Supreme Court Allows Public Charge Rule to Take Effect
The Supreme Court on January 27 overturned by a 5-4 vote a nation-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule. This decision allows the Department of Homeland Security (…
Banking Committee Democrats Send Letter to USICH Director Marbut Questioning His Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, led Committee Democrats in a letter to United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (…
House Committee Discusses LIHTC as Part of Hearing on Infrastructure Investments
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing, “Paving the Way for Funding and Financing Infrastructure Investments,” on January 29. Witnesses and members discussed the various tools in the tax…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Trump Administration’s Attacks on Fair Housing and the Potential Impacts on Children
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing, “A Threat to America’s Children: The Trump Administration’s Proposal to Gut Fair…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Public Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will hold a hearing, “A Future Without Public Housing? Examining the Trump Administration’s Efforts to…
NLIHC CEO Calls for HTF and Public Housing Investments in Infrastructure Package
After House Democrats unveiled the outline for a $760 billion infrastructure package, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny…
Members of Congress Introduce “The People’s Housing Platform”
A group of congressional leaders announced on January 29 a set of proposals to address homelessness and housing poverty called “The People’s Housing Platform.” The congressional leaders are…
Urge the Trump Administration to Support Evidence-Based Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Homelessness is one of our country’s most urgent, tragic and solvable crises. We cannot end homelessness, however, by ignoring the evidence about what works. For this reason, NLIHC, the National…
Sign National Letter Urging Housing Investments in Infrastructure Package
House Democrats have unveiled a $760 billion blueprint for an infrastructure package that does not include robust resources to build or preserve affordable and accessible homes for America’s lowest-…
Urge Congress to Provide Robust Funding for Affordable Housing Programs
President Trump is expected to release his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on February 10. The president’s previous budget requests have proposed extreme cuts and the elimination of…
The Final Stretch to the 2020 Primaries
The 2020 presidential election is still months away, but the primaries start next month. The first presidential caucus takes place in Iowa on February 3 and the first presidential primary is in New…