Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the “Housing Alignment and Coordination of Critical and Effective Supportive Health Services (Housing ACCESS) Act” (S.2932) on…
Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL) has introduced the “Tenants’ Right to Organize Act” (H.R.5827) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would protect the organizing rights of tenants with…
Following the signing into law of the continuing resolution passed on September 30, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will resume funding for more than 2,400 projects across the country…
Since catastrophic wildfires swept through Maui in August, thousands of displaced residents of the Hawai‘ian town of Lahaina and of other communities impacted by the fires have been residing in hotel…
As part of ongoing efforts to support community-led organizations working to advance disaster housing recovery in Maui in the aftermath of recent catastrophic wildfires, the NLIHC-led Disaster…
Congressional and National Updates
During the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit meeting at the White House on September 25, President Biden renewed the national commitment to enhancing the U.S.’s…
Housing was a winning issue at the ballot box in the 2022 midterm elections. Voters overwhelmingly supported ballot measures to strengthen local tenant protections, dedicate resources to housing and…
Lawmakers in Connecticut passed “Senate Bill 998,” in June 2023 in an effort to address the state’s growing housing crisis by increasing access to, and improving the quality of, housing for the…
The Urban Institute released a study exploring whether full funding for and comprehensive use of the Housing Choice Vouchers program would further reduce poverty. The study models an expansion of the…
A study conducted by Princeton University’s Eviction Lab in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, “Who is Evicted in America,” identifies for the first time the number of individuals, as opposed…
A report released by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), “Digital Denials,” finds that harmful tenant screening practices are widespread and negatively impact low-income renters. Specifically,…
A judge in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, issued a preliminary ruling in late September 2023 mandating that the City of Albuquerque cease the arrest or intimidation of unhoused individuals occupying…
