2014 Omnibus: $50.9 billion
2015 Request: $59.9 billion
2015 Omnibus: $53.8 billion
Highlights and key points:
* $9.74 billion for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Operations, which is $90 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $9.3 million less than the President’s budget request.
* $500 million for National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER), which is $100 million less than the 2014 enacted level and $750 million less than the President’s budget request.
* $2.1 billion for Capital Investment Grants, which is $177 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $380 million less than the President’s budget request.
* $1.39 billion for Amtrak capital and operating expenses, which freezes funding at the 2014 enacted level and $1.06 billion less than the President’s budget request.
* $830 million for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is $11 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $21 million below the President’s budget request.
* $30 million for initiatives to increase the safety and oversight of the transport of energy products, including $10 million for grade crossing and track improvement grants on rail routes that carry energy products.
* $17.5 billion for Section 8 Tenant Based Rental Assistance renewals, which would meet projected need.
* $9.52 billion for Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance renewals, which would meet projected need.
* $75 million for HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH), which is the same as the 2014 enacted level and the President’s budget request.
* $4.44 billion for Public Housing Operating Fund, which is $40 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $160 million below the President’s budget request.
* $1.9 billion for Public Housing Capital Fund, which is the same as the 2014 enacted level and $50 million below the President’s budget request.
* $3 billion for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which is $30 million less than the 2014 enacted level but $200 million more than the President’s budget request.
* $900 million for HOME Investment Partnerships, which is $100 million less than the 2014 enacted level and $50 million less than the President’s budget request.
* $330 million for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS, which is the same as the 2014 enacted level and $2 million less than the President’s budget request.
* $110 million for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, which is the same as the 2014 enacted level and $10 million less than the President’s budget request.
Policy Issues
* The Omnibus includes House policy riders to create exemptions from truck weight standards for Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Mississippi, but rejects an exemption for Idaho.
* The Omnibus suspends a portion of regulations requiring a minimum number of hours of rest for truck drivers.
* The Omnibus does not include House policy riders to prohibit funding for California high speed rail.
* The Omnibus does not include a House policy rider prohibiting transit and passenger rail from eligibility for TIGER grants.
* The Omnibus does not include a House policy rider prohibiting implementation, issuance, or enforcement of an “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" rule.
* The Omnibus does not include a House policy rider prohibiting DoT from issuing rules to increase minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers.
* The agreement expands HUD-VASH to Native Americans living on tribal lands.
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
