Lawmakers Depart Capitol Hill after Passing Bill to Maintain Funding for Federal Programs through 12/20 – Take Action!
Congress has passed and President Biden has signed into law a continuing resolution (CR) that will extend funding for the federal government until December 20 and provide minimal needed spending…
Senate Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Economic Risks of Housing Unaffordability
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget held a hearing, “The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks from Housing Unaffordability,” on September 25. Witnesses included the Honorable Joseph Shekarchi,…
NLIHC Urges Implementation of Key Tax Reform Priorities in Letter to Congress
NLIHC submitted a letter on September 23 to the chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Finance and the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means, as well as the…
USICH Releases First Federal Homelessness Prevention Framework
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) formally adopted and released its first-ever federal homelessness prevention framework, Ending Homelessness Before It Starts, on September 23.…
Register for 10/8 NLIHC, The Alliance, and CBPP Webinar on Preventing and Ending Homelessness through Innovative State and Local Legislation
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (The Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for the fourth webinar in our series on…
Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition Releases Public Charge Resources for Election Season
The Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF) has shared materials designed to help community-based organizations reassure concerned families that the current federal public charge policy is more…
HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Extends Compliance Date for HOTMA Income and Asset Provisions
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) distributed an email on September 24, informing the public that Housing Notice H 2024-09 extends to July 1, 2025, the date by which owners…
Register for Today’s (9/30) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: “Voter Education: Combating Misinformation and Disinformation”
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…
National Consumer Law Center Releases Brief on Rental Junk Fees
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has released a brief examining the impacts of excessive fees on renter households in the private rental market. The new brief, which follows a report on the…
Recap of 9/19 Webinar on Housing Policies and Intergenerational Poverty
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosted a virtual briefing on September 19 to highlight findings from a recent report on reducing intergenerational poverty and…
Report Details Key Considerations for Designing Renter’s Tax Credit
A report published by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, “Options for Addressing Rent Burdens through the Tax Code: Considerations for Designing a Renter’s Tax Credit,” details key questions…