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Federal fiscal year 2027 began on October 1 without full-year funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Instead, HUD programs are operating under a continuing resolution (CR), signed into law on September 2, that extends funding for all 12 annual appropriations bills through December 11, 2026. The CR generally holds programs at FY 2026 levels, but it does not settle the significant differences among the Administration's budget request, the House's proposed HUD bill, and a Senate bill that has yet to be released.
With both chambers in recess for the November 3 midterm elections, Congress will return on November 9 with roughly five weeks in session to enact full-year spending bills, pass another CR, or face a partial government shutdown on December 11. The outcome will determine funding levels for rental assistance, homelessness programs, public housing, and the community development tools that California jurisdictions rely on, as well as whether new programs authorized by the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act receive their first appropriations.
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