David Randall Peterman
Analyst in Transportation Policy
Maggie McCarty
Specialist in Housing Policy
President Obama requested a total of $123.7 billion for the agencies included in H.R. 5850/S. 3644, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (THUD) bill for FY2011. This request represented an increase of approximately $1.6 billion (1.3%) over the $122.1 billion provided in the FY2010 THUD appropriations act. The House-passed bill would provide $126.4 billion (3.5% over the FY2010 enacted level); the Senate Committee on Appropriations recommended $122.8 billion (less than 1% over FY2010).
The single largest new item in the budget request was $4 billion for a national infrastructure investment fund to provide federal funding for, and promote investment from other sources in, infrastructure projects of national or regional significance. Neither the House nor the Senate funded this request.
The President’s FY2011 budget requested a total of $77.7 billion in funding for the Department of Transportation (DOT). That was $2.0 billion (2.6%) above the $75.7 billion provided for FY2010. The House-passed bill would provide $79.4 billion; the Senate Committee on Appropriations recommended $75.8 billion. Since both bills rejected the request for $4 billion under DOT for a new infrastructure fund, this freed up $4 billion to be applied to existing programs within the overall requested level.
The President’s FY2011 budget requested about $45.6 billion in net new budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a decrease of about 1% from the FY2010 enacted level. However, the requested decrease in net new budget authority would actually represent a 3% increase in new funding for HUD programs, as the overall increase in appropriations would be more than offset by a substantial increase in offsetting collections and receipts, which are expected to come from proposed changes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance programs. The FY2011 HUD funding bill approved by the House would provide about $1 billion more for HUD than requested by the President, a 1% increase in net new budget authority over the FY2010 enacted level and a 5% increase in appropriations for HUD programs in aggregate. Like the House bill, the FY2011 HUD funding bill approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would provide about $1 billion more for HUD than requested by the President. Like the House bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee bill would provide a 1% increase in net new budget authority over the FY2010 enacted level and a 5% increase in appropriations for HUD programs in aggregate.
Date of Report: November 17, 2010
Number of Pages: 26
Order Number: R41492
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Analyst in Transportation Policy
Maggie McCarty
Specialist in Housing Policy
President Obama requested a total of $123.7 billion for the agencies included in H.R. 5850/S. 3644, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (THUD) bill for FY2011. This request represented an increase of approximately $1.6 billion (1.3%) over the $122.1 billion provided in the FY2010 THUD appropriations act. The House-passed bill would provide $126.4 billion (3.5% over the FY2010 enacted level); the Senate Committee on Appropriations recommended $122.8 billion (less than 1% over FY2010).
The single largest new item in the budget request was $4 billion for a national infrastructure investment fund to provide federal funding for, and promote investment from other sources in, infrastructure projects of national or regional significance. Neither the House nor the Senate funded this request.
The President’s FY2011 budget requested a total of $77.7 billion in funding for the Department of Transportation (DOT). That was $2.0 billion (2.6%) above the $75.7 billion provided for FY2010. The House-passed bill would provide $79.4 billion; the Senate Committee on Appropriations recommended $75.8 billion. Since both bills rejected the request for $4 billion under DOT for a new infrastructure fund, this freed up $4 billion to be applied to existing programs within the overall requested level.
The President’s FY2011 budget requested about $45.6 billion in net new budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a decrease of about 1% from the FY2010 enacted level. However, the requested decrease in net new budget authority would actually represent a 3% increase in new funding for HUD programs, as the overall increase in appropriations would be more than offset by a substantial increase in offsetting collections and receipts, which are expected to come from proposed changes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance programs. The FY2011 HUD funding bill approved by the House would provide about $1 billion more for HUD than requested by the President, a 1% increase in net new budget authority over the FY2010 enacted level and a 5% increase in appropriations for HUD programs in aggregate. Like the House bill, the FY2011 HUD funding bill approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would provide about $1 billion more for HUD than requested by the President. Like the House bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee bill would provide a 1% increase in net new budget authority over the FY2010 enacted level and a 5% increase in appropriations for HUD programs in aggregate.
Date of Report: November 17, 2010
Number of Pages: 26
Order Number: R41492
Price: $29.95
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Document available via e-mail as a pdf file or in paper form.
To order, e-mail Penny Hill Press or call us at 301-253-0881. Provide a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card number, expiration date, and name on the card. Indicate whether you want e-mail or postal delivery. Phone orders are preferred and receive priority processing.
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