Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2018 Housing Spending Bill

On July 25, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Appropriations Subcommittee advanced its FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill. The committee voted to approve the bill by a vote of 31 to 0. The bill includes a $1.4 billion increase in funding for HUD over FY 2017. And it sets the stage for a bipartisan budget deal.