NLIHC and Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico Send Letters to FEMA and Puerto Rico Housing Department Regarding Barriers to Homeowner Assistance
NLIHC president and CEO Diane Yentel and Ariadna Michelle Godreau Aubert, executive director of Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, sent a pair of letters on May 18 to officials at FEMA and the Puerto Rico…
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Holds Hearings on FEMA Strategic Plan
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing on May 17 entitled “The Impacts of FEMA…
Senators Schatz and Collins and 12 Colleagues Reintroduce “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act”
"Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” was introduced in the Senate on May 18 by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), along with bipartisan sponsorship from 12 additional senators. The…
HUD Releases Allocations Notice for 2022 Disasters’ Long-Term Disaster Recovery
In a Federal Register notice published on May 18, HUD announced the allocation of $2 billion in long-term disaster recovery funds to states, territories, and local governments impacted by major…
NLIHC Statement on Reintroduction of the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of nearly 900 local, state, and national organizations support…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – May 19, 2023
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and 12 other Senators reintroduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2023” in the Senate on May 18. The bill is strongly supported by NLIHC…
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2023
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced the “Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2023” in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 11. The bill includes several measures…
Department of Justice Refuses to Prosecute Civil Rights Violation Regarding Mitigation Funding in Texas after HUD Referral
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hampered efforts to ensure that federal civil rights law is being followed in the distribution of disaster mitigation funding in Texas,…
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Reforms to National Flood Insurance Program
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing concerning the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on May 2. The hearing, “Reauthorization of the National Flood…
FEMA Releases Five-Year Data Strategy
FEMA’s Data Management Branch released a five-year data strategy in March in an effort to modernize how FEMA personnel share data across the myriad divisions and branches of the agency. The document…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – May 8, 2023
Administrative, Congressional, and National Updates President Biden has issued an executive order aiming to revitalize the nation’s commitment to environmental justice. The order directs the U.S.…