National Coalition for Housing Justice Sends Letter Urging Biden Administration and National Park Service to Halt McPherson Square Encampment Sweep
The National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) sent a letter to the Biden administration and the National Park Service (NPS) on February 6 urging the administration to immediately halt efforts to…
House Republicans Begin Outlining Proposed Federal Spending and Benefit Cuts
U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on the Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released a list of potential federal spending cuts, totaling almost $1.3 trillion, on January 8. The list was…
End to Medicaid “Continuous Coverage” Requirement Threatens Healthcare Access for People with Low Incomes and People Experiencing Homelessness
Medicaid’s “continuous coverage” requirement, which prevents states from disenrolling anyone from Medicaid even if their income or household size has changed, will end on March 31. Created in the…
Proposed AFFH Rule Published; NLIHC Brief Highlights Five Positive Overarching Features
The formal, Federal Register version of the proposed rule to implement the “Fair Housing Act of 1968” obligation to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) was published on February 9. NLIHC has…
HUD Releases Resource for Tribal Communities New to CoC Program
HUD released a resource for tribal communities and organizations that are new to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. The resource, “CoC Program Resources for Tribal Communities,” is intended to…
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on State of Housing
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “The State of Housing 2023,” on February 9. Witnesses included Christopher Herbert, managing director of Harvard…
PolicyLink Releases AFFH Comment Guide, Hosts “Proposed AFFH Rule 101” Webinar
PolicyLink released a public comment guide for the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that was posted in the Federal Register on February 9. PolicyLink also hosted a webinar…
New Collaborative Program between States and Localities Working to Expand Right-to-Counsel Protections Launches This Month
Results for America, the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (NCCRC), PolicyLink, and Human Impact Partners have begun accepting applications for Advancing Racial and Health Justice…
Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Senator Sherrod Brown to Join Today’s (February 13) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes
Join today’s (February 13) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. U.S. House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) will join the call to provide remarks, and U…
House Passes Two Pieces of Disaster Recovery Reform Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of disaster recovery legislation on February 8, both sponsored by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R) of Puerto Rico. The bills,…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – February 13
Congressional and National Updates Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters have reintroduced a bipartisan bill seeking to…