{ "id": "R44070", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "R44070", "active": true, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 447351, "date": "2015-11-18", "retrieved": "2016-04-06T17:54:44.628291", "title": "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2016 Appropriations", "summary": "The House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations subcommittees are charged with providing annual appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and related agencies. THUD programs receive both discretionary and mandatory budget authority; HUD\u2019s budget generally accounts for the largest share of discretionary appropriations in the THUD bill, but when mandatory funding is taken into account, DOT\u2019s budget is larger than HUD\u2019s budget. Mandatory funding typically accounts for around half of the THUD appropriation.\nThe FY2015 THUD bill\u2019s appropriation totaled $107.3 billion: $53.8 billion in net discretionary funding and $53.5 billion in mandatory funding. The Administration requested net budget authority of $134.7 billion (after scorekeeping adjustments) for the agencies funded by the THUD bill for FY2016, an increase of $27.4 billion (26%). Most of this increase was for highway, transit, and passenger rail programs in DOT, reflecting the increased funding proposed in the Administration\u2019s surface transportation reauthorization proposal.\nThe House-passed bill (H.R. 2577) includes net budget authority of $108.7 billion for THUD in FY2016, $55.3 billion in discretionary funding and $53.5 billion in mandatory funding. In total, this is a 1% increase over FY2015 levels (+3% discretionary reduced by smaller offsets, about level mandatory funding). The Administration has issued a Statement of Administration Policy for H.R. 2577 criticizing the funding levels and certain provisions in the bill, saying that the President\u2019s advisors would recommend that the bill be vetoed. The Senate Committee on Appropriations recommended $109.1 billion in net budget authority and omitted certain provisions that the Administration had objected to, such as limitations on travel to Cuba.\nDOT: The Administration requested a total of $93.7 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding for DOT for FY2016, an increase of roughly $22 billion (31%) over FY2015. The House-passed H.R. 2577 would provide $70.6 billion for DOT, $646 million less than in FY2015. The reductions were primarily to the TIGER grant program (-$400 million), the New Starts transit grant program (-$199 million), and Amtrak capital grants (-$252 million). The Senate-reported bill recommends $71.3 billion, $35 million below the FY2015 level; the major change from FY2015 levels is a proposed cut of 25% ($535 million) to the New Starts transit grant program.\nHUD: The President requested $40.6 billion in net new budget authority for HUD for FY2016, $5 billion more than provided in FY2015 ($35.6 billion). The House-passed H.R. 2577 includes $37.7 billion for HUD, $2.1 billion above FY2015. Of that increase, $1.1 billion is attributable to a reduction in savings from offsetting receipts from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The bulk of the remainder of the increase is directed to funding the renewal costs of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and project-based rental assistance programs. The Senate-reported H.R. 2577 recommends $37.6 billion in net new budget authority, representing $850 million more in appropriations and $1.1 billion to make up for reduced offsets compared to the FY2015 level. Like the House-passed version, it prioritizes funding for Section 8 rental assistance.\nRelated Agencies: The Administration requested a total of $351 million for the agencies in Title III (the Related Agencies). This is about $1 million more than they received in FY2015. The House-passed H.R. 2577 would provide $342 million for the related agencies, cutting $8 million from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. The Senate-reported H.R. 2577 recommends $306 million, the $45 million reduction would come from the Neighborhood Investment Corporation. \nThe Senate Committee on Appropriations released a substitute amendment to H.R. 2577 on November 18, 2015; see the \u201cRecent Developments\u201d box on page 3 for detail.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44070", "sha1": "0f4d282f2b457132f19d5c2cff4655cfdce9bf48", "filename": "files/20151118_R44070_0f4d282f2b457132f19d5c2cff4655cfdce9bf48.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44070", "sha1": "f676ac8bec47a02eebf4ae7405cb6cf0f659ffa9", "filename": "files/20151118_R44070_f676ac8bec47a02eebf4ae7405cb6cf0f659ffa9.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 2351, "name": "Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies' Appropriations" } ] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc819690/", "id": "R44070_2015Jun15", "date": "2015-06-15", "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26", "title": "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2016 Appropriations", "summary": null, "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20150615_R44070_211d88d5082040bf3bc2b6a1877eaabacb66f982.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20150615_R44070_211d88d5082040bf3bc2b6a1877eaabacb66f982.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Appropriations", "Domestic Social Policy", "Transportation Policy" ] }