Senator Warren, Congressman Cleaver Reintroduce Bold, Landmark Housing Legislation
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) reintroduced the “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act” to help address the underlying causes of America’s housing…
Reps Omar and Maloney Introduce “Affordable Housing Preservation Act”
Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced on April 23 the “Affordable Housing Preservation Act” to create a demonstration program to fund the creation of community-owned…
Senate Republicans Release $568 Billion Infrastructure Proposal with No Funding for Affordable Housing
Senate Republicans released on April 23 a $568 billion infrastructure proposal in response to President Biden’s $2 trillion “American Jobs Plan.” The Republican plan would provide funding to repair…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (April 26) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. HUD Senior Advisor for Housing and Services Richard Cho will provide an update on new funding to address homelessness from the…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s April 19 National call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing”
During the most recent national “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” call, we discussed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) new measure to enforce the national eviction…
NLIHC and CLASP Publish New Report: “Prioritization in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: A Framework of Strategies, Policies, and Procedures to Better Serve Priority Populations”
NLIHC and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) published a new report, “Prioritization in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: A Framework of Strategies, Policies, and Procedures to Better…
Updates on Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
NLIHC tracks all emergency rental assistance programs, analyzes in-depth information on each program, and shares best practices to ensure funds are equitably distributed to support individuals and…
Deanne Criswell Confirmed as FEMA Administrator; Disaster Recovery Advocates Ask for Meeting Citing Opportunities for Reform
Deanne Criswell was confirmed as FEMA administrator by a voice vote in the Senate on April 22. Administrator Criswell has had a long career in emergency management, most recently as the head of New…
CFPB Issues Interim Final Rule to Strengthen and Enforce Federal Eviction Moratorium
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued on April 19 an interim final rule to strengthen and enforce the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and…
HUD Releases Full Housing Mitigation Funding to Puerto Rico as Inspector General Reports Unprecedented Bureaucratic Hurdles Caused Past Delays
HUD announced on April 19 the release of a final $2 billion in Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding approved for Puerto Rico almost two years ago. The majority of the…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – April 26, 2021
NLIHC Resources FEMA Non-Congregate Sheltering During the COVID-19 Pandemic – April 2021 Overview of the Federal Eviction Moratorium – Updated April 2021 Federal Eviction Moratorium: FAQ for…