Memo to Members

Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 25, Issue 7 Memo: New Housing Bills, Upcoming Webinars, Ways to Take Action, and More

Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) introduced the “Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act” on February 13. If enacted, the bill would establish a…

Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced the “Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act” (H.R. 5813) in the House on February 7. A companion to the Senate bill introduced by Senator…

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives TJ Cox (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced the “Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET…

President Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request – released on February 10 – proposes to slash funding for HUD by an astounding $8.6 billion or 15% below 2020…

House Democrats have unveiled a $760 billion blueprint for an infrastructure package that does not include robust resources to build or preserve affordable and accessible homes for America’s lowest-…

Homelessness is one of our country’s most urgent, tragic and solvable crises. We cannot end homelessness, however, by ignoring the evidence about what works. For this reason, NLIHC, the National…

NLIHC and other members of the Fight for Housing Justice campaign hosted a webinar on February 13 about HUD’s proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Speakers provided a brief…

“Advancing Solutions to Homelessness through Effective Messaging” will be a featured session at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty, taking place in Washington…

Join NLIHC in celebrating the lifetime achievements of 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honoree Bill Faith, who will be recognized at the 38th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception on March 26,…

Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins other Democratic presidential candidates in releasing bold plans to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis. All those who have run for the Democratic nomination,…

Join NLIHC for a podcast “The Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters” on February 20 at 3:00 pm ET. Register for this podcast and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…