Participate in April 26 National Call-In Day Urging Congress to Pass FY17 Spending Bills and Protect Affordable Housing!
Join NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) for a national call-in day on April 26 to tell your members of Congress to pass final full spending bills for…
Congress Returns, Faces Deadline to Pass FY17 Spending Bills to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress returns this week after a two-week recess with just four days to pass spending bills for the remainder of FY17 by the April 28 deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Failure to pass full…
OMB Director Says White House Budget Will Include $500 Billion for Infrastructure
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney said on April 20 that the administration will include $200 billion for new infrastructure spending in its full FY18 budget. Mr.…
Take Action! Join Advocates for Today's Twitterstorm & Next Week's National Call-In Day
Tell your members of Congress to pass final spending bills for FY17 before the April 28 deadline and to protect affordable housing investments. Lawmakers must pass spending bills by April 28 to…
Representatives Introduce Legislation to Allow Taxpayers to Assist Homeless Veterans
Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the “Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017” on April 4. The bipartisan bill is designed to help…
Nearly 3,500 Organizations and Local Governments Urge Congress to Lift Spending Caps and Fully Fund Housing and Transportation Programs
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging lawmakers to work together to lift caps on federal spending equally for defense…
House and Senate Members Circulate “Dear Colleague” Letters to Support HUD and USDA Funding
Members of Congress are circulating “Dear Colleague” sign-on letters in support of HUD and USDA Rural Housing to the chairs and ranking members of the Appropriations Subcommittees. These letters…
Register for Today’s Webinar on Opposing President Trump’s HUD Funding Cuts
NLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) will host a webinar today, March 20, on President Donald Trump’s proposal to severely cut funding for…
Sign Letter Telling Congress to Protect Critical Affordable Housing and Transportation Funding; Deadline Extended to March 31
The release of the Trump administration’s budget proposal on March 16 clearly showed that funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is under attack. Contact…
Urge Your Representative to Cosponsor “The Common Sense Housing Investment Act”
Tell your representative to cosponsor the “Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017” to address homelessness and housing poverty in America without any increase in federal expenditures.…
Trump Administration Proposes Extreme Cuts to HUD Budget and Programs that Benefit People with Low Incomes
The Trump Administration has proposed devastating cuts to HUD’s already tight budget. On March 16, President Donald Trump released his budget blueprint that slashes overall HUD funding by 13% or $6.2…