On July 29, The House passed H.R. 5850, the FY11 HUD appropriations bill, with a vote of 251-167.  While some budget cuts passed, the most harmful amendments were withdrawn, including Amendment #19.  The amendment, offered by John Adler (D-NJ), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jim Himes (D-CT) and Peter Welch (D-VT), would have eliminated funding for Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (VASH), Resident Opportunity and Support Services (ROSS), HOPE VI, and the Brownfields Program, and reduced funding for HOME by $175M and for Self Help and Assisted Homeownership Program (SHOP) by $22M. [More ...]