Bill to Increase Amount of FEMA Funding for COVID-19 and 2020 Disasters Passes House
The FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 (H.R. 8266), sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), was passed unanimously by the House of…
November 23, 2020Bill to Improve Access to Disaster Recovery Assistance for Low Income Households Passes House
The “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House of…
November 23, 2020Congress Continues Appropriations Negotiations, Makes Little Progress on a COVID-Relief Package
House and Senate appropriators continue their work to reach a bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Congress has until December 11 to either reach a deal on all twelve FY21…
November 23, 2020New Report from NLIHC and Innovation for Justice Program Estimates Costs Associated with Eviction-Related Homelessness
NLIHC and the Innovation for Justice (i4J) Program at the University of Arizona released a research note, “Costs of COVID-19 Evictions,” on the public costs of eviction-related homelessness that will…
November 23, 2020Study Shows Need for Non-Congregate Housing Arrangements for People Experiencing Homelessness
A new working paper from researchers at the University of California at San Francisco, “Comparison of infection control strategies to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States: A simulation…
November 23, 2020NLIHC Testifies Before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Hurricane Harvey Response
NLIHC Vice President of Public Policy Sarah Saadian testified on November 12 before the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the federal disaster housing response to…
November 23, 2020HUD PIH Updates Guidance on CDC Eviction Moratorium
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on November 18 updated its guidance regarding the temporary eviction moratorium order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (see…
November 23, 2020Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (November 23) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will share her perspectives on the state of play in…
November 23, 2020Recording Available of NLIHC’s November 16 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed the impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moratorium on eviction rates…
November 23, 2020Additional Coronavirus Updates - November 23, 2020
National Updates Federal Housing Finance Administration FHFA announced on November 13 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend several loan origination flexibilities through December 31.…
November 23, 2020Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 23, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
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