NLIHC urges advocates to submit comments on HUD’s proposed improvements to existing regulations regarding affirmatively furthering fair housing choice (AFFH). The deadline is Tuesday, September 17 at…
Housing California (Housing CA), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, and the California Housing Consortium have generated widespread support for the California Homes and Jobs Act. Introduced in the…
NLIHC seeks a well-qualified and talented outreach associate. As one of a three-person team, the outreach associate will mobilize our members on federal policy advocacy in a manner that advances our…
Kelly Hunt has joined NLIHC as a Fall Policy Intern. A native Texan, Kelly moved to Massachusetts in 2009 to pursue a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy…
In this summer issue, Tenant Talk took a deep look at two important issues: the lawsuit for homes led by NLIHC and Right to the City, and source of income discrimination. Questions/comments or want…
Congress returns to work on September 9, facing a fall of high-impact decisions around Syria, FY14 appropriations, the sequester, and the debt ceiling. This issue of Memo to Members offers an outlook…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has approved the nomination of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) for the position of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director (see Memo…
Housing finance reform will be a priority issue for the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in the fall. Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SC) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID)…
The United for Homes campaign proposal to fund the National Housing Trust Fund with revenue raised by reforming the mortgage interest deduction can only happen in the context of larger tax reform…
In July, the FY14 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bills, dramatically rose and fell on both the House and Senate floors, leaving both chambers without a…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) is expected to reintroduce the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act that would make the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) permanent…
