Summary
The House and Senate appropriations committees have approved their Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The House bill, approved on July 17, would reduce combined T-HUD appropriations by $1.1 billion (-2%) compared to FY 2017. The Senate bill was approved on July 27; it would increase funding by $2.4 billion (4%). This brief summarizes funding and other provisions of interest included in the bills.