Memo to Members

HUD Secretary Scott Turner to Testify on the Trump Administration’s FY27 Budget Request This Week

May 11, 2026

By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy  

HUD Secretary Scott Turner is scheduled to appear before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees this week for hearings on the Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget request for HUD programs. The Secretary’s hearing in the House is scheduled for tomorrow (May 12) at 4:00 pm ET, and the Senate’s hearing is scheduled for May 14 at 10:00 am ET. Watch a livestream of the House hearing here and of the Senate hearing here.  

The House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to release their FY27 spending bill for HUD programs by May 21, when the Subcommittee is slated to meet to review and vote on the bill in a process known as a “markup.” While the Senate Appropriations Committee’s markup schedule has not been announced, Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) is aiming to finish markup of all 12 spending bills for FY27 before the end of July.  

Take Action: Tell Congress to Provide the Highest Possible Funding for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Programs in FY27!  

NLIHC is calling on Congress to provide the highest possible funding for HUD’s affordable housing, homelessness, and community development programs, including for NLIHC’s top priorities: 

  • Full funding to renew all existing Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) contracts, including ensuring continued assistance for Emergency Housing Voucher holders. 

  • At least $5.1 billion for HUD’s Homeless Assistance Grants program to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness. 

  • Increased funding for public housing operations and capital needs, to help maintain and efficiently operate public housing. 

  • Increased investments in programs that support the construction and preservation of deeply affordable, accessible housing, including full funding for all Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) and PRA Contract renewals, at least $424 million for new Section 811 PRA contracts, and full funding to renew all existing contracts under the Section 202 Housing for the Elderly program.  

  • At least $15 million for HUD’s Eviction Prevention Grant Program (EPGP) to provide communities grants to establish right to counsel and other programs that help people avoid eviction and remain housed.  

  • At least maintained funding of $1.1 billion for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program and increasing funding to $150 million for the IHBG-Competitive program.  

  • Establishing guardrails to ensure the administration releases appropriated funding to communities, and does not withhold, redirect, or otherwise rescind congressionally approved funding.  

Advocates can take action today by: 

  • Emailing or calling members’ offices to tell them about the importance of affordable housing, homelessness, and community development resources to you, your family, your community, or your work. You can use NLIHC’s Take Action page to look up your member offices or call/send an email directly!    

  • Sharing stories of those directly impacted by homelessness and housing instability. Storytelling adds emotional weight to your message and can help lawmakers see how their policy decisions impact actual people. Learn about how to tell compelling stories with this resource.     

  • Organizations can also join CHCDF’s sign-on letter calling for the highest possible funding for HUD and USDA affordable housing, homelessness, and community development programs in any final FY27 spending bills. Read the letter and sign your organization on here.  

Visit NLIHC’s Advocacy Hub for more information and resources that can help you take action and help protect the affordable housing programs people rely on.

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