Public Housing

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced on January 16 a bill, the “Public Housing Emergency Response Act,” that is a companion to a House version introduced by Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY…

Memo: New Bipartisan Housing Bills, Upcoming Congressional Hearings, and More

HUD posted two new proposed regulations on the EO 12866 Regulatory Review web page of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), an arm of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). One…

Memo: Final Spending Bill, More Bipartisan Housing Bills, Additional Meetings with Presidential Candidates, and More

Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the “Averting Crises in Housing Assistance Act” (S.3088) on December 18. If passed, the bill would require HUD…

Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the “Public Housing Fire Safety Act” (S.3090) on December 18. If enacted, the bill would create a $25 million competitive grant program…

Memo: Bipartisan Bill Includes OSAH Campaign’s Emergency Assistance Proposal, Tomorrow’s Tweetstorm, Budget Deal, and More

HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) posted two new features on the website of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) demonstration, both in response to…

Memo: New USICH Director Rejects Research and Best Practice on Ending Homelessness, New Housing Bills Introduced, and More

Memo: Multiple Housing Bills Introduced and Advanced, Housing in the Presidential Campaigns, and More

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced on November 18 that she will introduce a Senate companion bill to Representative Nydia Velazquez’s (D-NY) “Public Housing Emergency Response Act” (H.R. 4546…

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on November 18 urging HUD to…