Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden have started negotiating over raising the federal debt ceiling, with the nation facing default as soon as June 1 if they are not able to reach an…
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for tenant and resident leaders – on Monday, May 15, at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will join the call to…
NLIHC is currently recruiting members for the 2023-2024 Tenant Leader Cohort. The Cohort is a group of tenant advocates and community leaders with lived experience of housing insecurity who work…
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…
