Bipartisan Infrastructure Negotiations Continue as Senate Democrats Prepare Budget Resolution
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called a procedural vote on July 21 that would have allowed senators to begin debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal. Senators rejected…
Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership and Appropriators on FY22 Spending Bill
The NLIHC-led Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF) sent a letter on July 23 to congressional leadership and appropriators urging Congress to enact the highest possible funding for…
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY22 Spending Bill for Affordable Housing and Community Development
The House Appropriations Committee voted on July 16 to approve a draft spending bill that would fund HUD programs for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The full committee vote followed a July 12 vote in the…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – July 6, 2021
National Updates Biden Administration The Biden administration released a fact sheet on June 24 announcing initiatives to promote housing stability by supporting tenants and preventing foreclosures…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 26, Issue 25
Memo: Eviction Moratorium Extended; Negotiations on Infrastructure Spending Continue; Congressional Action on Housing Bills; & More
House Budget Committee Holds Hearing on President’s FY22 Budget Request for HUD
The House Budget Committee held a hearing on June 23 to discuss the president’s fiscal year 2022 (FY22) budget request for HUD. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge served as the hearing’s sole witness. In her…
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD FY22 Budget Request
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held a remote hearing on June 10 to discuss the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 (…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Negotiations Slow, House Appropriations Process Takes Shape
President Joe Biden met last week with Senator Shelly Moore-Capito (R-WV) to continue bipartisan negotiations over the “American Jobs Plan,” the president’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that…
White House Releases Plan to Build Black Wealth and End Racial Discrimination in Housing
The White House announced new actions to reduce the racial wealth and housing gap and to address racial discrimination in the housing market. The administration plans to build Black wealth by…
President Biden Releases $6 Trillion Budget Request as Infrastructure Negotiations Continue
President Joe Biden released on May 28 his budget request for fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The $6 trillion budget proposes $9 billion in additional funding for HUD, a 15% increase over FY21. The funds…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 26, Issue 19
Memo: Federal Eviction Moratorium Remains in Effect; Updates on ERA Tools & Programs; Congressional Negotiations on Infrastructure Package Continue