Senators Blumenthal and Cassidy Call on FEMA to Prioritize Housing Assistance for Hurricane Victims
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a letter to FEMA Director Brock Long on October 18, urging him to take immediate action to ensure that all displaced survivors of…
Members of Congress Urge FEMA to Act on Public Assistance for Puerto Rico and to Address Reports of Misuse of Resources
Members of Congress sent FEMA Administrator Brock Long two letters regarding the agency’s response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, one related to public assistance for Puerto Rico and one…
House Panel to Hold Hearing on Puerto Rico Hurricane Recovery
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico. Witnesses have not yet been announced. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 24 at…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery
The following is a review of additional developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Friday, October 20, 2017
Congress Department of Homeland Security HUD General Update California Wildfires Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey Congress Senators Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cassidy (R-…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, October 18, 2017
GENERAL UPDATES Potential Misappropriation of Funds. Four members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rob Bishop [R-UT-01], Bruce Westerman [R-AR-04], Doug LaMalfa [R-CA-01], Jenniffer…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Tuesday, October 17, 2017
General Updates Emergency Funding. The Senate may take up the $37 billion disaster supplemental spending bill on Friday. The House version of the bill provided the disaster recovery funding…
Take Action: Sign onto Letter Urging HUD to Focus on Housing Needs of Lowest Income People In Disaster Recovery
Take Action: Sign onto Letter Urging HUD to Prioritize Housing for those with the Lowest Incomes in Disaster Recovery The NLIHC-led Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition drafted a new sign-on letter…
Hurricanes, Monday, October 16, 2017
GENERAL UPDATES On October 13, seven Senators, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and…
Sign Onto Letter Urging HUD to Prioritize Housing for those with Lowest Incomes Impacted by Disasters under CDBG-DR
The NLIHC-led Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition drafted a new sign-on letter urging HUD to ensure that CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) resources be targeted towards housing for the low income…
Additional Updates on Hurricane Housing Recovery
The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …