Memo to Members

Memo: Updates on Needed Action in Lame Duck Congress; Upcoming Webinars; Latest Research; and Much More

Lawmakers are continuing negotiations over a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending deal, as December 16 – the current deadline for enacting a federal FY23 budget – draws nearer. Congress already passed a…

Join today’s (December 5) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) will join the call to discuss a brief on the risks of rent…

As communities face the impact of rising rents, housing advocates are organizing at the state and local levels to keep renters stably housed and enact long-term solutions. NLIHC’s annual Organizing…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act” (H.R.3372) on December 1 with bipartisan support. The final vote was 218-167.  Introduced by…

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services held a hearing, “Boom and Bust: The Need for Bold Investments in Fair and Affordable Housing to Combat Inflation,” on December 1.…

NLIHC joined the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and other national organizations in submitting a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging the senator to prioritize the…

HUD announced the creation of the first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee during the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The committee will aim to strengthen the nation-to-nation…

The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign supports more than 20 state campaigns that are focused on building a multi-sector movement to generate widespread support for federal policies that…

NLIHC, the New Jersey Resource Project, and a number of other New Jersey-based organizations sent a letter to FEMA on December 2 raising concerns about the lack of rental assistance being provided to…

With the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season coming to a close on November 30, the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) hosted a final national disaster webinar on November 29 to provide…

NLIHC, the Fair Share Housing Center, and Puerto Rican advocates including Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia, and the Hispanic Federation sent a letter to FEMA…