Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the “Choice in Affordable Housing Act” (S. 32) in the U.S. Senate on January 24. The bipartisan bill would expand and improve HUD’s…
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are reportedly discussing a potential short-term suspension of the debt ceiling to buy more time for debt ceiling negotiations. While a plan has not…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data on voluntary and involuntary reallocations of the second tranche of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) funds. The release details data…
A report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS), “The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity during the Pandemic,” examines the geographic…
President Joe Biden has nominated Solomon Greene and David Uejio to serve in key leadership roles at HUD. Mr. Greene was nominated to serve as assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Policy…
HUD announced three virtual briefings on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule, which will be released “imminently” (see Memo, 1/23). The briefings will summarize the main…
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Alabama
Individual assistance from FEMA is now available to homeowners and renters in several Alabama counties, including Autauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, and Hale counties.
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Key U.S. House of Representatives and Senate committees are beginning to take shape as the 118th Congress gets underway.
The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) released on January 15 an…
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to end the current suspension of work requirements for residents of public housing, recipients of Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA…
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C., will feature a discussion with U.S.…
NLIHC is excited to announce that this year’s housing leadership awards will be presented to John Parvensky, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, and Representative Cori Bush (D-MO). The three recipients will be…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Why Housing Matters to Harm Reductionists and Criminal Legal System and Health Care Reform Advocates.” The fortieth…