Senate Passes Concurrent Budget Resolution
On May 5, the Senate voted 51-48 to approve the Concurrent Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 11) on the FY16 Budget. The vote was on straight party lines, with no Democrat voting yes. The…
Using the Media to Track the Effects of Sequestration on Low Income Housing Programs
In the eight months since sequestration was implemented, media outlets have reported on how sequestration has effected low income households. NLIHC collected and analyzed 314 articles published…
Final FY12 Budget Cuts HUD, Rural Housing Programs
On November 17, Congress passed H.R. 2112, the minibus appropriations bill that includes three spending bills: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD), S. 1596; Agriculture, Rural…
No Movement on Deficit Reduction Agreement, House to Start T-HUD Appropriations
Deficit negotiations between President Barack Obama, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) continued through Sunday, July 10. As of July 10, no…
Senate Finance Committee Debates Budget Controls and Tax Expenditures
On May 4, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on budget enforcement mechanisms. Panelists debated the use of budget triggers that would require spending cuts if budget targets were not met…
Analyses of H.R. 1, “Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act for FY11,” Show Dire Consequences and Give Advocates Tools for Educating Public Officials
An analysis of H.R.1 by the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) shows that cuts in the bill would cause 10,000 households who are now stably housed through the Section 811-funded Mainstream…
House Hearing on Barriers to Housing Market Recovery
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Chair Judy Biggert (R-IL) held her first hearing as Chair of the committee on February 16. The hearing was…
Public Housing Preservation Bill Introduced
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) reintroduced a broad public housing preservation and resident protection bill on February 17 (see Memo, 7/23/10). The bill, H.R. 672, is cosponsored by House…
Administration Releases FY12 Budget; Many HUD Programs Fall Below FY11 Requested Levels
Reflecting the political clamor for spending cuts, President Obama’s proposed budget for HUD for the fiscal year to begin October 1, 2011 is less than what he requested for FY11 and for several HUD…
Administration Proposes to Cut USDA Rural Housing Funds
The Administration’s budget request for FY12 proposes extensive cuts to rural housing, including popular programs for both homeownership and rental housing. The FY12 request would eliminate funds…
Transforming Rental Assistance, Take 4
As part of its FY12 budget request, HUD is seeking $200 million for what department officials are now calling a “rental assistance demonstration.” HUD rolled out a $350 million Transforming Rental…