On Tuesday, the House passed its Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation and Housing & Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill by a vote of 229-192.  The bill appropriates $100 million for TIGER grants (compared to $550 million in the Senate bill) and requires that 20 percent of that funding go to projects in rural areas.  The bill includes a federal share of 80 percent for projects in rural areas, as opposed to 50 percent for all other projects.  The Senate is likely to begin consideration of its THUD funding bill next week.

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