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Supreme Court Allows Public Charge Rule to Take Effect

The Supreme Court on January 27 overturned by a 5-4 vote a nation-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule. This decision allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the harmful new rule across the country, except in Illinois, where there is a state…

House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Public Housing

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will hold a hearing, “A Future Without Public Housing? Examining the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate Public Housing,” on Wednesday February 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House…

Members of Congress Introduce “The People’s Housing Platform”

A group of congressional leaders announced on January 29 a set of proposals to address homelessness and housing poverty called “The People’s Housing Platform.” The congressional leaders are Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (…

Research Primer on Challenges for Housing Affordability and Stability

The Aspen institute released a research primer on housing affordability and stability as part of its Expanding Prosperity Impact Collaborative (EPIC), an initiative dedicated to identifying and understanding emerging issues for household financial security. The primer, Strong Foundations: Financial…