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The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released the 2019 edition of Housing Not Handcuffs, which provides an overview of laws in effect throughout the country that restrict or prohibit life-sustaining conduct performed by people experiencing homelessness. The authors find that the…
President Trump appointed Robert Marbut as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on December 4, following the ousting of former USICH Director Matthew Doherty in November (see Memo, 11/25). Dr. Marbut, a community college professor and consultant to…
Representative Rosa Delauro (D-CT) introduced the “Eviction Prevention Act” (H.R. 5298) on December 4. If enacted, the bill would authorize the creation of a federal grant program for state and local governments to provide legal representation for households earning less than 125% of their area…
The House passed both the “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act of 2019” (H.R. 4029) and the “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019” (H.R. 4300) by voice vote on November 18. These bills, which will now move to the Senate, would expand housing assistance for communities…