The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate conferees have agreed to a $446.8 billion omnibus appropriations bill (HR 3288). This “˜omnibus’ legislation includes the Transportation-HUD appropriations measure as well as the Commerce-Justice-Science, Financial Services, Labor-Health and Human Services, Milcon-VA, and State-Foreign Operations bills. Only five FY 2010 appropriations bills have been signed by the president and government agencies funded by the remaining seven are currently covered by a Continuing Resolution set to expire on December 18. The Transportation-HUD appropriations bill was passed by the House on July 23 and by the Senate on September 17.
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FY-09 Enacted |
’10 Budget Proposal |
’10 Passed House |
’10 Passed Senate |
Conference Report |
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House Choice Vouchers |
$16.8 billion |
$17.8 billion |
$18.2 billion |
$18.1 billion |
$18.2 billion |
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Project-Based Section 8* |
$7.1 billion |
$8.1 billion |
$8.7 billion |
$8.1 billion |
$8.5 billion |
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HOPE VI |
$120 million |
$0 |
$250 million |
$0 |
$200 million |
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative |
N/A |
$250 million |
$0 |
$250 million |
$65 million* |
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Section 202 |
$765 million |
$765 million |
$1 billion |
$785 million |
$825 million |
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Section 811 |
$250 million |
$250 million |
$350 million |
$265 million |
$300 million |
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HOME Investment Program |
$1.8 billion |
$1.8 million |
$2 billion |
$1.8 billion |
$1.8 billion |
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CDBG |
$3.9 billion |
$4.4 billion |
$4.6 billion |
$4.4 billion |
$4.4 billion |
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Brownfields Redevelopment |
$10 million |
$0 |
$25 million |
$0 |
$17.5 million |
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HOPWA |
$310 million |
$310 million |
$350 million |
$320 million |
$335 million |
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National Housing Trust Fund |
N/A |
$1 billion |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Energy Innovation Fund |
N/A |
$100 million |
$50 million |
$75 million |
$50 million |
*The $65,000,000 provided for the Choice Neighborhoods Inititiative will be funded out of the $200,000,000 HOPE VI Appropriation
The House and Senate will attempt to pass the compromise legislation by December 18 in order to avoid another continuing resolution. The Defense Appropriations bill (HR 3326) is being held in reserve as a vehicle for other end-of-session Democratic priorities, including aid for the unemployed and other expiring policies
