The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently published three new multi-sector fact sheets on its website, further showcasing the many intersectionalities of housing…
Governor Janet Mills signed “An Act to Strengthen the Lead Poisoning Control Act” (L.D. 1116) into law on June 27. The new law requires all Maine children to receive blood lead testing at ages one…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 21:
“Cities grappling with affordable housing shortage problems: long commutes, homelessness, costly…
NLIHC is accepting applications for our fall internship positions: one for communications/media/graphic design and one for research. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
UnidosUS 2019 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, August 3
Independence…
NLIHC, the Coalition for Human Needs, and other national organizations are hosting a Call-In Day today, July 22, to urge congressional leaders and President Trump to reach an agreement to lift the…
The House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously on July 16 to approve H.R. 3702, the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019,” thanks in large part to the strong advocacy of the more than…
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 7/15…
The House voted 231 to 199, largely on party lines, on July 18 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009, the longest time the country…
Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced on July 18 the “Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident to Safety Act (CO ALERTS Act),” to help protect residents of federally…
Representative Al Lawson (D-FL) introduced on July 12 the “HUD Inspection Oversight Act” (H.R. 3745) (H.R. 3745) to increase transparency and strengthen enforcement of the inspection process for…
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) introduced on July 11 the “Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019” (S. 2087 and H.R. 3721), which…