By Julie Walker, National Campaign Coordinator
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign shared a new advocacy opportunity to call on Congress to enact the campaign’s Bipartisan Housing Policy Package. The nation’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis demands urgent action, and it is critical that Congress work to find common ground to enact legislation to help improve the lives of the nation’s lowest-income and most marginalized households. The set of key bipartisan legislation outlined by the OSAH campaign is necessary to address the affordable housing crisis and ensure that everyone has an opportunity to thrive. The list includes the OSAH campaign’s priority bills, endorsed by the campaign’s Steering Committee, and the campaign’s supporting bills which complement the campaign’s priorities.
Key Legislation for Any Bipartisan Housing Package:
- “Eviction Crisis Act”
- “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act”
- “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act”
- “Fair Housing Improvement Act”
- “Choice in Affordable Housing Act”
- “Yes In My Back Yard Act”
- “Yes in God’s Back Yard Act”
- “Rural Housing Service Reform Act”
- “Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act”
Advocates can take action by sending a pre-formatted letter to their Congress members urging them to support the bipartisan bill package. To send a letter, go to the Opportunity Starts at Home Take Action webpage and fill out the form.
Learn more about the OSAH campaign’s Bipartisan Housing Policy Package here.