On July 30, 2013, the House began floor consideration of H.R. 2610, a bill appropriating funds for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies for FY2014 (THUD). The bill, as reported (H.Rept. 113-136) by the House Appropriations Committee on July 2, 2013, recommended $1.697 billion for activities funded under the Community Development Fund (CDF) account. During floor consideration of the bill, the House approved, by voice vote, an amendment (H.Amdt. 432) that would increase funding for CDF activities by $350 million to $2.047 billion. On July 31, 2013, the Senate began consideration of S. 1243, its version of the THUD Appropriations Act for FY2014. The bill, which was reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 27, 2013 (S.Rept. 113-45), recommends $3.295 billion for activities funded under the CDF account. The Obama Administration’s budget request for FY2014, released on April 10, 2014, includes $3.143 billion for activities funded under HUD’s CDF account. The Administration’s FY2014 budget proposal would increase total funding for CDF activities by a modest $8 million from $3.135 billion in FY2013 to $3.143 billion.