Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Friday, October 27, 2017
FEMA HUD CONGRESS CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES HURRICANE MARIA HURRICANE IRMA HURRICANE HARVEY FEMA FEMA Data Released. FEMA released data on the number of owners and renters that have applied…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Congress USDA Rural Development California Wildfires Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey Congress Senate Passes Latest Emergency Spending Bill. The Senate gave final…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, October 23, 2017
Congress HUD LIHEAP California Wildfires Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey CONGRESS The Senate advanced the $36.5B disaster spending bill passed by the House, setting up…
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…