By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy A partial shutdown of the federal government is extending into its second week, after the Senate voted on and failed to pass two stopgap funding…
Washington, D.C. - "The federal government shutdown has begun, intensifying hardship for the country’s lowest-income and most vulnerable people. While shutdowns have occurred before, this one comes…
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Sarita Kelkar, NLIHC Policy Intern NLIHC joined a Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) appropriations letter for fiscal…
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy A memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released on September 24 instructs federal agencies to carry out mass layoffs in the event…
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy Congress introduced and failed to pass two dueling continuing resolutions (CRs) last week before going on a weeklong recess. Federal lawmakers…
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy The House of Representatives is expected to vote on an agreement to provide temporary funding to keep federal programs and services running at the…
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) are working on an agreement to…
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) may meet with President Donald Trump ahead of a…
NLIHC’s National HoUSed campaign calls will be on hiatus for the month of August, and returning September 9 with the latest policy updates, advocacy actions, and news from the field. Register here…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held an executive session for a markup of the bipartisan “Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act” on Tuesday,…
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Policy Director and San Kwon, NLIHC Policy Intern The Senate Appropriations Committee released and approved on July 24 their fiscal year (FY) 2026 Transportation,…
By Alayna Calabro, NLHC Senior Policy Analyst The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released, reviewed, and passed out of committee by a 35-28 party-line vote a fiscal…