Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee bill, which includes an additional $938 million over last fiscal year to battle homelessness.<\/p>\n
\n“Infrastructure and housing are pressing issues for communities across Oregon—urban and rural,” Merkley said. “As our cities and towns in every corner of the state face their biggest housing affordability crises in decades—with rents dramatically outpacing incomes—we must do everything we can to make sure families have the decent homes they deserve. This bill includes needed investments in to address the ongoing housing and homelessness crisis.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Merkley es el \u00fanico miembro del Congreso de Oreg\u00f3n de cualquier c\u00e1mara desde el Senador Mark Hatfield que forma parte del Comit\u00e9 de Apropiaciones, considerado uno de los m\u00e1s poderosos del Capitolio.<\/p>\n
Las asignaciones de viviendas clave que beneficiar\u00e1n a Oreg\u00f3n incluyen:<\/p>\n
Subvenciones en bloque para el desarrollo comunitario:<\/b> Rejecting the Trump Administration’s request to eliminate the program, Merkley successfully advocated for $3.325 billion for the Community Development Block Grant Program. This program funds vital housing rehabilitation, supportive services, public improvements and economic development projects in communities across Oregon and the nation while encouraging local investment.<\/p>\n
Vivienda asequible:<\/b> As rural and urban communities across Oregon continue to experience housing crises, Merkley successfully advocated to increase for affordable housing programs for some of Oregon’s most vulnerable people—low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Merkley led 27 of his colleagues in a successful effort to provide an additional $813 million for rental assistance for 1.2 million low-income households. The senator also protected funding for housing programs that benefit the elderly and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
Rentas justas de mercado:<\/b> Building on significant positive fair market rent changes due to Merkley’s language in the fiscal year 2018 bill, Merkley successfully included a provision to encourage the Department of Housing and Urban Development to allow grantees to utilize local rent surveys to determine fair market rents. This is a significant step forward in the battle to address the affordable housing crisis, by ensuring that vouchers keep pace with the real cost of rent in competitive rental markets.<\/p>\n
Vivienda Rural:<\/b> El Programa de Oportunidades de Autoayuda para la Propiedad de Vivienda (SHOP) y el Programa de Creaci\u00f3n de Capacidad Rural recibieron $10 millones y $5 millones, respectivamente. SHOP proporciona fondos para constructores de viviendas sin fines de lucro, como Habitat for Humanity, para cubrir la compra de terrenos y los costos de infraestructura. Los fondos de Capacidad Rural est\u00e1n destinados a desarrollar la capacidad de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro de viviendas rurales de bajos ingresos al proporcionar capacitaci\u00f3n, informaci\u00f3n, asistencia t\u00e9cnica y financiamiento.<\/p>\n
Los elementos clave del proyecto de ley que buscan abordar la falta de vivienda en Oreg\u00f3n incluyen:<\/p>\n
Subsidios de asistencia para personas sin hogar:<\/b> Merkley secured $2.8 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants, a $125 million increase that will benefit organizations across Oregon. Within that appropriation, rapid rehousing programs for victims of domestic violence received $50 million; homeless youth programs received $80 million; and Emergency Solutions Grants—particularly important to the Portland metro area—received $280 million to support street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance.<\/p>\n
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness:<\/b> El proyecto de ley incluye $3.7 millones para que el programa contin\u00fae con la coordinaci\u00f3n de las agencias federales que trabajan para combatir la falta de vivienda.<\/p>\n
Programa de sociedades de inversi\u00f3n HOME:<\/b> El proyecto de ley incluye $1.25 mil millones para el programa para proporcionar a los estados y localidades recursos flexibles para responder a sus desaf\u00edos de vivienda asequible, incluidas viviendas de alquiler y caminos hacia la propiedad de vivienda para familias de bajos ingresos.<\/p>\n
Corporaci\u00f3n de Reinversi\u00f3n Vecinal:<\/b> El programa, tambi\u00e9n conocido como NeighborWorks America, recibi\u00f3 $152 millones. La organizaci\u00f3n nacional sin fines de lucro ofrece apoyo para viviendas asequibles y desarrollo comunitario a trav\u00e9s de asociaciones p\u00fablico-privadas. La propuesta del presidente Trump habr\u00eda eliminado este programa, paralizando sus seis ubicaciones en Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
HUD-Vivienda de Apoyo para Asuntos de Veteranos:<\/b> El programa recibi\u00f3 $40 millones para proporcionar cupones de asistencia de alquiler para veteranos sin hogar, junto con administraci\u00f3n de casos y servicios cl\u00ednicos. Estos vales han sido fundamentales para reducir la falta de vivienda de los veteranos en un 49 por ciento desde 2010.<\/p>\n
Los logros clave en asignaciones de transporte para Oreg\u00f3n incluyen:<\/p>\n
Programa de subvenciones de inversi\u00f3n de capital: <\/b>El proyecto de ley incluye casi $2 mil millones para el programa, que proporciona fondos para importantes inversiones en tr\u00e1nsito que respaldan el transporte sostenible y la reducci\u00f3n de la congesti\u00f3n en las ciudades en crecimiento de Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
Becas TIGER:<\/b> El programa recibi\u00f3 una inversi\u00f3n de $1 mil millones para 2019. Este programa cr\u00edtico de subvenciones para el transporte, que el presupuesto de la Administraci\u00f3n Trump redujo a cero por segundo a\u00f1o, ha ayudado a financiar proyectos en Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
Transportation Formula Grants:<\/b> El programa recibi\u00f3 $10.1 mil millones, incluidos $808 millones para subvenciones para autobuses e instalaciones de autobuses para ayudar a las agencias de tr\u00e1nsito a comprar nuevos autobuses y reemplazar flotas obsoletas, en particular la transici\u00f3n a veh\u00edculos nuevos de baja o ninguna emisi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
Ley R\u00c1PIDA:<\/b> Merkley successfully protected funding for rail programs authorized under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including $255 million for Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement grants and $300 million for Partnership for State of Good Repair grants, which support capital investment and maintenance projects for Amtrak routes and rail assets.<\/p>\n
Servicio A\u00e9reo Esencial y Torres Contract: <\/b>Merkley secured $312 million for the Essential Air Service. The Essential Air Service program supports flights between the City of Pendleton and Portland International Airport, a vital connection to support economic development across Eastern Oregon. Additionally, the bill increases funding for FAA Contract Towers by $2 million to $170 million. There are six contract towers across Oregon, and this funding ensures their continued operation.<\/p>\n
The bill was voted out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The next step for the bill is a full Senate vote, and eventually merging with a counterpart bill from the U.S. House of Representatives in order to be passed by both houses and signed into law.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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