Immediate Action Needed! Protect Housing for People Most in Need in ‘Build Back Better Act!’
President Biden and congressional leaders are crafting an agreement with moderate Democrats to drastically cut the “Build Back Better Act” economic recovery package. The Washington Post reported on…
Representative Omar and Senator Merkley Introduce Affordable HOME Act
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced on September 24 the “Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act,” which would address the nation’s housing…
Join NLIHC HoUSed Campaign Call Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 4) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will provide the latest updates from Capitol Hill on the bold housing investments in the “Build Back Better”…
Recording Available of September 28 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (September 28) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we welcomed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs…
Congress Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Keep Federal Government Funded until Dec. 3
Congress passed and the president signed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 30 extending current funding levels for the federal government until December 3, 2021, avoiding a government…
NLIHC Urges States and Localities to Implement Eviction Protections after Supreme Court Ended CDC Moratorium
The Supreme Court ruled on August 26 to end a temporary stay by a lower court that had slowed legal challenges to the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Congress Approves $28.6 Billion in Supplemental Recovery Funding for 2020 and 2021 Disasters
The continuing resolution (CR) passed by Congress on September 30 included $28.6 billion in disaster relief supplemental appropriation. The funding had long been pursued by elected officials in…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Requests Meeting to Discuss Changes at FEMA
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell thanking her for recent changes making disaster assistance easier to access and requesting a meeting on behalf…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – October 4, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD and Treasury hosted an Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) webinar on September 23 featuring case studies of ERA grantees,…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 4, 2021
National Updates Congress Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards met with Congress last week in a bid to increase the amount of disaster recovery assistance headed to the state, which is still…
Representatives DeLauro and Auchincloss Introduce Eviction Data Legislation
Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) on September 24 introduced the “We Need Eviction Data Now Act,” which would create a federal database to track evictions across the…