H.R. 9170

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

Sponsor: Steve Womack · 0 cosponsors

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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.

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I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

II DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

III RELATED AGENCIES

IV GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT

Sec. 405.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in the Report accompanying this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2027, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—

(1) creates a new program;

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;

(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;

(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose;

(5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;

(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or

(7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Report accompanying this Act, or the relevant operating plan properly submitted by each agency, whichever is more detailed.

(b) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit an operating plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided, That the operating plan shall include—

(1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;

(2) a delineation in the table for (A) each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, the Report accompanying this Act, or in the budget appendix or justifications for the respective appropriations, whichever is more detailed, (B) each item for which a dollar amount is specified and for all programs for which new budget (obligational) authority is provided, and (C) each discretionary grant and discretionary grant allocation;

(3) an organizational chart that includes current and estimated staffing numbers, by office, at the customary level of detail unless otherwise directed by this Act or the Report accompanying this Act ; and

(4) an identification of items of special congressional interest.

(c) Each agency may reprogram amounts in excess of or contrary to the threshold limitations established in this section only after—

(1) providing written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no less than 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; and

(2) receiving prior written approval from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.