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Shawn Poynter / There Is More Work To Be Done
Shawn Poynter / There Is More Work To Be Done
UPDATE September 20, 2019 – When HAC first posted about the bill, its text was not yet available and the information on this page was based on a summary from the Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee. On September 20 the bill text was posted online. There are no changes to the information originally provided.
UPDATE September 19, 2019 – The full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the subcommittee’s bill.
On September 17, 2019 the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved a fiscal year 2020 spending bill that holds most USDA rural housing programs at 2019 levels, with increases for Section 521 Rental Assistance and Section 542 rural housing vouchers. This is far above the Administration’s budget proposal, but the bill approved by the House in June would increase funding for several other rural housing programs as well. If the full Senate approves the subcommittee’s bill, the differences between the House and Senate will have to be resolved by a conference committee.
USDA Rural Development Appropriations[tdborder][/tdborder]
USDA Rural Dev. Prog. (dollars in millions) |
FY20 Admin. Budget | FY20 House Bill (H.R. 3055) |
FY20 Senate Bill (S. 2522) | ||
502 Single Fam. Direct |
$1,100 |
$1,000 |
0 0 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
502 Single Family Guar. |
24,000 |
24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
504 VLI Repair Loans |
28 |
28 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
504 VLI Repair Grants |
30 |
30 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
515 Rental Hsg. Direct Lns. |
40 |
40 | 0 | 45 | 40 |
514 Farm Labor Hsg. Lns. |
23 |
27.5 | 0 | 30 | 27.5 |
516 Farm Labor Hsg. Grts. |
8.4 |
10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
521 Rental Assistance |
1,345 |
1,331.4 | 1,375 | 1,375 | 1,375 |
523 Self-Help TA |
30 |
30 | 0 | 32 | 30 |
533 Hsg. Prsrv. Grants |
10 |
15 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
538 Rental Hsg. Guar. |
230 |
230 | 250 | 250 | 230 |
Rental Prsrv. Demo. (MPR) |
22 |
24.5 | 0 | 40 | 24.5 |
542 Rural Hsg. Vouchers |
25 |
27 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
Rural Cmnty. Dev’t Init. |
4 |
6 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Rental Prsrv. TA |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* For the self-help setaside in Section 502 direct, the figures in the table represent budget authority, not program levels.