Congressional Appropriators Unveil FY2014 Appropriations Bill - January 14, 2014

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees released their omnibus FY2014 appropriations bill on January 13 (the HUD language begins on page 1481, Rural Development on page 33).  The bill now goes to the House and Senate for approval.  The National Low Income Housing Coalition has posted a chart that shows the proposed funding levels for HUD and RHS programs and how they compare with funding levels in recent years.  The Committees have also posted summaries of the bill and the Transportation/Housing and Urban Development (THUD) and RHS appropriations:

• Senate summary of the omnibus: http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news.cfm?method=news.view&id=5aa8e660-f52e-4074-945f-9618eb963ae9
• House summary of the THUD bill: http://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/01.13.14_fy_2014_omnibus_-_transportation_housing_and_urban_development_-_summary.pdf
• House summary of the Agriculture bill: http://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/01.13.14_fy_2014_omnibus_-_agriculture_-_summary.pdf