House Releases Spending Bill for Affordable Housing and Community Development
The House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding levels for HUD affordable housing and community development programs voted on July 8 to approve a fiscal year (FY) 2021 spending bill…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Passage of the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act”
Washington, DC - With today's passage of H.R. 7301, the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020,” the House has taken an important step in responding to the urgent need to help…
Overview of Housing and Homeless Provisions in the HEROES Act
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released on May 12 the HEROES Act. The $3 trillion bill proposes almost $200 billion in additional funding for housing and homelessness programs to help…
CHCDF Urges Congress to Provide Additional Housing Resources
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter on April 23 urging congressional leadership to include resources for affordable housing and community development…
Congressional Proposals for Coronavirus Interim Spending Package Fail to Address Housing Needs, April 13
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed on April 7 an interim spending bill that would provide an additional $250 billion for the new Paycheck Protection Program established in the “…
Congressional Leaders Agree to Coronavirus Response Package with Funding for Homelessness and Housing
After many long days of negotiations, congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement on a $6 trillion package, including $2 trillion in direct spending, to respond to the coronavirus pandemic…
Senate THUD Subcommittee Questions HUD Secretary Carson on FY21 Funding Request, Coronavirus Response
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development held a hearing on March 11 to review HUD’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding request and budget justification.…
House Subcommittee Questions HUD Secretary Carson on FY21 Budget Request and More
The House Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations held a hearing on March 4 about the HUD budget…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on HUD’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request
The House Committee on Appropriations, Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the HUD budget request for FY 2021. HUD…
More than 4,700 Organizations Join NLIHC in Urging Congress to Fund Affordable Housing, Community Development Programs
More than 4,700 organizations – including national, state, and local housing and community development, business, transportation, faith-based, disability, and civil rights organizations, as well as…
Take Action to Oppose Deep Cuts to Affordable Housing Proposed by the Administration
President Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request – released on February 10 – proposes to slash funding for HUD by an astounding $8.6 billion or 15% below…