NLIHC Welcomes New Members in Second Quarter of 2022
NLIHC wishes to welcome the following individuals and groups that joined our organization as members during the second quarter of 2022! To learn more about NLIHC membership, visit nlihc.org/…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 27, Issue 25
Memo: Housing & Reproductive Justice; FY23 Funding Bill Proposes 17% More for HUD; Racial Equity Summer of IDEAS; Fair Housing Improvement Act; & More
Housing Justice and Reproductive Justice Are Inextricably Linked
The harmful impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision will fall most heavily on people with low incomes, and on Black and other people of color. Women living in poverty account for nearly half of…
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Releases Draft FY23 Funding Bill with Significant Increases for Housing Programs
The U.S. House Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee released its draft fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill on June 22. The bill would provide $62.7…
NLIHC Launches New “Summer of IDEAS’” Racial Equity Website and Event Series
NLIHC has launched a new website and free event series, “Summer of IDEAS.” The Summer of IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Systems-thinking) educational event series aims to…
Register Today! FREE Screening and Virtual Discussion of Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America – June 30
NLIHC invites you to engage in an important conversation about Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. On June 30, from 3 to 4:15 pm ET, NLIHC will host a live chat about the film between…
Senator Kaine and Representative Peters Introduce NLIHC/OSAH-Supported Bill to Ban Source-of-Income Discrimination
On June 23, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the “Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022” (S.4485) in the U.S. Senate, and Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced a corresponding bill (H.…
Reconciliation Talks Continue, but Time is Running Out – Take Action Today!
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met again last week with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to continue discussions over a revised reconciliation package, scaled-down significantly from the House…
House Financial Services Committee Advances Three Housing Bills to Address Housing Affordability and Fire Safety
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services approved three bills addressing affordable housing on June 22: the “Grandfamily Housing Act” (H.R.3111), the “Housing Fairness Act” (H.R.68), and the “…
House Appropriations Committee Releases FEMA Budget Proposal; House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes Disaster Recovery Legislation on Unmet Needs
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year (FY) 2023 “Homeland Security Funding Bill,” which includes a proposal for FEMA’s FY23 budget. The bill proposes $25.89 billion in…
Coronavirus Updates – June 27, 2022
National Updates Reporting With rents now reaching record highs – national median rents are up 21% from the start of the pandemic – CNN examines how renters who made it through the worst of the…