Lawmakers Circulate ‘Dear Colleague’ Letters to Support Affordable Housing Funding in FY20
Lawmakers are circulating “Dear Colleague” sign-on letters in support of funding for affordable housing and community development programs in FY20. NLIHC encourages advocates to reach out to their…
Details of President Trump’s Budget Request Available
Full details of President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for HUD programs was released on Monday, March 18, expanding on the Budget in Brief released on March 11 (see Memo, 3/11). The…
Senator Warren and Colleagues Reintroduce Bold Affordable Housing Bill
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced on March 13 an ambitious proposal, the “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act,” to address the nation’s dire shortage of affordable housing. The bill…
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Federally Assisted Housing
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the “Safe Housing for Families Act” (S. 755) on March 12. The legislation would require that HUD provide carbon monoxide detectors in HUD-assisted housing…
House Committee to Vote on ‘Ending Homelessness Act’
The House Financial Services Committee will vote on the “Ending Homelessness Act,” introduced by Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA). The legislation is a comprehensive plan to ensure the lowest-…
Senate Committee to Hold Two-Day Hearing on Housing Finance Reform
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a two-part hearing on the Chair Mike Crapo’s (R-ID) housing reform outline. The first part of the hearing will take place on March 26…
Study Finds Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Households Experience Greater Food Insecurity, More Child Poverty, and Worse Health Outcomes
A study, the Key Findings Report: 2019 County Health Rankings, by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R), shows that severe housing cost burdens, spending 50% or more of incomes for rent…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Submits Statement for the Record Urging Equitable Recovery
On behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 national, state, and local organizations, NLIHC submitted a statement for the record for the March 13 hearing, “Improving…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Administration of 2017 Disaster Recovery Funds
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “The Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria,” on…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 25, 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 3/18). 2018…
NLIHC to Offer Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action Webinar on April 2
Federal investments in proven affordable housing solutions benefit us all. Join the growing grassroots movement to support increasing those investments during this year’s Our Homes, Our Voices…