Senate Appropriations Chair Murray Pledges to Ensure Any Increases to Defense Spending in FY25 Are Paired with Equal Increases in Domestic Spending
U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) pledged to pair any increase in fiscal year (FY) 2025 defense spending above the 1% allowed by the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023…
Acting HUD Secretary Todman Testifies before House and Senate Subcommittees on President’s FY25 Budget Request
Acting HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman appeared before both the U.S. Senate’s and U.S. House of Representatives’ Committees on Appropriations’ Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban…
More Than 50 Mayors Visit District of Columbia to Address Housing and Homelessness Crisis
A bipartisan group of nearly 50 mayors from across the country visited Washington, D.C., last week to advocate for solutions to address the affordable housing and homelessness crisis in America. The…
House Committee Hearing Reveals Bipartisan Support for Directing Disaster Mitigation Funds to Communities in Need
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing, “Disaster Mitigation: Reviewing the Effectiveness and Costs of FEMA’s Resilience Programs,” on May 1…
NLIHC Joins Letter to House Financial Services Committee in Support of “Rural Housing Service Reform Act”
NLIHC joined a letter along with 15 other national organizations in support of the “Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023” (H.R.6785), which would modernize and improve the administration of…
Become a Civic Holidays Partner!
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes campaign urges advocates to become Civic Holidays partners! Civic Holidays are nonpartisan days of action that strengthen and celebrate our country’s democracy. The…
OSAH Campaign Releases Updated Fact Sheets on Connections between Health, Environment, and Housing
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign has released two updated fact sheets describing the connections between health, the environment, and affordable housing. Research shows that stable,…
Partnerships between Housing and Criminal Justice Agencies Can Help Disrupt Homelessness-Carceral Cycle
A joint report by the Center for Justice Innovation and the Housing Solutions Lab at New York University’s Furman Center, “Housing Is Justice: Exploring State and Local Innovations,” explores how…
Maine Governor Signs Supplemental Budget with Historic Funding for Affordable Housing and Rent Relief and Provisions Advancing Racial Justice
Advocates in Maine are celebrating the state’s commitment to housing stability and affordability following the enactment of a supplemental budget with historic housing investments that was approved…
Apply to Join the 2024-2025 Cohort of NLIHC’s Collective!
NLIHC is currently recruiting members of its next Collective cohort! The Collective is a group of tenant advocates and community leaders with lived experience of housing insecurity who work towards…
Join Today’s (5/6) “Tenant Talk Live” on Securing Your Security Deposit
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live,” a meeting geared toward tenant and resident leaders, today (Monday, May 6) at 6 pm ET. The meeting will feature guest LaKita Steel, who will…