Recording of February 14 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
In our most recent (February 14) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we were joined by U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters (…
Senate Passes and President Signs Continuing Resolution to Extend Government Funding Through March 11
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) by a vote of 65-27 on February 17 to extend funding for the federal government through March 11, buying Congress an additional three weeks to reach an…
NLIHC Releases New Report on Fact-Specific Proxy Implementation in ERA Programs
NLIHC released a new report, Implementing Fact-Specific Proxy in ERA Programs: Key Considerations and Lessons Learned, on February 17. The report examines the use of fact-specific proxies in U.S.…
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Holds Hearing on FEMA Priorities; Disaster Recovery Advocates Submit Statement for the Record
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA Priorities for 2022: Stakeholder…
DHS Office of Inspector General Releases Report on FEMA’s Hurricane Maria Sheltering Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on February 4 detailing the need for FEMA to learn from its attempts to implement the…
Coronavirus Updates – February 22, 2022
Reporting The Associated Press has reported that a growing number of landlords are accepting federal emergency rental assistance (ERA) to cover back rent while still moving to evict tenants. The…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 22, 2022
FEMA NLIHC is circulating a sign-on letter to congressional leadership in support of the “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 3037). If enacted, this legislation would codify and expand…
NHLP and PRRAC Urge HUD to Support HCV Resident Organizing
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) issued a policy brief urging HUD to create a right to organize for residents with Housing Choice…
HUD Posts Seven New RAD Factsheets for Residents
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) posted an additional seven fact sheets addressing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) and designed for public housing residents. The new fact sheets…
DHS Posts Advance Version of Proposed “Public Charge” Rule
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), posted on February 19 an advance version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that…
New Study Finds Achievement Gap Has Widened during the Pandemic Due to Growing Segregation
A recent study links growing segregation between low-income Latino families and middle-class white families to a widening achievement gap. The study investigates whether the rising number of Latino…