Senator Fetterman and Representative Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Reduce Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the “Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act” (S.4460, H.R.8604) in their respective chambers of the U.S.…
Last Chance! Comment and Join Partnership for Just Housing’s Sign-On Letter in Support of HUD’s Efforts to Decrease Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing
The comment portal for HUD’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing,” closes TONIGHT (June 10) at 11:59 pm ET, making today advocates’ last chance to weigh…
Join 6/12 CHCDF Webinar on HUD’s FY24 Spending Bill and the Outlook for FY25
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) will host a webinar on Wednesday, June 12, from 2 to 3 pm ET. The webinar will focus on HUD’s final fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending…
House Passes First Appropriations Bill with Conservative Amendments, Foreshadowing Contentious FY25 Process Ahead
The U.S. House of Representatives passed on June 5 the first of 12 annual spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (Mil-Con/VA) bill, which passed by a…
Representatives Waters, Takano, and Levin Introduce Legislation to Combat Veteran Homelessness
Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), and Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the “End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024” (H.R.8560) in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 5. The…
Join Reimagining Interim Housing Project Webinar on June 11
The Reimagining Interim Housing project will host a webinar, “Transforming Approaches to Sheltering People at the Community and Organizational Level,” on June 11 from 3 to 4 pm ET. The webinar will…
NOAA Releases 2024 Hurricane Season Outlook, Forecasting as Many as Six Category 3 Hurricanes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on May 23. NOAA forecasters predict between 17 and 25 named storms, of which eight to 13…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – June 10, 2024
Congressional and National Updates The White House amended its FY 2025 budget request on May 23 to cut $316 million from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), presenting a major challenge for disaster…
HUD Announces HOME Investment Partnerships Program Proposed Rule Listening Sessions
HUD has announced a series of six listening sessions to give interested persons an opportunity to learn about and provide comments on the “HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and…
Register for Upcoming Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: “Tenant Organizing and Elections”
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…
Our Homes, Our Votes Updates – June 10, 2024
VoteRiders and HeadCount Release “Vote with Pride” Guide VoteRiders, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides voter ID assistance to ensure that all citizens are able to exercise their…