The House passed the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 7301) by a vote of 232-180 on the afternoon of June 29. Introduced by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) on May…
Partners leading the work on the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response released new resources last week to provide guidance for homelessness systems on leveraging funding from the…
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 29. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) spoke about the “Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act,”…
National Updates
Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on June 29, urging…
Join today’s (June 29) national call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear from Senator Elizabeth Warren on the necessity of housing security during the COVID-19 pandemic…
NLIHC’s most recent national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness took place on June 22. NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel announced a new partnership among several national…
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National Updates
Department of Agriculture
USDA announced on June 19 that it has extended the foreclosure and eviction…
Join today’s (June 22) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30 - 4 pm ET to hear from our guest speaker, Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American…
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 15. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) discussed the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Native…
National Updates
HUD
The Federal Housing Administration announced on June 17 a two-month extension of its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through August 31, 2020, for homeowners with FHA…
Join today’s (June 15) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4:00 pm ET to hear from our guest speaker, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM), one of the first Native American…