Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 44
Memo: Important Housing Votes, Hearings, Tweetstorm and Webinar This Week!
November 18, 2019Senator Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Introduce “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced on November 14 the “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act,” (S. 2876) which would create new HUD grant…
November 18, 2019Representative Clarke Introduces Bill to Address Rising LIHTC Rents and Provide 10-Year Funding to Housing Trust Fund, HOME, and CDBG
Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced the “Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2019” (H.R.4984) on November 5. Co-sponsors include Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY),…
November 18, 2019House Committee Approves Bill to Expand HUD-VASH Program
The House Committee on Financial Services passed several bills on November 13, including H.R. 2398, which would allow chronically homeless veterans who have received an “other than honorable” (OTH)…
November 18, 2019House Financial Services Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Health and Safety in HUD Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance will hold a hearing, “Safe and Decent? Examining the Current State of Residents’ Health and Safety in HUD…
November 18, 2019Take Action: House to Vote on Disaster Recovery Reform Legislation This Week; Call Your Representative Today!
The House of Representatives will vote this week on a bipartisan bill to permanently authorize HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. The bill includes key…
November 18, 2019Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 18, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 11/11). Federal…
November 18, 2019Congress Set to Vote on Bill to Fund Government through December 20
Congress plans to vote on a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), the week of November 18. This would be the second CR of fiscal year 2020 (FY20), which began on October 1;…
November 18, 2019NLIHC Submits Comments on Proposed HOTMA Implementation Regulations
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s proposed changes to the regulations for the public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Section 8 project-based rental assistance programs implementing income…
November 18, 2019Senate Banking Committee to Hold Nomination Hearings for HUD Officials
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a nomination hearing for several HUD officials on November 20 at 10:00 a.m. ET in Room 538 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Nominees include Brian D.…
November 18, 2019Join the #OurHomesOurVotes2020 Pre-Debate Tweetstorm Today at 2:00 p.m. ET
Will the presidential debate moderators ask the candidates about their proposed solutions to the housing crisis facing millions? Will the candidates find a way to bring up their affordable housing…
November 18, 2019