NLIHC in the News for the Weeks of November 22 and November 29
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the weeks of November 22 and November 29: “California got $1.3 billion in wildfire relief. Victims have received nothing…
Bill to Increase Amount of FEMA Funding for COVID-19 and 2020 Disasters Passes House
The FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 (H.R. 8266), sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), was passed unanimously by the House of…
Bill to Improve Access to Disaster Recovery Assistance for Low Income Households Passes House
The “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House of…
Congress Continues Appropriations Negotiations, Makes Little Progress on a COVID-Relief Package
House and Senate appropriators continue their work to reach a bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Congress has until December 11 to either reach a deal on all twelve FY21…
New Report from NLIHC and Innovation for Justice Program Estimates Costs Associated with Eviction-Related Homelessness
NLIHC and the Innovation for Justice (i4J) Program at the University of Arizona released a research note, “Costs of COVID-19 Evictions,” on the public costs of eviction-related homelessness that will…
Study Shows Need for Non-Congregate Housing Arrangements for People Experiencing Homelessness
A new working paper from researchers at the University of California at San Francisco, “Comparison of infection control strategies to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States: A simulation…
NLIHC Testifies Before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Hurricane Harvey Response
NLIHC Vice President of Public Policy Sarah Saadian testified on November 12 before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the federal disaster housing response to…
HUD PIH Updates Guidance on CDC Eviction Moratorium
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on November 18 updated its guidance regarding the temporary eviction moratorium order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (see…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (November 23) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will share her perspectives on the state of play in…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s November 16 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed the impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moratorium on eviction rates…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - November 23, 2020
National Updates Federal Housing Finance Administration FHFA announced on November 13 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend several loan origination flexibilities through December…