Representative Waters (D-CA) Calls for GAO Investigation into HUD Field Office Closures
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Eugene Dodaro and U.S.…
Senator Warren (D-MA) and Representative Waters (D-CA) Lead 106 Congressional Democrats in Fight for Fair Housing, Demand Answers from HUD Secretary Turner Amid Assault on Civil Rights
On March 17, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Members of the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee, respectively, accompanied…
House Committee on Financial Services to Hold Hearing on “Restoring Accountability at HUD”
On Tuesday, April 8 at 10 am ET, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene a hearing titled “Decades of Dysfunction: Restoring…
Senator Booker (D-NJ) References Affordable Housing Shortage, NLIHC Data in 25-Hour Long Speech
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke on the affordable housing crisis in his record-breaking 25-hour long speech, referencing data from NLIHC’s annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental…
House Appropriators Begin Soliciting Funding and Language Requests for FY26 Community Development Projects, Signaling the Beginning of the FY26 Process
House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) announced on April 2 that his committee would begin accepting programmatic funding and language requests for fiscal year (FY) 2026 community…
Senate Passes Budget Resolution to Extend Tax Cuts, Cut Funding for Medicaid and SNAP
Republican Senators passed a budget resolution in the early morning hours of April 4 by a vote of 51-48, with all Senate Democrats and two Republicans – Senators Susan Collins (ME) and Rand Paul (KY…
HUD’s Revamped Website Has Many Faulty Links
HUD announced a greatly revamped website on March 31 with a media release claiming the site was “high quality” and “streamlined;” however, as of April 3 the website is clearly not ready for prime…
Judge Orders Reinstatement of Some HUD Employees Following Mass Firings Under Trump Administration
Thousands of federal employees are being reinstated after U.S. District Judge James Bredar ordered a temporary restraining order against the firings of probationary employees who were in their jobs…
Congress Passes and President Trump Signs into Law Year-Long Stopgap Funding Bill Underfunding Vital HUD Programs
Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law a year-long stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to extend funding for the federal government through September. The…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 10
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of March 10: “House approves 7% cap on yearly rent increases, with key exceptions” Tri-City Herald, March…
White House Releases Executive Order Targeting US Interagency Council on Homelessness and Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
The White House released, late on March 14, an executive order (EO) targeting several federal agencies and departments, including the US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and the Community…