NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 22
“Supreme Court’s Decision Opens Door to Millions of Evictions,” New York Times, August 27 at: https://nyti.ms/3jntMP9 “Millions of Americans face financial cliff as eviction ban, unemployment aid…
Appeals Court Denies Challenge, Upholding Eviction Moratorium for Now
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit filed an order on August 20 rejecting an emergency motion by the Alabama Association of Realtors to halt the Biden administration’s new…
Take Action: House to Vote on Budget Resolution Calling for $332 Billion for Housing and Transportation Funding
The House of Representatives is slated to return to Washington on August 23 to vote on the budget resolution passed on August 11 in the Senate. If the House passes the resolution, the stage will be…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (August 23) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. This week, Keith Turi, recovery directorate assistant administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will…
Innovative ERA Dashboards Provide Opportunity for Real-Time Analysis
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs are increasingly sharing real-time data to show progress on how much funding has been disbursed, what it is being used for, and who is receiving it. …
Recordings Available of NLIHC ERASE Webinar Series
NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) three-part webinar series on ensuring ERA programs are visible, accessible, and preventing evictions concluded on August 11. Recordings are…
White House Extends Order Directing FEMA to Reimburse Full COVID-19 Costs Including Sheltering for People Experiencing Homelessness
In a memo released by the White House on August 17, President Biden announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would continue to cover fully the eligible costs related to…
Register for NLIHC/PAHRC Webinar Series on Federally Assisted Housing and Natural Hazards
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) are hosting a two-part webinar series on their recent report, Taking Stock: Natural Hazards and the Federally Assisted Housing…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – August 23, 2021
National Updates Biden Administration The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) hosted a virtual conversation on August 17 on housing and evictions with Biden administration officials. The officials…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – August 23, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
Senator Wyden Introduces “Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All Act”
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced on August 18 the “Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act,” a bill that includes several proposed solutions to the nation’s affordable rental housing…