The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing, “Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing…
On July 17, NLIHC hosted a virtual screening of the documentary film A Reckoning in Boston and a panel discussion with co-producer Kafi Dixon and community leaders Victoria Adinkra and Tiana Bass.…
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously passed the “Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2022.” The bill was introduced by U.S. House Subcommittee on Economic…
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Department of the Treasury
Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Wally Adeyemo spoke at an event hosted by Community Change and the Urban Institute on…
Congressional and Executive Action
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing, “Supporting Underserved Communities in Emergency Management,” on July 19.…
HUD issued a factsheet on July 12 highlighting how the $5 billion Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program established by the “American Rescue Plan Act” is helping tens of thousands of people access…
New research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) offers a descriptive analysis of the experience of applicants to California’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)…
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) will host a virtual Hill briefing, “The ADA at 32: Achieving Accessible, Integrated, and Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities,” on…
The U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) published a report, “Present Law and Background Relating to Tax Incentives for Residential Real Estate,” on July 13. The release of the report…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign welcomes two new state grantees: Arkansas Coalition of Housing and Neighborhood Growth for Empowerment and Kentucky Equal Justice Center. With the help of…
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support…
A report published by the Urban Institute, “Meeting the Challenges: Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities in Public Housing,” uses case studies of five public housing authorities (PHAs)…