House Appropriations Subcommittee on transportation, housing approves $44.1 billion budget

Subcommittee Chairman Tom Latham reads his opening statement at the hearing on June 19.Subcommittee Chairman Tom Latham reads his opening statement at the hearing on June 19.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies yesterday approved the House Appropriation Committee’s $44.1 billion budget for the departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.

The bill is $7.7 billion below the previous budget and $4.4 billion below the sequester level.

The proposed budget will go to the full committee on June 27, when members will be able to propose amendments.

A live recording of the hearing and a copy of the subcommittee’s draft of the bill are available at appropriations.house.gov.