In a media release issued on May 13, HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced that $382 million in 2023 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) dollars will be allocated to states…
President Joe Biden is expected to meet tomorrow (May 9) with the “four corners” Congressional leaders – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Leader Hakeem…
NLIHC’s “Spring into Action” mobilization effort begins today (May 8)! For the next two weeks, we urge advocates to join us in mobilizing to oppose deep budget cuts and push Congress to invest in…
Join today’s (May 8) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Natasha Duarte and Mariah de Leon of Upturn will overview ways for advocates to weigh in on tenant screening regulations being…
Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced the “Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act” (H.R.2974) in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 27. The bill would…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing, “Rural Housing Legislation,” on May 2. Senator…
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hampered efforts to ensure that federal civil rights law is being followed in the distribution of disaster mitigation funding in Texas,…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing concerning the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on May 2. The hearing, “Reauthorization of the National Flood…
FEMA’s Data Management Branch released a five-year data strategy in March in an effort to modernize how FEMA personnel share data across the myriad divisions and branches of the agency. The document…
Administrative, Congressional, and National Updates
President Biden has issued an executive order aiming to revitalize the nation’s commitment to environmental justice. The order directs the U.S.…
Since 2017, three states and 15 cities have passed right-to-counsel protections for tenants – an impressive achievement given that no jurisdiction had enacted such a right prior to 2017. Since the…
