Representative Waters and Senator Harris Introduce Housing Infrastructure Bill
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced on November 21, the “Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019” (H.R.5187) to invest more…
Representative Omar Calls for $1 Trillion Investment in Public Housing and Housing Trust Fund
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced on November 20 the “Homes for All Act” that would invest $1 trillion to create 9.5 million new public housing apartments and 2.5 million deeply affordable…
Senate Banking Committee Questions HUD Nominees about Harmful Proposals
The Senate Banking Committee on November 20 held a hearing for several individuals nominated for positions at HUD: Brian D. Montgomery for deputy secretary (see Memo 10/11), David C. Woll,…
Three Bills Introduced to Better Target Opportunity Zones, A Fourth Proposes Eliminating Them
Three bills recently introduced in Congress would tighten the statute that created Opportunity Zones (OZs). The three combined would limit the OZ tax benefit associated with any housing projects to…
House Passes Bills Expanding Housing Assistance for Tribes and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
The House passed both the “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act of 2019” (H.R. 4029) and the “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019” (H.R. 4300) by voice vote on November 18.…
Senate Democrats Raise Concerns about Proposed Changes to HUD Disparate Impact Rule
Led by Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), 46 Senate Democrats sent a letter today to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, expressing their deep concerns about the agency’s proposed…
Trump Administration Removes Head of US Interagency Council on Homelessness
The Trump administration asked Matthew Doherty to leave his position as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on November 14. Founded in 1987, USICH…
President Trump Signs Bill to Fund Government through December 20
The president on November 21 signed a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), that will fund the government through December 20. This is the second CR of fiscal year 2020 (…
“Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” Passes House of Representatives with Bipartisan Vote
The House of Representatives approved the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” (H.R. 3702) on November 18 by a vote of 290-118. The bi-partisan bill is supported by NLIHC and its Disaster…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 25, 2019
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 11/18…
HUD Adds Two More Chapters to “Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook”
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) recently added two more chapters to its ongoing revision of the “Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook.” PIH also revised a previously updated…