Press Release: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

House Appropriations Committee Republicans today advanced their fiscal year 2027 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill out of subcommittee. While Americans continue to struggle with the high cost of living, the bill makes it more expensive for Americans to keep a roof over their heads, commute to work and school, and have a chance at homeownership.

House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2027 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. While Americans continue to struggle with the high cost of living, the bill makes it more expensive for Americans to keep a roof over their heads, commute to work and school, and have a chance at homeownership.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued a statement in support of removing the Homeland Security funding bill from the six-bill minibus up for consideration in the Senate this week.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Ranking Member Betty McCollum, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Ranking Member James E. Clyburn, celebrated the passage of the three-bill appropriations package covering their jurisdictions.

Today, the Appropriations Committees released the text of a bipartisan, bicameral three-bill funding package, continuing the Committees’ steady progress in fully funding the government before the January 30 deadline.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member James Clyburn led 204 of their House colleagues in a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, requesting the Department work with Congress to prevent 170,000 people from losing their homes in the dead of winter.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Ranking Member James Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement regarding a newly released plan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to dramatically cut funding for housing assistance programs, potentially pushing as many as 170,000 veterans, unaccompanied youth, and people with disabilities onto the street:

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought’s announcement that he is terminating $2.1 billion in lawfully approved funding for Chicago’s public transit system.