Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 29, Issue 1
Memo: Congress Finalizes Topline Spending Number with Just Days to Reach Agreement on FY24 Appropriations; NLIHC Celebrates 50 Years of Advocacy; and More!
House of Representatives Adjourns for Holiday Recess without Finalizing FY24 Spending Bills or Enacting End-of-Year Tax Bill, while Senate Delays Holiday Recess – Take Action!
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives adjourned for the holiday recess while the U.S. Senate delayed its holiday recess to continue negotiations on a border security deal that would clear a…
Senate Appropriators Warn of “Devastating” Impacts of Speaker Johnson’s “Date Change” Continuing Resolution – Take Action!
U.S. Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) warned of the “devastating” impacts of a full-year continuing resolution (CR) on federal programs in…
Congress Negotiating End-of-Year Tax Bill – Take Action to Reform Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Top congressional leaders are working quickly to reach a bipartisan agreement before the end of the year to expand the Child Tax Credit and revive several expired business tax incentives. If a deal…
Congress Shifts Attention to Supplemental Spending and NDAA, but FY24 Spending Conversations Continue Behind the Scenes – Take Action!
Members of the U.S. Congress returned to their offices on Capitol Hill last week to continue their work on a number of spending bills, including the fiscal year (FY) 2024 bill for Transportation,…
Take Action Today to Advance Housing Justice!
Take Action Today to Advance Housing Justice! More than two weeks have passed since Congress passed and President Biden signed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) extending current federal…
House Speaker Johnson Proposes “Two-Tier” Continuing Resolution and Considers Bringing HUD Spending Bill to House Floor as November 17 Shutdown Deadline Looms – Take Action!
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) proposed a draft continuing resolution (CR) on November 11 that would extend current funding for the federal government in two tiers: funding…
Senate Passes FY24 THUD Spending Bill with Bipartisan Support While House Bill and Damaging Amendments Stall – Take Action!
The U.S. Senate passed its fiscal year (FY) 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill on November 1, along with two other funding bills in a so-called “minibus” bill.…
House Elects New Speaker; Both Chambers Prepare to Vote on HUD Spending Bill and Potentially Harmful Amendments – Take Action!
After three weeks of infighting, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives coalesced around Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA), electing him as the new Speaker of the House on October 25. With…
Senate Prepares to Vote on THUD Spending Bill While House Struggles to Elect Speaker – Take Action!
The U.S. Senate is slated to vote on its draft fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending bill for Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and several amendments as soon as this week. Despite…
Take Action to Stop Harmful Amendments to the FY24 Spending Bill and Protect Housing Investments!
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are taking steps to advance their draft Transportation, Housing and Urban Development spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The Senate may vote on a…