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US HR6072

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019


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Introduced
06/12/2018
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides appropriations to DOT for: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the Office of Inspector General. Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides appropriations to HUD for: Management and Administration, Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Housing Programs, the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, the Information Technology Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations to related agencies, including: the Access Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Office of Inspector General, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, the Surface Transportation Board, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

AI Summary

This bill provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. Key provisions include: - Appropriating funds for DOT operations, facilities and equipment, and research, as well as grants for airports and aviation safety. - Appropriating funds for HUD programs like tenant-based rental assistance, public housing, and community planning and development. - Setting restrictions on the use of funds, such as prohibiting funds for employee training deemed improper, limiting first-class airline travel, and restricting the use of eminent domain for economic development. - Allowing for the transfer of project-based rental assistance between multifamily housing projects under certain conditions. - Establishing a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies to encourage families receiving housing vouchers to move to lower-poverty areas. The bill aims to provide funding and guidance for the key transportation, housing, and urban development activities of the federal government in the 2019 fiscal year.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584. (on 06/12/2018)

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