Record-Breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Concludes
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season – the most active ever recorded – ended on November 30. The season saw a record number of 30 total storms, with 13 hurricanes including 6 classified as major…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (December 7) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to discuss the rapidly evolving negotiations in Congress on a coronavirus relief package…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s November 30 National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed the impact of state and federal eviction moratoriums on the rate of COVID-19 infections and…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – December 7, 2020
National Updates The Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) announced on December 2 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 7, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 25, Issue 47
Memo: Disaster Bills Pass House; Coronavirus Relief Package Stalled; New Research and Guidance on Evictions
Bill to Increase Amount of FEMA Funding for COVID-19 and 2020 Disasters Passes House
The FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 (H.R. 8266), sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), was passed unanimously by the House of…
Bill to Improve Access to Disaster Recovery Assistance for Low Income Households Passes House
The “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House of…
Congress Continues Appropriations Negotiations, Makes Little Progress on a COVID-Relief Package
House and Senate appropriators continue their work to reach a bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Congress has until December 11 to either reach a deal on all twelve FY21…
NLIHC Testifies Before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Hurricane Harvey Response
NLIHC Vice President of Public Policy Sarah Saadian testified on November 12 before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the federal disaster housing response to…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (November 23) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will share her perspectives on the state of play in…