The House Appropriations Committee today released its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.
The reports will be considered at tomorrow’s full Committee markup.
The 2022 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies funding bill, which was advanced by a voice vote in Subcommittee on Monday:
* Creates tens of thousands of good-paying jobs with a focus on deploying clean energy technologies and the green jobs of tomorrow in communities across the country
* Confronts the climate crisis with more than $14 billion of transformative investments in clean energy and science, which will help develop clean, affordable, and secure American energy
* Rebuilds our nation’s water infrastructure, critical to protecting communities from more frequent and severe storms and addressing the worsening drought
The bill report is. The text of the draft bill is. In keeping with the Appropriations Committee’s commitment to transparency, information on Community Project Funding in the bill is. A summary of the bill is here.
The Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill, which was advanced by a voice vote in Subcommittee on Monday:
* Creates tens of thousands of good-paying American jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure with significant investments in airports, highways, transit, passenger rail, and port systems
* Grows opportunity through homeownership and rental assistance, including more than 125,000 new housing vouchers targeted to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness and over 4,000 new units for seniors and persons with disabilities
* Supports the vulnerable with public housing safety, maintenance and improvement investments, such as the remediation of lead paint and radon and installation of energy and water efficient systems
* Promotes safe transportation and housing with a skilled and growing workforce to conduct inspections, mitigate hazards, and study emerging threats and innovative solutions
* Reduces emissions, increases resiliency, and addresses historical inequities in transportation and housing programs through targeted grants and investments
The bill report is. The text of the draft bill is. In keeping with the Appropriations Committee’s commitment to transparency, information on Community Project Funding in the bill is. A summary of the bill is here.
Tomorrow’s full Committee markup begins at 9 AM. It will be webcast live and linked from https://appropriations.house.gov/events/markups.
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
