House Budget Committee Votes to Adopt Nonbinding FY24 Budget Resolution Proposing Drastic Spending Cuts
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget, under the leadership of Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX), voted to adopt a budget resolution for fiscal year (FY) 2024 that outlines drastic…
Framework Team Hosts “Healthy Parents Healthy Babies” Webinar on Addressing the Needs of Pregnant People Experiencing Homelessness
NLIHC hosted a webinar with its partners in the Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response on September 21. The webinar focused on findings from the Framework’s Healthy Parents Healthy Babies…
Reminder: Share Your Feedback on the Homelessness and Housing First Webinar Series by September 27!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Homelessness and Housing First webinar series hosted by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities…
Local Government Leaders Send Letter to Congress Urging Enactment of “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act” to Expand and Reform Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Nearly 200 local government leaders representing cities, counties, and other municipalities sent a letter to congressional leadership on September 21 urging enactment of the “Affordable Housing…
Register for Upcoming Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar Series: Housing Is Built with Ballots!
Housing was a winning issue at the ballot box in the 2022 midterm elections. Voters overwhelmingly supported ballot measures to strengthen local tenant protections, dedicate resources to housing and…
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hosts FEMA Administrator Criswell for Briefing on State of Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA: The Current…
FEMA Operations Would Likely Not Be Impacted by Government Shutdown
A government shutdown on October 1 is looking more and more likely due to stalled negotiations in the U.S. Congress over the appropriations bills that fund government operations, including those of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 25, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada on September 16 after shifting from a Category 5 hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone. A hurricane watch and tropical storm…
State Department Publishes Final Public Charge Rule; Los Angeles Times Releases “Public Charge Explainer”
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published on September 5 a final “public charge” rule, confirming that the agency will not finalize the Trump administration’s harmful 2019 interim final rule. The…
HUD Extends NSPIRE Compliance Date for CPD Programs
HUD published a notice in the Federal Register on September 18 extending the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) compliance date for programs administered by HUD’s…
HUD Recap Updates Several RAD Resident Fact Sheets, Posts Training Video
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) posted updated fact sheets reflecting changes in the resident engagement and protections provisions in the recent revisions to the Rental Assistance…