Rep. Heck Introduces Legislation to Expand the National Housing Trust Fund
Representative Denny Heck (WA-10) introduced legislation on January 14 to expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), with Representatives Clay (MO-01), Blumenauer (OR-03), and Perlmutter (CO-07)…
U.S. Senators, Experts, and Advocates Convene on Capitol Hill to Discuss Bipartisan Solutions to the Housing Crisis
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) multi-sector affordable homes campaign hosted a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill on January 14 to discuss two major bipartisan housing bills recently…
Campaign Hosts Panel Discussion at The National Press Club
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) multi-sector affordable homes campaign hosted a panel discussion at the National Press Club on January 16 to discuss the need to prioritize housing affordability…
Join “Fight for Housing Justice” Campaign to Oppose HUD’s Harmful Fair Housing Rule
The Trump administration published in the Federal Register on January 14 a proposed rule that would reverse efforts to undo historic and ongoing patterns of housing discrimination and segregation…
House Committee Holds Hearing on Affordable Housing, Gentrification, and Evictions
The House Financial Services Committee held a full committee hearing on January 14, “On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America is Leaving…
House Passes Bill to Expand HUD-VASH Program
The House of Representatives passed on January 15 the “Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020” (H.R. 2398) by a vote of 362-31. The bill would allow chronically homeless veterans who have received “other…
Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Urge USICH Director to Commit to “Housing First” Model to Ending Homelessness
Four key congressional leaders – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) – sent a letter on January 10 to Robert Marbut…
Senator Warren Announces Bill to Preserve Public Housing
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced on January 16 a bill, the “Public Housing Emergency Response Act,” that is a companion to a House version introduced by Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY…
House Subcommittee Discusses Ways to Improve HUD-VASH
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on January 14 held a hearing about “Making HUD-VASH Work for all Veteran Communities” on how to make the HUD-VA…
HUD Provides Lead-Safe Housing Rule Training Material
HUD has added training and resource webpages with information about federal lead regulations and the Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) Amendment for pre-1978 housing on its website. The goal of these…
HUD Provides Guidance Regarding Requirement to Complete HOME Projects in Four Years
HUD issued Notice CPD-20-01 on January 8, providing guidance to participating jurisdictions (PJs) regarding the requirement that projects assisted with HOME Investment Partnerships program funds be…