NLIHC released on January 26 Advancing Housing Justice in the 118th Congress, a memorandum addressed to the new Congress outlining the ongoing need for federal investments in affordable, accessible…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Why Housing Matters to Harm Reductionists and Criminal Legal System and Health Care Reform Advocates.” The fortieth…
HUD, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on January 26 that more than 140,000 people experiencing homelessness have been…
The Biden-Harris administration released a Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights aiming to strengthen and enforce critical renter protections and announced new actions for federal agencies…
Two housing-related bills endorsed by NLIHC were introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 20. The “Affordable Housing Equity Act” (H.R.418), introduced by Representative Jimmy Gomez…
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the “Choice in Affordable Housing Act” (S. 32) in the U.S. Senate on January 24. The bipartisan bill would expand and improve HUD’s…
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are reportedly discussing a potential short-term suspension of the debt ceiling to buy more time for debt ceiling negotiations. While a plan has not…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data on voluntary and involuntary reallocations of the second tranche of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) funds. The release details data…
A report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS), “The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity during the Pandemic,” examines the geographic…
President Joe Biden has nominated Solomon Greene and David Uejio to serve in key leadership roles at HUD. Mr. Greene was nominated to serve as assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Policy…
HUD announced three virtual briefings on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule, which will be released “imminently” (see Memo, 1/23). The briefings will summarize the main…
