Senator Brown Demands President Trump Take Decisive Action to End Homelessness
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote a letter to President Trump on July 24 responding to a Fox News interview with the president during which he commented on addressing homelessness in America.…
NLIHC Holds Capitol Hill Briefing on the Housing Affordability Crisis in America and Solutions
NLIHC held a Capitol Hill briefing, “Out of Reach: What State and Local Data Tell Us About Solutions to America’s Housing Crisis,” on July 26. The briefing informed more than 70 congressional office…
House Passes Budget Deal; Senate to Vote this Week
The House passed a two-year FY20-21 budget deal (H.R. 3877) on July 25 by a vote of 284-149. Congressional leadership and the White House announced on July 23 that they had reached an agreement to…
'Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019’ Introduced in Senate
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” in the Senate on July 26. The legislation, S. 2301, is a companion to a House bill of the…
Puerto Rico Governor Resigns, DHRC Calls for Democratizing the Recovery Process
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced on July 24 that he would resign from office, after massive island-wide protests and the start of impeachment proceedings in the Puerto Rico House of…
House Passes Two Bills to Make Federal Disaster Recovery Fiscal Information More Accessible
The House voted on July 24 to pass a pair of bills that aim to improve public access to fiscal information about the use of federal disaster recovery funds. The “Post-Disaster Assistance Online…
NLIHC Sends Letter to FEMA Expressing Concerns about Housing Recovery for Low-Income Mobile Home Residents
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on July 23 to FEMA Acting Administrator Mark Gaynor on behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) expressing significant concerns…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - July 29, 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 7/22…
Engage Your Members of Congress During August Recess!
It is critical for advocates to engage directly with policymakers to urge them to take action to address the issues of housing affordability and homelessness – and there is no better time for this…
Trump Administration Issues Proposed Rule to Kick Millions of Low-Income People Off SNAP
The Trump administration published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 23 that would end “broad-based categorical eligibility” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If…
Senator Klobuchar Proposes Expansive New Affordable Housing Plan
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), and Bernie Sanders (…