On Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee released legislation that would provide continuing appropriations for 2013 with more adjustments than the continuing resolution passed last week by the House (H.R.933). Although the Senate bill leaves in place the spending caps and sequester cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011, it would:
- Compensate for the one-time offset of public housing operating reserves last year by increasing appropriations for the operating fund by approximately $300 million in 2013
- Increase funding for administrative fees in the voucher program by $25 million
- Authorize voucher renewal set-aside funding to be provided to PHAs that, despite taking cost-saving measures, would otherwise have to terminate assistance to families because of insufficient funds
You can read a summary of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s substitute continuing resolution here. The full text of the bill is here. Before it can be enacted into law, the Senate bill must be approved by the full Senate, approved by the House, and signed by President Obama. So contact your members of Congress and let them know your views.
In other news:
- We're excited to announce a 100% success rate for Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) application approval. With the assistance of Signet Partners, each of the RAD applications prepared for NMA clients was approved for the RAD program. While RAD is not a solution for all agencies, it does offer opportunities for some agencies. NMA strives to provide our clients with the all the options and resources they need in order to successfully serve their communities.
- Session descriptions for the 2013 NMA Housing Conference have been updated!
