NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 1
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 1: “Covid-19 spike prompts Biden to launch new eviction ban,” Forbes Advisor, August 3 at: https://…
CDC Eviction Moratorium Allowed to Expire; Immediate Action Needed at Federal, State and Local Levels to Keep Renters Safe
As the Delta variant surges and our understanding of its dangers grow, over 6.5 million renter households remain behind on rent and at heightened risk of losing both their homes and their ability to…
Take Action! Biden Administration Calls on Stakeholders to Raise Awareness of Emergency Rental Assistance
The Biden administration is calling on major companies, nonprofits, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and others to spread the word that emergency rental assistance (ERA) is available…
Senators Announce Bipartisan Deal on Infrastructure Package, Action Needed on Reconciliation Package
A group of senators negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure deal announced on July 28 that they had reached an agreement on the $1.2 trillion package. While legislative text for the bill is yet to be…
Congresswoman Cori Bush Introduces “Unhoused Bill of Rights”
Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) on July 28 introduced the “Unhoused Bill of Rights,” a federal resolution calling on Congress to end the homelessness crisis by 2025. The resolution urges the…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (August 2) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. This week’s call will focus on the expiration of the CDC eviction moratorium and immediate actions needed at the federal,…
Recording Available of July 26 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During our most recent (July 26) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we heard from Per Olstad from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who shared a new…
NLIHC Testifies before Congress on Federal Efforts to Keep Americans Housed during Pandemic
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus held a hearing on July 27, “Oversight of Pandemic Evictions: Assessing Abuses by Corporate Landlords and Federal Efforts to Keep Americans in their…
DHRC-Supported Bill Removing Barriers to FEMA Assistance Passes House Committee
“The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 3037), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), was unanimously approved…
HUD Multifamily Office Posts Update to Coronavirus Questions and Answers
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, issued its 11th update to “Questions and Answers for Office of…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – August 2, 2021
New and Updated NLIHC Resources Direct-to-Tenant Payment Implementation: Increasing Flexibility and Equity in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs The Road Ahead for Low-Income Renters ARPA…