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A subcommittee hearing chaired by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on the FY2025 budget request for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Witness:

• Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The $72.6 billion budget includes:

• $407 million to support energy efficiency, resilience, and climate mitigation work in HUD-assisted and financed developments.
• $417 million to remove dangerous health hazards from homes for vulnerable families through funding for Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes programs and the Public Housing Fund, including mitigating threats from fire, lead, carbon monoxide, and radon.
• $112 million – up to $50 million in Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and $62 million in Project-Based Rental Assistance – for conversions that promote the energy efficiency or climate resilience of properties
• $67 million is designated for competitive grants to remove lead-based paint hazards from public housing and to help public housing authorities identify and eliminate other housing-related health and safety hazards, such as fire, mold, carbon monoxide, radon, and other housing hazards. The Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes will collaborate across their programs to ensure the health and safety of families living in public housing.
• The Budget includes up to $5 million to fund research on energy efficiency, disaster preparedness, recovery, and resilience