HUD Secretary Carson Testifies on HUD FY20 Budget
HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified on the Trump administration’s FY20 budget request before both the House and the Senate Appropriations Transportation-HUD (THUD) Subcommittees on April 3. Lawmakers…
Budget Committee Passes Legislation to Lift Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Caps
The House Budget Committee approved on April 3, by a vote of 19-17, legislation that would raise the discretionary spending caps for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021. The “Investing for the People Act…
House Financial Services Committee Approves ‘Ending Homelessness Act’
The House Financial Services Committee approved, by a vote of 32-26, the “Ending Homelessness Act of 2019” (H.R. 1856) on March 28. The legislation was first introduced by House Financial Services…
House Committee Reviews Fair Housing Act
The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on April 2 to review the Fair Housing Act and related efforts to eliminate discrimination and promote opportunity in housing. Witnesses testified…
House Passes ‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act’ with Housing Protections
The House of Representatives passed the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2019” (H.R. 1585) by a vote of 263-158 on March 4. The bill builds upon the housing protections that were…
House Subcommittee Assesses Federal Response to Rural Housing Crisis
The House Finance Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance held its first hearing in the 116th Congress on April 2 to assess the federal response to the…
Senate Committee Holds Two-Day Hearing on Housing Finance Reform
The Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee held a two-part hearing on Chairman Crapo’s (R-ID) outline for housing finance reform on March 26-27. Many witnesses spoke about housing…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 12
Memo to Members and Partners Takes One Week Hiatus There will be no Memo to Members and Partners on Monday, April 1, due to the NLIHC Policy Forum March 27-29. Memo will return on April 8
Lawmakers Circulate ‘Dear Colleague’ Letters to Support Affordable Housing Funding in FY20
Lawmakers are circulating “Dear Colleague” sign-on letters in support of funding for affordable housing and community development programs in FY20. NLIHC encourages advocates to reach out to their…
Details of President Trump’s Budget Request Available
Full details of President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for HUD programs was released on Monday, March 18, expanding on the Budget in Brief released on March 11 (see Memo, 3/11). The…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 11
Memo: 3,500 Orgs Urge Congress to Lift Spending Caps, Forthcoming Public Opinion Poll, and More