House Democrats Seek to Block ‘Public Charge’ Rule
Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) and 49 Democratic colleagues in the House introduced the “No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018” (H. R. 7052) on October 9. The bill, which was…
HUD Posts Moving to Work PHA Plan Supplement and Notice Inviting Small PHAs to Apply for First MTW Cohort
HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program office published two documents the week of October 15, a special MTW PHA Plan Supplement and Notice PIH-2018-17 inviting small PHAs to apply for MTW…
NLIHC Submits Comments Regarding HUD’s Proposal to “Streamline” AFFH Rule
NLIHC submitted comments in response to HUD’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking to “streamline” the July 16, 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. NLIHC urged HUD…
Utah Housing Coalition Hosts First Opportunity Starts at Home Multi-Sector Congressional Panel
The Utah Housing Coalition (UHC) hosted its first congressional panel (pictured below) on affordable housing under the banner of the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing…
Homes for All Minnesota Hosts Pre-Election Candidate Forum
Homes for All Minnesota hosted a forum in September for the two candidates running for lieutenant governor in Minnesota. The forum, Foundation for our Future: Housing as an Economic Driver,…
Treasury Department and IRS Provide Advance Version of Proposed Opportunity Zone Regulations
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent IRS Newswire IR-2018-206 on October 19 announcing an advance version of proposed Opportunity Zone tax…
Representative DeSaulnier Proposes Creation of HUD Office of Housing Innovation
Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced H.R. 7054, the “Housing Innovation Act,” which would establish an Office of Housing Innovation within HUD. The new office would focus on “developing…
Senator Heller Proposes New Housing Tax Credit for Seniors
Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced on October 11 the “Seniors Housing Tax Credit Act” (S.3580), a bill to create a new tax credit to help make housing affordable to extremely low income senior…
Representative Clyburn Proposes Renters Credit and Local Zoning Reforms
Representative James E. Clyburn (D-SC) introduced on October 9 the “Housing Opportunity, Mobility and Equity (HOME) Act of 2018” (H.R. 7050), the House version of the Senate legislation (S.3342)…
Urge Congressional Leaders to Attend NLIHC Briefing on Bold Solutions to Housing Crisis
NLIHC encourages advocates to ask their senators and representatives to attend our upcoming congressional briefing on “Bold Housing Solutions: Opportunities to Expand the National Housing Trust…
Where to Find Us – October 15
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: NCSHA's 2018 Annual Conference & Showplace, Austin, TX, on October 16…