House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearings on Homelessness and Affordable Housing in Rural America
The House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled several hearings during the week of February 11, including one on homelessness on February 13 and another on affordable housing in rural areas…
Senate Banking Committee to Hold Confirmation Hearing for FHFA Director
The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing on February 14 for President Trump’s Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) nominee, Mark Calabria. Mr. Calabria is currently…
Senator Todd Young to Address NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum
Senator Todd Young (R-IN) will be a keynote speaker at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions in Washington, DC, March 27-29. Senator Young is the lead…
Register Today to Attend NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Leadership Awards Reception on March 28 Honoring Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky Clifford, and Dr. Mitchell Katz
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and…
ACT NOW! Tell Congress to Support New Voucher-Mobility Legislation
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced on January 31 “The Housing Choice Voucher…
HUD Sends Proposed Changes to Disparate Impact Regulations to OMB
HUD sent proposed changes to the disparate impact regulations to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on February 1. HUD previously…
HUD Offers HOME Program Series II and III Training Webinars
HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is again offering a “Building HOME” webinar training series. The training series will provide an overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships…
Coalition Urges Congress to Hold FEMA Oversight Hearings and to Reform Disaster Housing Recovery
NLIHC and the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations sent a letter on February 6 to the congressional leaders of the Senate…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 11, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/4). Legislation…
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Finds ‘Broken Promises’ in Provision of Native American Housing
The United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) released a report, Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans, in December 2018, that evaluates the federal…
Small Area Fair Market Rents Modestly Improve Neighborhood Outcomes Among Black and Hispanic Voucher Holders, but Additional Policies are Needed
An article in Housing Policy Debate “Do Small Area Fair Market Rents Reduce Racial Disparities in the Voucher Program?” by Vincent Reina found that Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are…