Join today’s (August 24) national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET for a discussion on the state of play on coronavirus relief and what advocates need to do to …
Senate Republicans unveiled on August 18 a revised coronavirus relief proposal containing fewer resources than their initially proposed “HEALS Act.” Yet to be formally released, the so-called “skinny…
The Federal Register version of a waiver notice pertaining to the $5 billion supplemental Community Development Block Grant funds Congress appropriated through the CARES Act (CDBG-CV) was published…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness on August 17, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) provided updates from Capitol Hill and discussed what advocates can do to…
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Congress
The Hill reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is facing growing calls from members of both parties to bring the Senate back from its August…
HUD announced in the August 14 Federal Register publication of FY21 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program; initial…
NLIHC is co-sponsoring a new webinar series, “Legal Levers for Health Equity in Housing,” in partnership with the National Center for Healthy Housing and the Center for Public Health Law Research at…
Join a live-stream celebration of the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Bill Faith, and Shauna Sorrells. These outstanding affordable housing leaders will be honored…
National Voter Registration Day takes place on September 22. In 2019, the National Voter Registration Day effort registered almost half a million voters and had more than 2.5 million social media…
A new article by Rahim Kurwa, “The New Man in the House Rules: How the Regulation of Housing Vouchers Turns Personal Bonds into Eviction Liabilities,” explores the impacts on families of regulations…
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live! webinar. We will discuss how low-income residents can mobilize for the 2020 election. The next Tenant Talk Live! …
