Subcommittee Acknowledges OHCS Expenditure Report; Members Press for Recipient List and Oversight

Feb 19, 2026

The Joint Ways and Means subcommittee acknowledged receipt of Oregon Housing and Community Services’ expenditures-and-outcomes report, pressed the agency for a list of grantees and oversight criteria after press reports of whistleblower concerns, and voted 7–0 (1 excused) to accept the report.

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The Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development on Feb. 19 acknowledged receipt of Oregon Housing and Community Services’ expenditures-and-outcomes report and urged follow-up on grantee oversight after a legislator cited a whistleblower allegation.

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