Where to Find Us – September 10
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Interagency CRA & Disaster Recovery Listening Session, Houston, TX, on…
Senate Committee Discusses Overcrowding in Tribal Areas
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a field hearing on August 25 to discuss “Overcrowded Housing and the Impacts on American Indian and Alaska Natives.” Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) represented…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Cost of Regulations on Affordable Housing Development
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing on the cost of regulations on affordable multifamily development. The hearing will take place on September 5 at…
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Congress’s Failure to Complete Housing Finance Reform
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing titled “A Failure to Act: How a Decade without GSE Reform Has Once Again Put Taxpayers at Risk.” The hearing will take place on September 6…
NLIHC Joins Letter Opposing SNAP Benefit Cuts that Create Obstacles for People Returning from Incarceration
NLIHC joined a coalition letter opposing provisions in the House’s version of the 2018 farm bill that would cut SNAP food benefits, while expanding SNAP work requirements and imposing lifetime bans…
NLIHC Launches Membership Month: NLIHC Members Are the Key to Policy Victories
September is NLIHC Membership Month! Throughout the month NLIHC will be celebrating its members, the key to NLIHC’s strength, and inviting new individuals and organization to join the movement for…
Take Action! Send a Letter to Congress to Support Bipartisan Housing Task Force
On August 27, the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign issued its first Call to Action about a specific piece of legislation. The campaign calls on advocates to urge Congress to support the “…
Countdown to the Election: Build a Voter Engagement Plan
The 2018 midterm elections take place on November 6, 2018. That's just 62 days from now. Are you ready? Our Homes, Our Votes, NLIHC’s project on nonpartisan voter engagement, has tools and…
Illinois Senators Ask HUD to Address Local Public Housing Concerns
Illinois Democratic U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin sent a letter asking HUD Secretary Ben Carson to report on his agency’s plan to address the serious problems at public housing…
HUD Publishes FY19 Fair Market Rents
HUD announced in the August 31 Federal Register the publication of FY19 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, initial…
HUD Provides CDBG FAQs on Meeting National Objectives for Acquisition, Demolition, and Disposition
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees determine whether use of CDBG for…