Memo: Senate Appropriations Committee Proposes 10% Increase to HUD Budget; NLIHC Responds to California Governor's Order Urging Encampment Sweeps, and More
NLIHC published an article, “Learning from a Crisis: Strategies to Increase Flexibility in Housing Choice Voucher Implementation,” in HUD’s latest Cityscape journal. The article utilizes historical…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations released, reviewed, and passed out of committee by a 28-1 vote a fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending bill that would provide $78.2 billion for HUD’s vital…
NLIHC released a statement on July 26 strongly condemning California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order last week urging local communities to sweep homeless encampments without providing…
The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and its partners at the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center have begun accepting applications for the next Zero Returns to Homelessness…
HUD released on July 19 an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register regarding its Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program. The rule covers many aspects of the program, addressing…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted a comment on July 22 in response to an Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by FEMA in the Federal Register on January 22 amending…
Congressional and National Updates
HUD and FEMA published a joint report on their Pre-Disaster Housing Planning Initiative. The report is the result of an effort by the agencies to convene…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services held a hearing, “AI Innovation Explored: Insights into AI Applications in Financial Services and Housing,” on July 23. The hearing…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services’ (HFSC) Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing, “Housing Solutions: Cutting through Government Red Tape,” on July 24.…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel participated in two congressional briefings in May and June on the housing crisis. The briefings were part of a three-part series hosted by the Housing Crisis…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) along with the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register on July 23. The…
