House Committee Passes Bills to Invest in Affordable Housing and Fair Housing Enforcement
The House Committee on Financial Services passed several bills, including the “Housing Is Infrastructure Act” (H.R. 5187) and the “Housing Fairness Act of 2020” (H.R. 149), during a vote on February…
House Committee Holds Hearing on Challenges and Opportunities for Successful Reentry of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing, “Returning Citizens: Challenges and Opportunities for Reentry,” on February 27. Formerly incarcerated…
DHRC-Supported “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” Unanimously Passes House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
“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…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - March 2, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 02…
FHFA Authorizes $326.4 Million Disbursement for National Housing Trust Fund for 2020
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria announced on February 27 that $326.4 million will be available for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in 2020. HUD will now use the…
HUD Posts First Monthly Housing Trust Fund Open Activities Reports
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted the first national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) “Open Activities Reports” for each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.…
Candidates Respond to Question on Affordable Housing during South Carolina Debate
Seven Democratic candidates for president - Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg – took to the stage for a presidential debate…
Vice President Biden Releases Affordable Housing Plan
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) joined other Democratic presidential candidates in releasing plans to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis. Vice President Biden’s plan, released on…
Fight for Housing Justice Campaign Shares New Resources and Hosts Week of Action to Oppose Proposed AFFH Rule
More than 14,000 comments have been submitted in response to the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. The proposed AFFH rule removes key…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on HUD’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request
The House Committee on Appropriations, Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the HUD budget request for FY 2021. HUD…
Supreme Court Lifts Illinois Injunction on Public Charge Rule, Allowing Nationwide Implementation
The Supreme Court lifted an in Illinois state-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule (see Memo, 8/19/19) on February 21. The 5-4 vote allows the Department of…