July 21, 2010
On July 20, the House Appropriations Committee marked up and passed its FY 2011 T-HUD appropriations bill. There were few changes from the Subcommittee-passed bill, which we reported on in a July 6 blog post. According to the Committee summary, the Committee-passed bill provides $1.825 billion for the HOME program—the same amount enacted in FY 2010, $175 million more than the President’s request, and the same amount as provided in the Subcommittee-passed bill. NCSHA opposed the President's proposed HOME funding reduction.
The Committee-passed bill also provides $17.1 billion for Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance renewals—$741 million more than enacted in FY 2010, $230 million below the President’s request, and $145 million less than provided in the Subcommittee-passed bill. The Committee stated that HUD reduced its estimate of how much money was need to renew expiring contracts.
The Committee-passed bill also provides $9.4 billion for the Section 8 project-based rental assistance program—$831 million more than enacted in FY 2010 and the same as the President’s request and Subcommittee-passed bill. The Committee-passed bill does not provide any funding for the Administration’s proposed Transforming Rental Assistance (TRA) program.
The Committee bill provides $4.4 billion for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program—$98 million less than in FY 2010, $28 million below the President’s request, and the same amount as the Subcommittee-passed bill.
The Committee ignored the President’s request to eliminate the HOPE VI public housing revitalization program and replace it with $250 million for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, funding HOPE VI at $200 million, $65 million more than in FY 2010 and the same amount as the Subcommittee-passed bill. The Committee-passed bill does not include any funding for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, which received $65 million last year.
Under the Committee-passed bill, HUD would receive $49.5 billion in total program funding—$2.6 billion more than enacted in FY 2010 and $1 billion more than the President’s request.
The Committee bill provides $4.4 billion for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program—$98 million less than in FY 2010, $28 million below the President’s request, and the same amount as the Subcommittee-passed bill.
The Committee ignored the President’s request to eliminate the HOPE VI public housing revitalization program and replace it with $250 million for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, funding HOPE VI at $200 million, $65 million more than in FY 2010 and the same amount as the Subcommittee-passed bill. The Committee-passed bill does not include any funding for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, which received $65 million last year.
Under the Committee-passed bill, HUD would receive $49.5 billion in total program funding—$2.6 billion more than enacted in FY 2010 and $1 billion more than the President’s request.
NCSHA and several HFAs worked hard to persuade the Committee to include language in the bill or Committee report directing HUD to establish a priority for state housing agencies when it selects performance-based Section 8 contract administrators. The Committee Report accompanying the bill states, “As the Department rebids the contracts for performance-based contract administrators, the Committee strongly believes that there should be a preference for public entities whose mission is oriented towards a public purpose. In an increasingly tight fiscal environment, it is difficult to fund increases in programs, so these important federal funds should be used to support the public mission of safe, affordable rental housing.”
More information is available on the House Appropriations Committee website.
The Senate HUD Appropriations Subcommittee is scheduled to mark up its FY 2011 HUD funding bill this morning, July 21. The Senate Appropriations Committee has scheduled a markup of the HUD bill tomorrow afternoon, July 22.
The Senate HUD Appropriations Subcommittee is scheduled to mark up its FY 2011 HUD funding bill this morning, July 21. The Senate Appropriations Committee has scheduled a markup of the HUD bill tomorrow afternoon, July 22.
At this time, no House or Senate floor consideration is scheduled for the HUD funding bills.
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