Community Development Digest

Budget

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House, Senate HUD Funding Similar, But Differences Do Exist

A House appropriations subcommittee approves an FY 2017 funding bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Transportation that is similar in many ways to a version approved by Senate appropriators. House GOP leaders have apparently given up trying to pass a budget resolution and are now bringing up funding bills individually.

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Scalia’s Death Could Upend Appropriations Process

The increasing imbroglio over a replacement for Scalia likely will consume most of the political oxygen, leaving little time for any spending solution other than an omnibus spending bill or a short-term continuing resolution to guarantee continued government operations until a new president and Congress are seated in January 2017.

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President’s Budget Sends $258 Million to EDA

The president’s FY 2017 budget request to Congress includes $258 million for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) mission to support 21st century economic development through innovative planning, regional capacity-building and capital projects.

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Obama Proposes More Than $60 Billion for HUD

President Barack Obama’s FY 2017 budget proposal for the Department of Housing & Urban Development calls for more than $60 billion in expenditures, including $48.9 billion in gross discretionary funding and $11.3 billion in new mandatory spending over 10 years.

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Commerce Budget Aligns with ‘Open for Business Agenda’

The bean counters at the Commerce Department crafted its $9.7 billion FY17 budget request in a way that directly aligns with the department’s “Open for Business Agenda,” which reflects the agency’s role as the voice of business and the Obama administration’s focus on economic growth and job creation.

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HUD Budget Includes Housing Counseling Pilot

While President Obama failed to address housing in his State of the Union message, Office of Management & Budget Director Shaun Donovan outlined two HUD initiatives and an education plan in his FY 2017 budget plan that revolves around the administration’s signature Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program.

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Affordable Housing Wins Big in FY 2016

Options for affordable housing opportunities emerge as the biggest winners in now-operational HUD and Agricultural Department FY 2016 appropriations. The FY 2016 Omnibus spending authorization combines appropriations with the tax extenders legislation proposed in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.

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Lawmakers Approve Massive Spending Plan; Obama Signs It

Congress on Friday (Dec. 18) overwhelmingly approves a massive 2016 tax and spending package, sending it to President Barack Obama who promptly signs it into law. In accepting the legislation, Obama observes: “There's some things in there that I don't like, but that's the nature of legislation and compromise, and I think the system worked."

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Liberal Think Tank Argues against Full-Year Continuing Resolution

In a pair of recently released papers, the liberal-oriented Center on Budget & Policy Priorities (CBPP) addresses why a full year continuing resolution (CR) is ill advised, and examines the inconsistencies in the Republican approach to solving budget issues.

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Republicans Want Public Housing, Development Increases

Congressional appropriations bills (Senate bill not yet number/HR 2577) to fund the Housing and Urban Development Department in FY 2016 would be kind to the Office of Public and Indian Housing. OPIH ensures safe, decent and affordable public housing for low-income families and individuals and creates opportunities for residents’ self-sufficiency and economic independence.

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