Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
- Bill Number
- H.R. 9170
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 2
- Policy Area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 598.
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-26T18:53:21Z
AI-Generated Summary
H.R. 9170: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Purpose This legislation appropriates funds for the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and related agencies for fiscal year 2027 (ending September 30, 2027). It provides discretionary spending authority for operations, grants, loans, and capital projects while establishing conditions, limitations, and policy directives on the use of those funds.
Key Provisions
- Title I (DOT): Funds the Office of the Secretary, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA operations, facilities, equipment, research, and airport grants), Federal Highway Administration (highway programs, infrastructure grants), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and Office of Inspector General. Includes specific allocations such as $550 million for national infrastructure investments (with priorities for high-growth areas), $4 billion for FAA facilities and equipment, and transfers from prior Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) balances.
- Title II (HUD): Funds tenant-based rental assistance ($34 billion+), public housing operating and capital funds, Native American and Native Hawaiian programs, community development block grants ($3.3 billion formula + competitive), HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, project-based rental assistance, housing for elderly and disabled persons, and lead hazard reduction. Includes formula allocations, competitive grants, and Community Project Funding tables.
- Title III (Related Agencies): Provides funding for the Access Board, Federal Maritime Commission, National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of Inspector General, National Transportation Safety Board, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Surface Transportation Board, and U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
- Title IV (General Provisions): Establishes reprogramming rules (e.g., 10% or $5 million thresholds requiring congressional approval), Buy America requirements, restrictions on first-class travel and certain conferences, eminent domain limits, and numerous policy riders (e.g., no funds for certain mask mandates, Cuba flight restrictions, drone-related limitations, and whistleblower protections). Includes rescissions of prior unobligated balances and technical amendments to prior appropriations language.
Significant Changes to Existing Law The bill modifies funding formulas and allocation methods for several programs (e.g., adjustments to public housing operating fund formulas, changes to section 24112(c)(2)(B) percentages in prior law). It authorizes transfers of unobligated IIJA balances for new purposes (e.g., national infrastructure investments, port infrastructure). It extends or modifies existing authorities (e.g., Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loans, emergency solutions grants). Rescissions and reappropriations redirect prior-year funds. New conditions are added to programs such as rental assistance, highway safety, and aviation (e.g., limits on electronic logging devices for livestock transport, restrictions on certain air traffic systems transfers). Several administrative provisions alter prior-year requirements (e.g., Buy America waivers, environmental review exemptions for certain senior housing modifications).
Potential Impacts
- Government Agencies: Provides operational funding and oversight mechanisms for DOT and HUD components; affects staffing, procurement, and program administration (e.g., FAA air traffic control modernization, HUD inspection and risk assessment programs).
- Citizens and Local Entities: Influences availability of housing vouchers, public transit, highway safety, airport development, and community development grants; may affect rental assistance for families, veterans, and youth aging out of foster care.
- International Relations: Includes restrictions on certain Cuba-related aviation and prohibitions on assistance involving entities from countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism.
Main Stakeholders Affected Public housing agencies, state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, airport sponsors, tribal governments, housing developers, nonprofit organizations, private contractors in transportation and housing sectors, commercial motor vehicle operators, airlines, and recipients of Community Project Funding.
Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications The bill contains multiple policy riders addressing immigration enforcement, foreign policy, privacy (e.g., aircraft tracking data), labor standards (Buy America), and environmental reviews. It maintains congressional oversight through notification and approval requirements for reprogramming and certain grants. Provisions on eminent domain, contract compliance, and rescissions of prior balances may raise implementation questions under existing statutes. The measure follows standard annual appropriations procedures without altering core constitutional authorities of the executive or legislative branches.
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Recent Actions
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 598.
- 2026-06-05: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-686, by Mr. Womack.
- 2026-06-05: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-686, by Mr. Womack.
Bill Versions
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 — issued 2026-06-05 — PDF (234 pages)