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Washington Update

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Late yesterday evening, the House Rules Committee decided on which amendments would be offered for the scheduled floor vote on the FY 2011 Transportation-HUD (THUD) spending bill, H.R. 5850, today. NAHRO was present for this debate and learned that several amendments of importance to NAHRO will be offered and voted on.

Of note, Representatives Adler (D-N.J.), Peters (D-Mich.), Himes (D-Conn.) and Welch (D-Vt.-At Large) will offer amendment #106 which would, if approved, eliminate committee- approved funding for HOPE VI, Brownfields Redevelopment, HUD-VASH, Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services (ROSS) and the Section 108 program. It would also reduce the HOME program by $175 million.

Please call or email your members of Congress and voice your concerns regarding this amendment and educate and inform them of the benefits of these programs in your community.

Other amendments of importance to NAHRO members which will be considered on the floor tomorrow include:

Amdt #78, sponsored by Rep. Latham (R-owa would reduce the Capital Fund by $456 million, the HOME program by $175 million and eliminate funding for the Brownfields Redevelopment program.
Amdt #71 by Rep. Culberson (R-Tex.) would reduce the bill’s funding level by $12.4 billion. This would represent an 18 percent cut.
Amdt #87 by Minority Leader Boehner (R-Ohio) would reduce HUD's Transformation Initiative by $40 million.
Amdt #61 by Rep Braley (D-Iowa) would increase funding to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) by $20 million in order provide CDBG disaster relief and recovery funds to assist communities in the Midwest affected by the flooding that occurred during July of 2010.
For a list of House members and their contact information, visit: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html.

To see a funding chart of what has currently been proposed by the House and the Senate Appropriations Committees for the FY 2011 THUD bill, visit: http://www.nahro.org/legislative/2010/Approps20100701.pdf.

It is unclear at this writing when the House will consider the THUD bill tomorrow. You can see live coverage of the House floor proceedings at www.cspan.org. For questions, please contact John Bohm (jbohm@nahro.org) or Cortney Watson (cwatson@nahro.org). NAHRO will provide information on the status of the THUD bill shortly after the House floor vote.

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