The U.S. House of Representatives passed its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee spending bill along a party line vote of 220…
The reconciliation package once known as the “Build Back Better Act” continues to shrink, as Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has backed away from his previous demands to include provisions addressing…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing, “The Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing,” on July 20. Senators and witnesses in the hearing discussed the impact of tax incentives such…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a hearing, “Housing in America: Oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency,” on July 20. Sandra Thompson, director of…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “Priced Out: The State of Housing in America,” on July 21. Witnesses included Dr. Lawrence Yun (National Association…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing, “Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing…
On July 17, NLIHC hosted a virtual screening of the documentary film A Reckoning in Boston and a panel discussion with co-producer Kafi Dixon and community leaders Victoria Adinkra and Tiana Bass.…
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously passed the “Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2022.” The bill was introduced by U.S. House Subcommittee on Economic…
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Department of the Treasury
Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Wally Adeyemo spoke at an event hosted by Community Change and the Urban Institute on…
Congressional and Executive Action
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing, “Supporting Underserved Communities in Emergency Management,” on July 19.…
HUD issued a factsheet on July 12 highlighting how the $5 billion Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program established by the “American Rescue Plan Act” is helping tens of thousands of people access…
New research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) offers a descriptive analysis of the experience of applicants to California’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)…
