Presidential Candidates Michael Bennet and Beto O’Rourke Release Affordable Housing Plans
Presidential candidates Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) have joined other Democratic presidential candidates in proposing bold plans to address the nation…
October 11, 2019Register Today for Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 Webinar on Planning a Strong Voter-Engagement Campaign, October 17
The second webinar in the Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 webinar and podcast series “Third Thursdays at Three” will take place on Thursday, October 17 at 3:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on planning…
October 11, 2019NLIHC Submits Letter Objecting to Proposed Disparate Impact Rule; Deadline to Comment is Friday, October 18
NLIHC submitted comments expressing strong opposition to HUD’s proposed changes to the 2013 Disparate Impact rule. NLIHC urges HUD to withdraw its proposed rule because it is designed to make it…
October 11, 2019NLIHC and Partners Urge Congress to Expand Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
NLIHC joined more than 100 other national groups in two letters sent on October 3 encouraging members of Congress to support the “Working Families Tax Relief Act” (H.R. 3157, S. 1138), which would…
October 11, 2019Senator Brown, Representative Meeks, and 27 Other Members of Congress Call on Bank Regulators to Strengthen Community Reinvestment Act
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and 27 other members of Congress sent a letter to the heads of the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC…
October 11, 2019Brian Montgomery Nominated as HUD Deputy Secretary
President Donald Trump has nominated Brian D. Montgomery to serve as HUD deputy secretary, the second most senior official at HUD. In this role, Mr. Montgomery would manage the day-to-day operations…
October 11, 2019DHS Public Charge Rule Blocked by Federal District Court
Federal judges in New York and California granted nationwide injunctions on October 11 that block implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final “public charge” rule, which was…
October 11, 2019House Financial Services to Hold Hearing on Housing Finance Reform
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a full committee hearing, “The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America.” The…
October 11, 2019Joint Congressional Letter Raises Concerns About Puerto Rico Recovery Program
In a joint letter to the Puerto Rico Department of Housing, the House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and…
October 11, 2019House Appropriations Committee to Hold Hearing on CDBG-DR Program
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold an oversight hearing, “The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s…
October 11, 2019Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates, October 14, 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 10/07). Federal…
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