In a September 17 speech at the National Housing Conference’s Conference on State and Local Housing Policy in Atlanta, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan affirmed the Administration’s support for the…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the National Alliance to End Homelessness will present a webinar on federal funding prospects for the Housing Choice Voucher Program in the context of…
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Law Center) released, “Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading: Homelessness in the United States under the International Covenant on Civil & Political…
The National Low Income Housing Coalition in Washington, DC seeks a well-qualified and talented outreach associate. As one of a three-person team, the outreach associate will mobilize our members on…
LaShanta Roquemore has joined NLIHC as a Fall Outreach Intern. Having earned her Associate of Applied Science Degree in Paralegal Studies from Northern Virginia Community College, LaShanta is…
Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) has informed Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) that he wishes to be added as a cosponsor of H.R. 1213, the Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2013. Mr. Tonko is…
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chair Tim Johnson (D-SD) announced that he and Ranking Member Michael Crapo (R-ID) have set a goal to pass meaningful housing reform legislation…
House Appropriations Committee Chair Hal Rogers (R-KY) filed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 10, but House leaders postponed a scheduled September 12 vote because there were insufficient…
On September 10, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing to consider the nomination of Katherine O’Regan as HUD assistant secretary for policy development and…
HUD Inspector General David Montoya was the sole witness at a House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on September 10. His testimony focused primarily on the…
On September 13, the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on the performance of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) and Homeless Veterans…
