Congressional and Executive Action
Representative Al Green (D-TX) spoke to ABC13 in Houston regarding the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act,” which would permanently authorize HUD’s long-term…
DHRC Coronavirus Updates: 9/2/2022
NLIHC maintains a COVID-19/Housing and Homelessness News and Resource page here.
ERASE Updates
NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) team has…
Nearly five years to the day after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Southeastern Texas coast, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) failed to meet a deadline on August 27 to respond to a request…
Five years ago this week, Hurricane Harvey devastated communities across Southeastern Texas. The first major storm to make landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, Hurricane Harvey slowly…
FEMA unveiled a new strategic document on August 18 outlining the agency’s plan to develop its relationships with Tribal Nations. The “2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy” addresses FEMA’s…
End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) Project
Please join NLIHC in Washington, D.C., for our ERASE National Convening on October 17, 2022. The convening, “Emergency Rental Assistance: A Path…
Congressional and Executive Actions
In remarks to reporters in southeastern Kentucky, President Biden pledged that his administration will continue supplying federal resources for “as long as it…
Congressional and Executive Action
In remarks to reporters in southeastern Kentucky, President Biden pledged that the administration will not be leaving after the floods and vowed to continue…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a markup hearing on August 3 during which 28 bills were unanimously approved. Among these bills was a measure to create a…
An exceptionally large rainfall that began on July 28 has resulted in historic levels of flooding in eastern Kentucky. As the rain began to subside last week, responders and residents started…
National Updates
Congress
The U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff report on July 28 with findings from its year-long investigation into the eviction…
FEMA
Recent announcements by FEMA suggest the agency may utilize additional funding to protect communities from extreme heat and dangerous climate impacts via its Building Resilient Infrastructure…
