Maggie McCarty, Coordinator
Specialist in Housing Policy
Libby Perl
Specialist in Housing Policy
Katie Jones
Analyst in Housing Policy
Eugene Boyd
Analyst in Federalism and Economic Development Policy
The President’s FY2013 budget requests nearly $34 billion in net new budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in FY2013. This is about $4 billion less than was provided in FY2012. However, in terms of new appropriations for HUD’s programs and activities, the President’s budget actually requests an increase of more than $512 million compared to FY2012. The difference—a decrease in net budget authority versus an increase in new appropriations—is attributable to an estimated increase in the amount of excess receipts available from the FHA insurance fund, which are used to offset the cost of the HUD budget. The President’s budget requests increases in funding for public housing and homelessness assistance grants. The President’s budget requests decreases in funding for the project-based Section 8 rental assistance program and several community development-related programs.
S. 2322, the Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies FY2013 appropriations bill reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, includes about $35 billion in net new budget authority for HUD. That is about $1 billion more than the President’s request and more than $2 billion less than was provided in FY2012. In terms of new appropriations for HUD’s programs and activities (not accounting for offsets), S. 2322 would provide about $1 billion more than the President’s request and $2 billion more than FY2012. The largest increase is provided for the project-based Section 8 rental assistance account.
The House Appropriations Committee passed its version of the FY2013 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill on June 19, 2012 (H.R. 5972). It includes $33.6 billion for HUD, which is less than the Senate but more than the President requested. The bill includes increased funding for the Community Development Block Grant program, but no new funding for the HOPE VI/Choice Neighborhoods program. H.R. 5972 was considered by the House the week of June 25, 2012, and was approved, as amended on June 29, 2012. An amendment added during floor consideration would prohibit the transfer and use of other department funds to carry out the activities of the Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) grant program.
On June 21, 2012, the Obama Administration released a Statement of Administration Policy on the bill expressing opposition to certain program funding levels in the House bill and objecting to the House’s overall discretionary funding level for FY2013. For these reasons, the statement said that the President’s advisors would recommend that he veto H.R. 5972.
Date of Report: July 10, 2012
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