Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 719, with an amendment.

H.R.719 Latest Title: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 Sponsor: Rep Katko, John [NY-24] (introduced 2/4/2015) Cosponsors (4) Related Bills: H.CON.RES.79, H.RES.434, H.RES.448 Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 114-53 [GPO: Text, PDF] Senate Reports: 114-111 This bill provides continuing FY2016 appropriations to federal agencies until December 11, 2015, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2016 begins on October 1, 2015, because none of the twelve FY2016 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted. H.R.2577 Latest Title: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] (introduced 5/27/2015) Cosponsors (None) Related Bills: H.RES.287, S.2129 Latest Major Action: 6/25/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138. House Reports: 114-129; Senate Reports: 114-75 Highlights: The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The HUD budget is primarily discretionary spending, and most of the DOT budget is mandatory spending, in the form of contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Funding from the HTF is contingent on the enactment of a new authorization bill. The bill increases overall funding for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies above FY2015 levels. Compared to FY2015 levels, the bill decreases funding for DOT and increases funding for HUD. Within the DOT budget, the bill: decreases funding for National Infrastructure Investments (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery or TIGER grants), the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Capital Investment Grants (New Starts), and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; increases funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Maritime Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; and funds the Federal-Aid Highway Program from the HTF at the FY2015 level, contingent on the enactment of a new authorization bill.