Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 27, Issue 31
Memo: Recaps of White House Summit, Senate Hearing on Housing, Summer of IDEAS Event; New Housing Bills and Needed Advocacy; Upcoming Webinars; and More
August 8, 2022NLIHC Participates in White House Summit on Emergency Rental Assistance and Long-Term Eviction Reform
The White House and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) hosted a virtual summit, “Building Lasting Eviction Prevention Reform,” on August 2. The summit addressed ways to build on the…
August 8, 2022Treasury Issues New Guidance on Using Unobligated ERA2 Funds for Affordable Rental Housing and Eviction Prevention Purposes
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published guidance on July 27 on the use of emergency rental assistance funds provided through the “American Rescue Plan Act” – referred to as “ERA2” –…
August 8, 2022ERASE Cohort Member Releases Report Revealing Evictions’ Disparate Impact on Black, Latino, and Female-Headed Households in Connecticut
The Connecticut Fair Housing Center and CT Data Collaborative released a report, “Exposing Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis: Understanding the Intersection of Race and Sex in Connecticut’s Eviction…
August 8, 2022NLIHC Testifies before Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Regarding Affordability in the Rental Market
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “‘The Rent Eats First’: How Renters and Communities are Impacted by Today’s Housing Market,” on August 2. The hearing…
August 8, 2022Representative Jamaal Bowman Introduces “Emergency Price Stabilization Act”
Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) unveiled the “Emergency Price Stabilization Act” on August 4. The bill would expand the White House Supply Chains Disruption Task Force to include a new sub-task…
August 8, 2022Summer of IDEAS Event Series Concludes with Live Discussion about Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book Invisible Child
NLIHC’s Summer of IDEAS event series concluded on August 4with a panel discussion moderated by Melissa Harris-Perry about the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope…
August 8, 2022Join New NLIHC, NAEH, CBPP Webinar Series on Homelessness and Housing First
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to join our special four-part webinar series on homelessness…
August 8, 2022Senate Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill That Excludes Essential Housing Investments
Senate Democrats passed yesterday a reconciliation package that includes roughly $433 billion in new spending over the next 10 years on climate, energy, and health provisions. However, the “Inflation…
August 8, 2022Recording of August 1 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On NLIHC’s most recent (August 1) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing” campaign, we provided brief updates from Capitol Hill, learned about NLIHC’s upcoming webinars…
August 8, 2022Engage Your Members of Congress during August Recess!
The House released and voted out of committee all 12 of its fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bills, and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and…
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