Deadline for Nominations to NLIHC 2019 Housing Organizing Awards is January 11, 2019
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2019 NLIHC Housing Organizing Awards is Friday, January 11, 2019. The awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional,…
Congress Strips Additional Work Requirements for SNAP before Passing Farm Bill
Congress passed an $867 billion farm bill, after a proposal that would have made cuts and placed stronger work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps)…
President Trump Nominates Mark Calabria to be FHFA Director
President Donald Trump announced on December 11 his intention to nominate Mark Calabria, chief economist to Vice President Mike Pence, to be the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (…
NLIHC Applauds Introduction of House Companion to ‘American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018’
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act” now has companion legislation in the House of Representatives, introduced by Representatives Cedric Richmond (D-LA),…
Congress Running Out of Time to Fund Federal Government
Congress has only a few days to reach an agreement to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY19 and avoid a government shutdown before the current stop-gap funding measure, known as a…
Deadline to Submit Nominations for 2019 Housing Organizing Award is Quickly Approaching
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2019 Annual Housing Organizing Awards until January 11, 2019. The awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional, citywide,…
Congress Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill to Fund Federal Government until December 21
Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a two-week stopgap funding measure on December 7. The House and Senate both passed the measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), by a unanimous…
Deadline to Comment in Opposition to Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Rule is Today, December 10!
The deadline for commenting in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) proposed rule to add to the “public charge” definition the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8…
NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum to Explore Creative Ways to Get Your Story Out
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, 2019 will explore creative ways affordable housing advocates can get their…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky Clifford, and Dr. Mitchell Katz!
Join NLIHC in recognizing the 2019 Housing Leadership Awards honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for…
Affordable Housing Task Force Legislation Up to 16 Cosponsors in Senate
The “Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act” (S.3231) has 16 bipartisan cosponsors (at the time this Memo went to publication), indicating significant momentum in the Senate to…