Where to Find Us – January 29
United Way National ALICE Summit – New Orleans, LA, January 30-31 (Andrew Aurand) Partnership for Strong Communities Forum – Hartford, CT, February 1 (Lindsay Duvall) “Social Justice” course,…
Congress Passes New CR, Pushing Deadline for FY24 Spending Bill to 3/1; Take Action on 1/25 to Demand Increased Funding for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Programs!
Congress passed and President Biden signed into law on January 18 another short-term continuing resolution (CR) that will extend funding for HUD programs through March 1, at which point Congress will…
FEMA Announces Significant Changes to Individual Assistance Program Urged by NLIHC’s DHRC
FEMA released today a long-awaited Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register. The rule includes significant modifications to FEMA’s Individual Assistance (IA) program to expand the amount of…
More States Choose to Require Disclosure of Flood Risks to Homebuyers and Renters
Lawmakers in states across the U.S. have begun requiring home sellers and landlords to disclose flood risks to potential buyers and renters. North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, and New Jersey…
Senator Wyden and Representative Smith Release Tax Bill, Hold Markup While Excluding Key LIHTC Reforms – Take Action!
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Representative Jason Smith (R-MO), chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, released…
Representatives Hoyle and Carbajal Introduce “DASH Act”; NLIHC Continues to Oppose Wasteful MIHTC Proposal
Representatives Val Hoyle (D-OR) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced the “Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act” (H.R.6970) in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 11. The bill…
Recap of 1/16 National HoUSed Campaign Call
NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on January 16. We were joined by Jesse Rabinowitz, campaign and communications director at the National Homelessness Law Center, who provided a special…
NLIHC Prepares Sample Comment Letter for Responding to HUD’s Proposed 30-Day Notice Rule
NLIHC has prepared a sample comment letter for use by tenant leaders and other advocates to reply to HUD’s proposed rule that would require a public housing agency (PHA) or owner of a property…
HUD Notice Provides Policy Guidance for Addressing Radon in Environmental Reviews
HUD issued Notice CPD-23-103 on January 11, clarifying its policy regarding addressing radon in the environmental review process pertaining to most HUD-assisted projects. The Notice states that radon…
CFPB Issues Advisory Opinions to Increase Background Screening Transparency for Tenants
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two advisory opinions on January 11. The first opinion clarifies provisions of the “Fair Credit Reporting Act” (FCRA) related to consumer file…
NRDC Releases Brief on Connections between Housing Justice, Health Equity, and Building Decarbonization
Opportunity Start at Home (OSAH) campaign steering committee member Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released an issue brief in collaboration with other environmental groups exploring how…