House Republicans Meet to Continue Planning Legislative Package with Potentially Massive Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs
House Republicans met on January 22 to continue a conversation about a large bill that would extend expiring tax cuts while also making potentially massive cuts to anti-poverty programs, including…
Senators Fetterman and Lummis Reintroduce Bipartisan “Whole-Home Repair Act”
Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the “Whole-Home Repairs Act” (S.127) on January 22. The bipartisan bill would create a national five-year pilot program based on…
Join Tuesday’s (1/28) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join Tuesday’s (January 28) national HoUSed campaign call from 4 to 5 pm ET. The call will feature a recap of the confirmation hearing for HUD Secretary nominee Scott Turner and an analysis of the…
Congressional Leaders Green-Light Spending Talks for FY25 as 3/14 Deadline Looms – Take Action!
Congressional leadership granted Appropriations Committee leaders permission to begin negotiating a topline spending deal for a final fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending bill. Members have only until…
President Trump Issues Dozens of Executive Orders Impacting Immigrants’ Access to Assistance, Federal Workforce and More
President Donald Trump released a series of Executive Orders (EOs) that would significantly impact immigrants, federal employees, and transgender people on January 20, just moments after his…
Where to Find Us – January 21
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) Tenant Protections Roundtable – Virtual, January 27 (Courtney Cooperman) Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) Annual Federal…
NLIHC Welcomes Cierra White as Spring 2025 IDEAS Intern!
NLIHC is delighted to welcome Cierra White as our IDEAS intern for the Spring 2025 semester. Cierra is a first-year student in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 12
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of January 12:“A slew of new housing laws take effect this month to streamline building, protect tenants” The…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules MBTA Communities Must Comply with Multifamily Zoning, Affirming Attorney General’s Role in Enforcement
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court delivered a landmark decision on January 8 in Attorney General vs. Town of Milton, affirming the responsibility of every Massachusetts Bay Transportation…
Veteran Homelessness Continues to Decline over the Long Term
Note: Data are omitted for 2021 due to pandemic-related disruptions in data collection. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2024…
Study Observes Clear Housing Policy Preferences among U.S. Adults
A new article in Social Sciences Research Network (SRRN), “What State Housing Policies Do Voters Want? Evidence from a Platform Choice Experiment,” explores national perceptions about the efficacy of…