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The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on January 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET, “On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America Is Leaving Families Vulnerable.” The hearing will be held in 2128 Rayburn Office Building.
Witnesses are:…
December 23, 2019
American Community Survey 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates Released
The U.S. Census Bureau released new 5-year estimates from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey (ACS) on December 19. The ACS is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with reliable and timely social, economic, housing, and demographic data every year. Each month a sample of houses…
November 18, 2019
Representative Clarke Introduces Bill to Address Rising LIHTC Rents and Provide 10-Year Funding to Housing Trust Fund, HOME, and CDBG
Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced the “Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2019” (H.R.4984) on November 5. Co-sponsors include Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), José Serrano (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and…
September 23, 2019
House Committee Passes Bills Expanding Housing Assistance for Vulnerable Populations
The House Financial Services Committee passed several bills that would expand housing assistance for communities vulnerable to housing insecurity or homelessness. The “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act of 2019” (H.R. 4029) passed the Committee unopposed on September 18, and the “…