National Organizations Condemn Biden-Harris Administration for Forcibly Removing Unhoused People from McPherson Square
The Biden-Harris administration forcibly removed unhoused people from an encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., on February 15 before all individuals in the encampment had been housed –…
Register for Today’s (2/21) NLIHC, NAEH, CBPP Webinar on Homelessness and Housing First
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for the third webinar in our series on…
Senate Democrats Release Report Outlining Impact of Potential Programmatic Cuts If FY24 Spending Is Capped at FY22 Levels
The Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, led by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), released a report on February 15 detailing the impacts of potential funding cuts being proposed by…
House and Senate Release Finalized Assignments for Key Housing Committees and Subcommittees
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives has released finalized assignments for key housing committees and subcommittees. In the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs…
President Biden Signs Executive Order to Advance Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government
President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on February 16 aimed at strengthening the federal government’s ability to address barriers to equal opportunity faced by underserved communities. The EO…
NLIHC Briefs Provide Summaries of AFFH Equity Plan and Community Engagement Requirements
NLIHC has prepared two briefs providing initial overviews of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation provisions regarding the Equity Plan and the Community Engagement and…
HUD Awarded $1.2 Million in Civil Money Penalty due to Housing Assistance Payment Contract Violation
HUD will receive approximately $1.2 million in a civil money penalty after an administrative law judge (ALJ) for HUD’s Office of Hearing and Appeals ordered the penalty to be paid. Apex Waukegan LLC…
Report Shows Connecticut’s Right-to-Counsel Program to Be Effective at Preventing Evictions
A new report finds that Connecticut’s Eviction Right to Counsel Program has been successful in diverting and minimizing eviction filings within the state since it began one year ago. Right to counsel…
Communities Leverage State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Recover from Pandemic and Invest in Housing Affordability
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a fact sheet on February 14 highlighting how county governments are using State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to recover from the…
Recap of 2/13 National HoUSed Campaign Call
In our most recent (February 13) national “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes” campaign call, we discussed the outlook for the 118th Congress with U.S. House of Representatives Financial…
HUD Announces Agreement with State of Louisiana to Resolve Repayment Obligations for 3,300 Homeowners Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
Road Home program, Rita HUD announced on February 16 that the agency had reached an agreement with the State of Louisiana to cease repayment actions for over 3,300 disaster-impacted homeowners…