New Infographics Illustrate Federal Budget
The Congressional Budget Office has released a set of infographics on FY15 spending and revenues and revenue and spending trends since FY95. The graphics show breakouts of the $3.7 trillion in…
TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Senators and Representative to Support the FY16 Omnibus Spending Bill
Both the House and then the Senate are expected to vote on the omnibus spending bill on Friday, December 18. If Congress fails to pass the omnibus spending bill, they will need to pass a long-term…
UPDATE: FY16 Omnibus Spending Bill Released
Congressional leaders released the text of the omnibus spending bill at about 1:30 am on December 16. The omnibus bill funds all 12 appropriations bills, including the Transportation, Housing and…
UPDATE: House Passes Appropriations Bill with Severe Cuts to Housing Programs
Bill Contains Severe Cuts to Essential Housing Programs UPDATE On June 9, the House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 2577, their FY16 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and…
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…
LIHTC Changes Proposed in FY12 Request
As part of its FY12 budget request, the Department of the Treasury seeks two changes to the low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program. One would allow “income averaging” so properties could…