Take Action: NLIHC and Partners Call for Day of Action to Oppose HUD’s Proposed Mixed-Status Immigrant-Family Rule
Help stop HUD's harmful proposal to evict 25,000 mixed-status immigrant families, including 55,000 children who are U.S. citizens or have legal status. NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP…
June 17, 2019Senators Send Letter to HUD Opposing Proposed Mixed-Status Immigrant-Family Rule
A group of 19 Democratic senators led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter on June 12 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson opposing the agency’s proposal to prohibit mixed-status immigrant…
June 17, 2019HUD Alters Enhanced Voucher Minimum Rent Provision
HUD issued Notice PIH 2019-12 revising how enhanced voucher (EV) minimum rents are calculated when a household’s income increases after previously decreasing. If a household with an EV experiences a…
June 17, 2019HUD Issues Three Chapters of Revised Housing Voucher Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has published three of thirteen chapters of a revised Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook. The three chapters are “Eligibility Determination and Denial of…
June 17, 2019House Committee Passes Bills Blocking Harmful HUD Proposals
The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills blocking harmful HUD proposals that would limit access to housing assistance for “mixed-status” immigrant families and transgender individuals…
June 17, 2019Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Support Manufactured Homes
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced legislation on June 12 to support state and local governments that wish to include…
June 17, 2019Study Shows Nonprofit Engagement with Voters Make Them More Likely to Vote
Voter turnout among low-income residents and renters is key to advancing affordable housing solutions—and a new study by Nonprofit Vote confirms the critical role that nonprofits play in turning out…
June 17, 2019House to Consider FY20 Transportation-HUD and Rural Development Funding Bills
The House is expected to consider during the week of June 17 a five-bill spending package (“minibus”) that includes the FY20 Transportation-HUD (THUD) and Agriculture spending bills. The package also…
June 17, 2019NLIHC 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–…
June 17, 2019Head of FEMA Oversight Agency Resigns Over Whitewashed Reports
John V. Kelly stepped down from his role as the acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on June 11. The resignation comes after an internal report found significant…
June 17, 2019House Homeland Security Committee Questions FEMA Administrator
The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on June 12 with Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor and Chris Currie from the Government Accountability Office. Lawmakers asked the witnesses…
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