Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – July 2
The following is an additional update on disaster housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s Memo, see 6/25). NLIHC also posts…
Court Grants Temporary Injunction to Protect Low Income Disaster Survivors, Now Congress Must Act
Washington, D.C. – The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition of more than 700 local, state, and national organizations commends the decision made on June 30 by the U.S. federal court to temporarily…
Op-Ed: FEMA's failing disaster victims who are still desperate for housing
Originally published in the Orlando Sentinel on June 29, 2018 Ater Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, tens of thousands of people were displaced from their damaged or destroyed homes. Many…
Take Action: Urge Congress to Provide Stable Housing for Displaced Hurricane Survivors
Nearly 2,000 families displaced after the 2017 disasters will be evicted tomorrow, June 30, when FEMA ends its hotel/motel Transitional Assistance Shelter (TSA) program, while refusing to activate…
FEMA Will Evict Nearly 2,000 Hurricane Survivors From Temporary Shelter on June 30
Washington, D.C. – The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition of more than 700 national, state, and local organizations led by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) strongly condemns…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update
Federal Response Congress Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Edward Markey (D) sent a letter on June 21 to FEMA Administrator Brock Long admonishing him for not standing up…
Members of Congress Urge FEMA to Set Up Disaster Housing Assistance Program
Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Edward Markey (D) sent a letter on June 21 to FEMA Administrator Brock Long admonishing him for not standing up the Disaster Housing Assistance Program…
Senator Nelson Calls for Vote on Disaster Housing Bills
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) wrote a letter to Senate leadership asking for two bills concerning disaster housing assistance to be brought up for a vote. The “Disaster Housing Assistance Act” (S.2880)…
Representatives Introduce Legislation to Create Independent Commission on Hurricane Response in Puerto Rico
Representatives Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) have introduced legislation to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to…
Senate Committee Directs HUD to Report on Implementation of Disaster and Emergency Management Office
In its FY19 funding bill, the Senate Committee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) directs HUD to report to the House and Senate appropriations committees on the steps it will…
Flawed Disaster Recovery Reform Act Passes Senate Homeland Security Committee
The “Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018” has passed the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, despite significant flaws with the bill. NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery…