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…
If not reauthorized by Congress, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996 will expire on September 30, 2013. NAHASDA is the law that authorizes Indian…
Formal Congressional action on rental assistance reform legislation in the 113th Congress has been minimal thus far, with most efforts having taken place in the appropriations arena. The President’s…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “Reducing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Housing Programs: Inspector General Perspectives” on September 10.…
