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In a Business Meeting held on September 25, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved two critical disaster recovery bills – S.4898 and S.…
Note: “Socioeconomically disadvantaged households” are those with incomes less than the federal poverty line.
Source: Individual and Community Preparedness Division, Federal Emergency Management…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) submitted a comment on September 16 in response to suggested changes regarding the Rapid…
Thanks to pressure from the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the “Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act” (H.R. 1605), introduced by Congressmen David Rouzer (NC-07) and Garret…
Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, on September 11. Wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour ripped roofs off buildings, and heavy rain and…
HUD released on July 19 an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register regarding its Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program. The rule covers many aspects of the program, addressing…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted a comment on July 22 in response to an Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by FEMA in the Federal Register on January 22 amending…
Congressional and National Updates
HUD and FEMA published a joint report on their Pre-Disaster Housing Planning Initiative. The report is the result of an effort by the agencies to convene…
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), “Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience,” demonstrates the immediate and long-term risks of high-tide flooding to critical infrastructure…
