Memo to Members

Memo: House Speaker Scraps Vote on CR as 9/30 Deadline Looms; Register for Upcoming Webinars; New Research and Updates from the Field; and More!

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) was forced to pull a vote on a controversial continuing resolution (CR) scheduled for September 11. In explanation of his decision,…

Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, on September 11. Wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour ripped roofs off buildings, and heavy rain and…

HUD announced on September 11 an extensive update to its “Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards” (HUD Code). The update is meant to improve the efficiency of new home production and…

HUD awarded $10 million in grants on September 10 to support the expansion of tenant education opportunities and resources for low-income residents in Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance…

HUD published a notice for comment in the Federal Register on September 11 seeking public input regarding its intention to revise the “elevated blood lead level” (EBLL) threshold requirements for HUD…

HUD joined the U.S. Departments of the Treasury (Treasury), Agriculture (USDA), Veterans Affairs (VA), and Justice (DOJ) in issuing the first-ever interagency statement affirming baseline housing…

The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will host a virtual briefing on September 19 from 4 to 5 pm ET to highlight findings from a recent report on the determinants of…

An article in HUD’s Cityscape journal, “Location Patterns of Housing Choice Voucher Households Between 2010 and 2020,” analyzes the relationship between households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers (…

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law on July 11 the 2024-2025 Commonwealth Budget, which increases the funding cap for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation…

Note: Census tracts are being used as a proxy for neighborhoods in this chart. The poverty rate is calculated as the proportion of the census tract population below the poverty threshold in that…