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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
This bill sets federal funding for transportation and housing programs, funding public road projects, commercial truck parking, and Section 8 housing vouchers. For drivers, the bill limits the use of automated speed cameras to school and work zones and prohibits the government from researching drunk-driving prevention tools that include remote-control "kill switches" or invasive biometric tracking. For residents, it funds programs to combat homelessness and address landlord safety violations, but also blocks the government from enforcing any eviction moratoriums or implementing new energy-efficiency rules for federally financed homes.
People affected—The bill funds national transportation and housing programs that reach broad populations (Section 8 voucher holders, transit and highway users, homeless people, tribes), but it names dollar amounts and program categories rather than a single countable population, so no reliable total headcount is determinable.
Fiscal magnitude—The Act appropriates many separate amounts (for example about $35.45 billion for voucher renewals, roughly $15 billion in FAA accounts, $3.3 billion for CDBG, $3.78 billion for Continuum of Care, $875 million for 2028 Olympics transit) plus rescissions; the text does not state a single consolidated total, so a precise grand total is not determinable from the provided text.
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What this bill touches.
Spending vs. restraint+30Workplace standards−25Mandates vs. liberty−30Land use & zoning−40Renters & rentResponse to homelessness+30Energy sources−30Enforcement & security−55Security vs. privacy+45Personal data & privacy+35Speech & expression+25Courts & liability−25Aid & alliances−25Trade & tariffs−45Welfare & anti-povertyPublic works+35Transport prioritiesNative American affairs+30
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- owners and operators of private aircraftCan block their tail numbers and flight identifiers from public real-time flight-tracking displays for their noncommercial flights; the FAA may not spend funds to limit that.
- commercial truck driversGain free public truck parking with no user fees, an exemption from electronic-logging-device rules when hauling livestock or insects, and protection from inward-facing-camera and apprenticeship-registration requirements in the safe-driver pilot.
- Section 8 voucher tenants and applicantsAbout $35.45 billion renews tenant-based vouchers and $300 million supports tenant-protection and relocation vouchers, sustaining rental assistance for assisted households.
- tenants in federally assisted multifamily housingGain stronger HUD enforcement of physical-condition standards while keeping their rental assistance in place when owners fail inspections.
- homeless people and homelessness service providersReceive about $3.78 billion for Continuum of Care and rural homelessness programs and $290 million in emergency solutions grants, with set-asides for survivors of domestic violence and youth.
- Native American tribes and tribal housing entitiesReceive roughly $1.49 billion in Native American and Native Alaskan housing block grants and related tribal housing and transportation funding.
- transit systems serving the 2028 Los Angeles OlympicsReceive $875 million for planning, capital, vehicle relocation, and operating support tied to the 2028 Games.
Who it burdens
- local jurisdictions that decline to notify DHS before releasing immigrantsLose access to federal transportation and housing funds if they refuse a DHS request to give advance notice of an immigrant's scheduled release date and time.
- full-time college students under age 24 seeking housing aidAre denied Section 8 rental assistance unless they fall into a listed exception such as being married, a parent, a veteran, disabled, or a former foster youth.
- public housing agency executivesHave their federally funded salary and bonuses capped at the Executive Level IV pay rate.
- owners of substandard Section 8 project-based housingFace Notices of Default, replacement of management, civil money penalties, contract abatement or transfer, debarment, or a court-appointed receiver if they fail inspections and do not fix severe hazards.
- Amtrak employees who work overtimeHave their overtime pay capped at $35,000 per year unless Amtrak's president waives the cap for specific safety-critical staff.
- state and local governments using traffic-enforcement camerasMay not use these federal funds to buy, install, or run automated speed, red-light, or stop-sign cameras except in school zones or active work zones.
Who backs it
- the federal Treasury and taxpayersThe Act appropriates funds from the Treasury for DOT, HUD, and related agencies for fiscal year 2027, including roughly $35.45 billion for voucher renewals and tens of billions across aviation, highway, transit, and housing accounts.
Who opposes it
- rolling-stock makers owned or subsidized by certain foreign governmentsTransit funds may not be used to buy buses or railcars from them, and DOT assistance is barred to entities advertising companies headquartered in China.
The provisions, in plain language.
How your members of Congress line up
How it moved.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 598.
- The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-686, by Mr. Womack.
- The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-686, by Mr. Womack.