House and Senate to Take Action on FY17 THUD Spending Bills this Week
After a controversial amendment threatened to derail the Senate from passing appropriations bills (See Memo 5/2), senators were able to come to a deal, relieving the legislative logjam that delayed…
House Won’t Vote on Budget Resolution This Week, Senate Might Move THUD Spending Bill
A spokesperson for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House will not vote on a budget resolution when lawmakers return this week from recess. Republicans were cautiously…
Senate Consideration of THUD Spending Bill Delayed
The Senate seemed poised to begin considering the FY17 THUD spending bill (S. 2844) last week until an amendment related to the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal was offered during debate of the FY17 Energy and…
House Still Locked in Budget Battle, Senate Considers Reforms
Republican members of the House Budget Committee continued to discuss ways to move forward its FY17 budget resolution but did not appear closer to gaining enough support to pass one on the House…
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY17 THUD Spending Bill
The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) funding bill on April 21 by unanimous consent, 30 to 0. The…
House Appropriations Committee Passes FY17 USDA Spending Bill
The House Committee on Appropriations approved by a voice vote its FY17 spending bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 19. As we reported last week (see Memo 4/18), the bill…
Advocates Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment
NLIHC joined 268 national organizations in sending a letter to Congress opposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The letter states, “A balanced budget constitutional…
House Democrats Urge Colleagues to Reject Policy Riders
House Democrats urged their colleagues to advance FY17 spending bills without policy riders that threaten to derail the appropriations process. More than 172 representatives sent a letter to House…
UPDATE: Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY17 THUD Spending Bill
The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) funding bill on April 21 by a vote of 30 to 0. The bill can now go to…
Cuts to THUD Funding Proposed in the Senate
Despite not having a budget resolution setting a topline spending amount for FY17, the Senate Appropriations Committee has moved ahead and released funding allocations for each of the 12…
Federal Budget Still Up in the Air
The House is at a stalemate in advancing its proposed budget resolution that was approved by the Budget Committee last month on a party line vote. The budget resolution faces opposition on both sides…