H.R. 9170

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies.

The bill 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 Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,
  • the Maritime Administration,
  • the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and
  • the Office of Inspector General.

The bill provides appropriations to HUD for

  • Management and Administration,
  • 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, and
  • the Office of Inspector General.

The bill also provides appropriations to several 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.

Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Text of the bill

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I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

II DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 244.

(a) The Secretary may require any public housing agency (PHA) to enter into a recovery agreement, as defined by the Secretary, if the PHA has—

(1) received a Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) designation of substandard on the most recent PHAS assessment;

(2) received a Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) score of 70 percent and below, or having received two out of three years of shortfall funding; or

(3) ongoing compliance deficiencies that materially impede effective housing choice voucher performance.

(b) PHAs that fail to execute the agreement or meet such agreement’s requirements may be referred to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing for progressive remedial action, including a determination of a substantial default, as appropriate and after considering the PHA’s efforts to comply.

III RELATED AGENCIES

IV GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT