Memo to Members & Partners is our weekly newsletter. Read by everyone from housing advocates to reporters to members of the Administration and Congressional staff, Memo covers news from Capitol Hill, HUD and the Administration; the latest research on housing and related issues; and major activities of our state coalition partners around the country. Memo is sent by email each week.
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 19
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May 20, 2019Rep. Garcia Introduces Legislation to Block “Mixed-Status” Immigrant Family Rule; Los Angeles Congressional Delegation Demands Rule be Withdrawn
Representative Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) introduced legislation (HR 2763) on May 16 to block HUD’s proposed rule that would prohibit “mixed-status” immigrant families from living in public and other…
May 20, 2019Rep. Turner Reintroduces Bill Imposing Work Requirements on Foster Youth in Need of Housing
Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) reintroduced on May 9 the “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act,” which would – for the first time ever – impose new burdens, including work, education,…
May 20, 2019House Passes “Equality Act” to Expand LGBTQ Protections
The House of Representatives voted 236 to 173 to approve the “Equality Act” to expand civil rights protections to LGBTQ individuals by banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
May 20, 2019NLIHC Offers Sample Comment Letter on HUD’s Proposed Section 3 Rule
NLIHC has prepared a sample comment letter about HUD’s proposed Section 3 rule that organizations can adapt to their priorities. NLIHC urges residents and advocates to submit comments before the June…
May 20, 2019HUD Secretary Carson to Testify before House Financial Services Committee, May 21
HUD Secretary Ben Carson will testify before the House Financial Services Committee during a HUD oversight hearing on Tuesday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will take place in 2128 Rayburn…
May 20, 2019NLIHC and Housing Action NH Raise the Issue of Affordable Housing in the Presidential Primaries
NLIHC state partner Housing Action New Hampshire (Housing Action NH) and NLIHC together launched the nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes, Our New Hampshire project on May 16. Through this initiative…
May 20, 2019HUD Announces National Housing Trust Fund 2019 Allocations
HUD formally published the 2019 national Housing Trust Fund allocations for the states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories on May 17. As previously reported, $248 million is available (see Memo, 2…
May 20, 2019HUD Releases Block Grant Allocations for 2018 Disaster-Impacted States
HUD released on May 14 allocations of Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for areas impacted by the 2018 disasters. These awards come from money Congress…
May 20, 2019Congress Introduces Bipartisan Bills to Release Disaster Mitigation Funds
A bipartisan group of senators including Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced on May 7…
May 20, 2019Governors Urge President and Congress to Act on Disaster Aid Package
A bipartisan group of ten governors from North Carolina, Alabama, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Wisconsin sent a letter on May 7 to President Trump and…
May 20, 2019Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – May 20, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 5/13). 2018…
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