Senators Send Letter to HUD Opposing Proposed Mixed-Status Immigrant-Family Rule
A group of 19 Democratic senators led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter on June 12 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson opposing the agency’s proposal to prohibit mixed-status immigrant…
HUD Alters Enhanced Voucher Minimum Rent Provision
HUD issued Notice PIH 2019-12 revising how enhanced voucher (EV) minimum rents are calculated when a household’s income increases after previously decreasing. If a household with an EV experiences a…
HUD Issues Three Chapters of Revised Housing Voucher Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has published three of thirteen chapters of a revised Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook. The three chapters are “Eligibility Determination and Denial of…
House Committee Passes Bills Blocking Harmful HUD Proposals
The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills blocking harmful HUD proposals that would limit access to housing assistance for “mixed-status” immigrant families and transgender individuals…
Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Support Manufactured Homes
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced legislation on June 12 to support state and local governments that wish to include…
Study Shows Nonprofit Engagement with Voters Make Them More Likely to Vote
Voter turnout among low-income residents and renters is key to advancing affordable housing solutions—and a new study by Nonprofit Vote confirms the critical role that nonprofits play in turning out…
House to Consider FY20 Transportation-HUD and Rural Development Funding Bills
The House is expected to consider during the week of June 17 a five-bill spending package (“minibus”) that includes the FY20 Transportation-HUD (THUD) and Agriculture spending bills. The package also…
NLIHC Calls on HUD to Quickly Release Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Funding
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on June 12 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson calling on the agency to immediately release over $16 billion dollars in Community Development Block Grant–…
Head of FEMA Oversight Agency Resigns Over Whitewashed Reports
John V. Kelly stepped down from his role as the acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on June 11. The resignation comes after an internal report found significant…
House Homeland Security Committee Questions FEMA Administrator
The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on June 12 with Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor and Chris Currie from the Government Accountability Office. Lawmakers asked the witnesses…
NLIHC and Partners Call for Media for Film on Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Resilience, Deadline for Submissions is June 25
NLIHC is partnering with Working Films — a production company that works with grassroots groups and non-profit organizations to visually enhance their programs — to curate a compilation of short…