of HUD as the primary federal housing agency.
2) Preserve unified fair-housing, public housing, voucher, and FHA capacities.
3) Improve interagency coordination without scattering accountability.
4) Defend appropriations for core rental assistance against devolution unfunded mandates.
5) Verify: assisted household counts; PHA financial health; fair-housing enforcement actions.