Senate Appropriations Passes FY 25 Transportation-HUD Bill

On July 25, the full Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) Transportation-HUD funding bill, skipping a subcommittee markup. The bill passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on a 28-1 vote and includes higher funding levels than the FY 25 House bill, which was passed by the House Appropriations Committee on July 10.

NAHRO’s FY 25 funding recommendations can be found here.

Senate topline FY 25 HUD funding amounts include the following (comparisons are to FY 24 enacted levels; all figures are rounded to the nearest million):

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• Voucher renewal funding (Housing Assistance Payments) – $32,035 million ($3,544 million more than FY 24)
• Administrative Fees – $2,880 million ($109 million more than FY 24)
• Tenant Protection Vouchers – $300 million ($37 million less than FY 24)
• Family Unification Vouchers (including Foster Youth to Independence vouchers) – $30 million (level funding with FY 24)
• HUD-VASH Vouchers – $15 million (level funding with FY 24)
• Mainstream Vouchers – $811 million (included in the HAP renewals account above)
• Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) – $16,654 million ($644 million more than FY 24)

Public Housing

• Operating Fund – $5.366 billion ($110 million less than FY 24)
• Operating Fund Shortfall – $107 million ($82 million more than FY 24)
• Capital Fund – $3.2 billion (level with FY 24)

Community Development

• HOME – $1.425 billion ($175 million more than FY 24)
• CDBG – $3.3 billion (level with FY 24)
• Homeless Assistance Grants – $4.319 billion ($268 million more than FY 24)
• Choice Neighborhoods – $100 million ($25 million more than FY 24)

The Senate bill is one step toward final FY 25 HUD appropriations. There is still time to urge your elected officials to fully fund HUD programs. Visit NAHRO’s Action Alert Center to contact Congress in support of adequate and responsible funding for affordable housing and community development programs. Your advocacy matters!

NAHRO will release an in-depth analysis of the Senate T-HUD bill soon.

August Advocacy starts next week! August Advocacy is NAHRO’s annual letter writing campaign where anyone can send pre-drafted, customizable letters to Congress and the White House. Each week of the campaign, NAHRO releases letters that allow advocates to speak up in support of affordable housing and community development programs. Whether you’re a newcomer to the campaign or a long-time supporter, let’s get ready to raise our voices together – start sending letters on July 29!