Members of Congress are back in their home districts and states until September 9 for their district work period, better known as “August Recess.” During this time, advocates have a valuable…
The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) released on July 25 its draft spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025. Overall,…
NLIHC has released The Gap: La Escasez de Viviendas Asequibles, a Spanish-language edition of our annual report on the shortage of homes affordable and available to the lowest-income renters. This…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a housing omnibus bill on May 15 that marks the state’s largest-ever investment in affordable housing. Four days later, Governor Walz signed SF 2909, which contains…
Members of Congress left their offices on Capitol Hill to return to their home states and districts until September 9 for a month-long district work period known as “August recess.” Before leaving…
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) reintroduced the “American Housing and Economic Mobility (AHEM) Act” in the U.S. Senate and House…
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) is hosting a National Solidarity Week in support of individuals…
NLIHC submitted comments to HUD on July 29 in response to proposed changes to the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program (see Memo, 6/3). The comments addressed tenant rights and protections, as…
Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign staff joined a congressional briefing hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center on July 25 to discuss how the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers…
A paper published in the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS) by the Federal Reserve Board, “Targeted Relief: Geography and Timing of Emergency Rental Assistance,” provides new information…
Atlanta’s City Council recently approved $2 million in funding to be distributed through its Eviction Diversion Program to enable the local nonprofit Striving Together, Advancing Residents &…
