House Financial Services Committee to Vote on the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019
Representatives Al Green (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” (H.R. 3702) on July 11. The bi-partisan legislation will formally authorize HUD’s…
Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico Submits Complaint about Puerto Rico’s Disaster Recovery Efforts
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition member Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico submitted a complaint to HUD’s Office of the Inspector General detailing numerous problems with the Puerto Rico Department…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - July 15, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 7/…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 25
Subject line: Memo: This Is Our Moment
House Spending Package Includes Funding and Provisions for Disaster Relief
The House passed on June 25 a five-bill spending package for FY20 that includes funding and provisions that would affect disaster housing recovery efforts. The spending package created a Homeless…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - July 1, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 6/24…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 24
Memo: Join Webinar with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, House Votes on Housing Spending Bill, and More
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Disaster Recovery for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate, including Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and Representatives Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), introduced the “…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - June 24, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 6/17…
Memo To Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 23
Memo: POV – 30 Years Out of Reach, and More
NLIHC Calls on HUD to Quickly Release Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Funding
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on June 12 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson calling on the agency to immediately release over $16 billion dollars in Community Development Block Grant–…