House Budget Committee Passes FY17 Resolution, Further Action Questionable
At the end of a nine-hour mark-up on March 16, the House Budget Committee passed an FY17 budget resolution by a vote of 20-16. All 14 Democrats and two Republican members of the ultra-conservative…
Representative Waters Urges Increased Funding for Federal Housing Programs in FY17
On March 18, House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Water (D-CA) sent four separate letters to House appropriators urging them to provide increased funding in FY17 for federal…
HUD Inspector General Testifies before House Appropriations Panel, Critical of MTW
On March 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the budget requests for Offices of Inspector General (OIG)…
USDA’s Rural Development Programs Scrutinized during Budget Hearing
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on USDA’s Rural Development (RD) programs on March 15…
Senators Collins and Reed Introduce Legislation to Update HOPWA Funding Formula
On March 10, Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced a bill (S…
Housing Advocates Urge Senate Passage of Broad Housing Reform Bill
On March 16, NLIHC joined more than 30 national organizations in sending a letter to Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (…
Hearing on Government Regulations and High Cost of Housing Set
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing titled The Future of Housing in America: Government Regulations and the High Cost of Housing. Witnesses include: Vicki Been, New York…
Hearing to be Held on Tax Reform Proposals
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy will hold a hearing on Member proposals relating to fundamental reform of the income tax system. The hearing will be held on March 22 at 2:30pm ET…
Congressional Briefing on HIV/AIDS Housing Scheduled
The National AIDS Housing Coalition will host a congressional briefing sponsored by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to discuss national policy issues around…
Congressional Briefing on Early Childhood Homelessness
On March 30, the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth will host a congressional briefing sponsored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA…
NLIHC Submits Comments on Proposed Rule on Fannie and Freddie’s Duty-to-Serve
On March 17, NLIHC submitted comments responding to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) proposed rule detailing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's duty-to-serve (DTS) underserved markets required…