Congressional Committees Approve FY 2014 Funding Bills for Housing
By Glenn Petherick
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The House and Senate Appropriations Committees approved bills in June to provide funding for federal housing programs for Fiscal Year 2014, which begins October 1.
On June 27, the two committees approved separate bills proposing much different funding levels for key programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (see chart). The Senate bill (S.B. 1243) would provide more funding than the House bill (H.R. 2610) for all of these programs except one (Section 811), where it would provide the same level. The Senate bill would fund most of these programs at or above the level in the Administration’s budget request.
The House bill would cut funding from FY 2013 levels for all but three of these programs, keeping it the same for two (Section 202, public housing operating fund) and increasing funding for one (homeless assistance grants). The Senate bill would cut funding for Section 811 and the Community Development Fund.
S.B. 1243 would provide $250 million in FY 2014 for HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods program and $10 million for the Rental Assistance Demonstration. H.R. 2610 would provide no new funds for either and rescind $120 million in previously approved dollars for Choice Neighborhoods.
Around mid-June, the two committees approved separate bills (H.R. 2410, S. 1244) to provide funding in FY 2014 for federal rural housing programs administered by USDA’s Rural Housing Service.
| Comparison of FY 2014 Budget Request, Appropriation Bills (in millions) |
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| HUD Programs | FY 2013 Enacted1 |
FY 2014
Administration Request |
FY 2014 House Bill (H.R. 2610 |
FY 2014 Senate Bill (S. 1243) |
| Project-Based Rental Assistance | $9,340 | $10,272 | $9,051 | $10,772 |
| Tenant-Based Rental Assistance | $18,939 | $19,989 | $18,611 | $19,592 |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | $1,875 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | $4,262 | $4,600 | $4,262 | $4,600 |
| HOME Investment Partnerships | $1,000 | $950 | $700 | $1,000 |
| Choice Neighborhoods | $120 | $400 | ($120) | $250 |
| Community Development Fund | $3,308 | $3,143 | $1,696 | $3,295 |
| Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) | $375 | $400 | $375 | $400 |
| Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities (Section 811) | $165 | $126 | $126 | $126 |
| Native America Housing Block Grants | $650 | $650 | $600 | $675 |
| Homeless Assistance Grants | $2,033 | $2,381 | $2,088 | $2,261 |
| Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS | $332 | $332 | $303 | $332 |
| USDA Rural Housing Service Programs | FY 2013 Enacted 1 |
Administration FY 2014 Request | FY 2014 House Bill (H.R. 2410 |
FY 2014 Senate Bill (S. 1244) |
| Section 515 Rural Rental Direct Loans | $31 | $28 | $28 | $28 |
| Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Loans | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance | $907 | $1,015 | $1,012 | $1,015 |
| Multi-Family Housing Revitalization | $28 | $33 | $27 | $33 |
1 Figures do not FY 2013 reflect sequestration cut
