By a vote of 69 to 30, the United States Senate passed the appropriations minibus bill, H.R. 2112, which contains the FY2012 spending bills for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS), and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD). The bill includes significant cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs compared to the FY2011 enacted levels.
The following chart taken from National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, summarizes funding to date for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs:
| Program | FY-2011 Enacted | WH FY-2012 Budget | House Approved | Senate Approved |
| CDBG | $3,336,000,000 | $3,691,368,000 | $3,465,974,000 | $2,851,027,000 |
| HOME | $1,606,780,000 | $1,650,000,000 | $1,200,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 |
| PJ-Based Section 8 | $9,257,448,000 | $9,428,672,000 | $9,028,672,000 | $9,418,672,000 |
| Housing Choice Vouchers* | $18,370,872,624 | $19,222,569,082 | $18,467,883,000 | $18,872,357,000 |
| Public Housing Operating Funds | $4,616,748,000 | $3,961,850,000 | $3,861,850,000 | $3,961,850,000 |
| Public Housing Capital Funds | $2,040,111,600 | $2,405,345,000 | $1,532,117,000 | $1,875,000,000 |
| Homeless Assistance Grants | $1,901,190,000 | $2,372,000,000 | $1,901,190,000 | $1,901,190,000 |
| Section 202 | $399,200,000 | $757,000,000 | $600,000,000 | $369,627,000 |
| Section 811 | $149,700,000 | $196,000,000 | $196,000,000 | $150,000,000 |
| VASH | $49,900,000 | $75,000,000 | $75,000,000 | $75,000,000 |
| HOPWA | $334,330,000 | $335,000,000 | $334,330,000 | $330,000,000 |
| HOPE VI/CNI | $165,000,000 | $250,000,000 | 0 | $120,000,000 |
| Rental Assistance Demonstration** | 0 | $200,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sustainable Communities | $99,800,000 | $150,000,000 | 0 | $90,000,000 |
| RD Section 515 Direct Loans (obligation) | $69,372,976 | $95,236,000 | $58,148,064 | $64,478,000 |
| RD Section 538 Loan Guarantees (obligation) | $30,898,080 | 0 | 0 | $130,000,000 |
| DOE WAP | $174,300,000 | $320,000,000 | $33,000,000 | $174,300,000 |
To avoid a government shutdown , Congress must pass all of its FY2012 appropriations or pass another continuing resolution (CR) before November 18, 2011, when the current continuing resolution (CR) funding the government expires.
For additional information, see the following:
List of H.R.2112 amendments considered by Senate
