Appropriators Disagree about FY25 Spending Caps, Foreshadowing Contentious Funding Fight – Take Action!
Appropriators sparred during an April 17 subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 defense budget proposed by the Biden administration, foreshadowing contentious fights ahead to secure needed…
Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveils New Legislative Agenda
The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled its “Progressive Proposition Agenda” on April 18. The domestic policy legislative agenda outlines comprehensive policies to deliver equality, justice,…
Sign Up Today for NLIHC’s State and Local Tenant Protections Network
NLIHC’s new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project will convene this month a “State and Local Tenant Protections Network” (the Network), a broad-based coalition of state and local housing-justice…
NLIHC Announces Launch of New State and Local Innovation Project
NLIHC announced on April 18 the launch of its new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project. Building on the success of NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) initiative, the State and…
National Week of Action to Oppose the Criminalization of Homelessness Starts Today!
Advocates across the nation are participating in a National Week of Action starting today (April 22) to oppose counterproductive and inhumane efforts to punish and arrest people experiencing…
Start Planning Now for National Week of Action to Oppose the Criminalization of Homelessness!
NLIHC, the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), and National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) invite advocates across the nation to participate in a…
Recap of 4/9 Advancing Homelessness Solutions Webinar
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (The Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities hosted a webinar, “The Supreme Court and the Criminalization of Homelessness,” on April…
Join 4/29 Webinar on Changes Proposed by HUD to Eliminate Unnecessary Screening Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing for Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People
HUD released on April 10 a proposal to update existing screening regulations for applicants to HUD-assisted housing with conviction histories or a history of involvement with the criminal-legal…
Representative Cole Elected Chair of House Appropriations Committee
Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) was elected by his colleagues on April 10 to lead the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. Chair Cole previously served as the chair of the House…
House Financial Services Committee Releases Bills to Be Considered during April 17 Markup Session
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services (HFSC) Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) released a list of bills to be considered during an April 17 committee markup. The list includes the…
Senate Banking Subcommittee Announces 4/16 Hearing on Preserving Housing Stock
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development announced that it will hold a hearing, “Challenges in Preserving the…