Memo to Members

Memo: Disaster Bills Pass House; Coronavirus Relief Package Stalled; New Research and Guidance on Evictions

The FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 (H.R. 8266), sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), was passed unanimously by the House of…

The “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House of…

House and Senate appropriators continue their work to reach a bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Congress has until December 11 to either reach a deal on all twelve FY21…

NLIHC and the Innovation for Justice (i4J) Program at the University of Arizona released a research note, “Costs of COVID-19 Evictions,” on the public costs of eviction-related homelessness that will…

A new working paper from researchers at the University of California at San Francisco, “Comparison of infection control strategies to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States: A simulation…

NLIHC Vice President of Public Policy Sarah Saadian testified on November 12 before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the federal disaster housing response to…

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on November 18 updated its guidance regarding the temporary eviction moratorium order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (see…

Join today’s (November 23) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will share her perspectives on the state of play in…

During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed the impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moratorium on eviction rates…

 National Updates      Federal Housing Finance Administration FHFA announced on November 13 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend several loan origination flexibilities through December 31.…

The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…