House Passes Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
The House voted 231 to 199, largely on party lines, on July 18 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009, the longest time the country…
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced on July 18 the “Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident to Safety Act (CO ALERTS Act),” to help protect residents of federally…
Representative Lawson Introduces Bill to Improve Housing Conditions
Representative Al Lawson (D-FL) introduced on July 12 the “HUD Inspection Oversight Act” (H.R. 3745) (H.R. 3745) to increase transparency and strengthen enforcement of the inspection process for…
Senators Duckworth and Young and Rep. Kildee Introduce Bill to Reduce Lead in Potable Water
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) introduced on July 11 the “Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019” (S. 2087 and H.R. 3721), which…
Representatives Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Legal Services for Homeless Veterans
Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Mike Waltz (R-FL) introduced the “Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act…
Will Housing Affordability Be Addressed in the Next Democratic Presidential Debates?
On July 30 and 31, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will be back on the national stage for the second round of nationally televised debates. The NLIHC-led Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020…
Register Now for July 31 Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 Webinar – Because Affordable Homes Are Built with Ballots
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement effort is offering NLIHC members and partners a webinar, Let’s Get It Started, on July 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The…
FRAC and Demos Release Advocate Primer on National Voter Registration Act
The Food Research Action Center (FRAC) and Demos recently released a Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). In addition to providing important background on the NVRA,…
Researchers Examine Affordability of Manufactured Homes
Noah Durst and Esther Sullivan published a report, “The Contribution of Manufactured Housing to Affordable Housing in the United States,” in Housing Policy Debate that explores the affordability and…
Fact of the Week: Because Black and Latinx Households Are Paid Less than Whites, They Cannot Afford Rents Even at Higher Wage Percentiles
Source: NLIHC’s Out of Reach 2019. Housing wages based on HUD fair market rents. The hourly wages by percentile from the Economic Policy Institute State of Working America Data Library 2018.…
Campaign Welcomes New State Partners
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign is pleased to announce two new state partners – Housing Action Illinois and Prosperity Indiana – have joined the campaign. Both…