NLIHC State and Tribal Partners and Racial Equity Cohort Members Convene in Washington, D.C.
NLIHC held a convening of its state and tribal partners in Washington, D.C., on March 20. More than 50 people representing 35 of NLIHC’s partner organizations, along with many NLIHC staff and board…
NLIHC Hosts First Hybrid Capitol Hill Day
NLIHC hosted its first hybrid Capitol Hill Day on March 23, enabling advocates from around the country to push their members of Congress to advance essential affordable housing legislation. Held on…
NLIHC Honors Housing Champions with Housing Leadership Awards!
NLIHC presented housing leadership awards to Representative Cori Bush (D-MO), John Parvensky, and Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico at the 41st Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception at the Hilton Capitol…
Reps. Jayapal and Meng Reintroduce Housing is a Human Right Act
Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) reintroduced the “Housing is a Human Right Act” (H.R.1708) on March 22. If enacted, the NLIHC-endorsed bill would invest more than $300…
USICH Hosts First Meeting since Releasing Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
The U.S. Interagency Council Homelessness (USICH) hosted in March its first council meeting since releasing All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End on Homelessness. Representatives from…
VA Announces 2023 Goals for Preventing and Ending Veteran Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) announced its 2023 goals for preventing and ending veteran homelessness on March 15. In 2023, the VA will aim to move at least 38,000 veterans…
Recap of Homelessness and Housing First Webinar
More than 10,000 people registered for the Homelessness and Housing First webinar hosted by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (…
House Republicans Struggle to Reach Consensus on Budget, Delaying Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives who have threatened to use negotiations over raising the debt ceiling to secure major funding concessions in fiscal year (FY) 2024 are struggling to…
HUD Secretary Fudge Responds to House Appropriations Ranking Member’s Request for Information on Impact of Potential Budget Cuts
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations, sent letters to federal agencies on January 19 requesting information about how…
Join Today’s “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar on Tenant Power in Action
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for tenant and resident leaders – today, April 3, at 6 pm ET. During our annual Housing Policy Forum, held on March 20-23…
More Than $37 Billion in ERA Funds Spent between January 2021 and December 2022
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released emergency rental assistance (ERA) spending and demographic data through December 2022. Since January 2021, over $22.7 billion of ERA1 has been…