OMB Issues FY19 Budget Guidance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum for all federal department heads, instructing them on how to prepare their departments’ FY19 budgets. Memorandum M-17-28 requires FY19…
Senate Will Work through First Two Weeks of August Recess
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that he will keep the Senate in session for the first two weeks of August. The announcement comes as Senate Republicans face a long legislative…
House Appropriations Subcommittee Votes on FY18 THUD Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) voted on its FY18 spending bill on July 11. The bill next goes to the full House…
Full House Appropriations Committee Votes on FY18 USDA Funding Bill
The full House Appropriations Committee voted on July 12 to report the FY18 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spending bill to the House. While the proposed bill rejects President Trump’s more…
Draft 2018 House Budget Further Cuts Housing Investments
The House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding levels for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD will vote today on a draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 spending bill that…
Updates and Resources for National Housing Week of Action
The Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, July 22-29, is active on social media. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and use the Facebook group page to share images, events, and planning…
Rural Housing Investments Must be Fully Funded
NLIHC continues to urge advocates to contact their members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to rural housing for FY18 and to fully fund rural housing programs. The…
Call on Congress to Protect and Expand the National Housing Trust Fund
There is still time to join the more than 1,000 national, state, and local organizations that have signed onto NLIHC’s letter urging Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (…
House Subcommittee to Vote on FY18 THUD Bill on July 11
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) will vote on its FY18 appropriations bill on July 11 at 7:00 pm in room 2358-A of the Rayburn House…
New Events and Resources for National Housing Week of Action, July 22-29
The Our Homes, Our Voices Housing Day of Action has expanded into a National Housing Week of Action, a full week of activities July 22-29 across the country calling for increased federal investments…
Tell Congress to Fully Fund Rural Housing Investments
NLIHC urges advocates to contact their members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to rural housing for FY18 and to fully fund rural housing programs. The president’s…