On July 9, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, along with three individual plaintiffs and the Right to the City Alliance, filed a lawsuit against the Acting Director of the Federal Housing…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) for the position of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director…
NLIHC and the United for Homes campaign continue to urge Senators to include the United for Homes proposal to fund the National Housing Trust Fund through a modification of the mortgage interest…
House Committee on Financial Services Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) unveiled a package to dismantle the current housing finance system, the “Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act,” on…
In August, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission will host three regional forums. The forums will cover a breadth of topics, including the state of the housing market, affordable rental…
NLIHC’s Policy Fact Sheets on key issues have been updated for July. Find all of NLIHC’s fact sheets at: www.nlihc.org/involvement/advocacy/factsheets.
Following months of intense budget negotiations, Washington State legislators passed a biennial state budget on June 29, avoiding a government shutdown. The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, an…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations released its FY14 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) spending bill, S. 1243, on July 1, detailing funding levels and…
The House and Senate Committees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released their reports for the Committee passed FY14 appropriations bills, H.R.…
On July 2, 2013 HUD issued PIH Notice 2012-32 REV-1 containing a number of changes to the eligibility and selection criteria for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) seeking to participate in the Rental…
