National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs is holding a webinar on September 21 at 2 pm ET that will provide a basic overview of…
Congressional and Executive Actions
The U.S. House of Representatives returned from August recess to pass a raft of disaster recovery legislation on September 13 and 14. The bills included the “…
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign sent a sign-on letter to Congressional appropriators on September 13 urging them to expand Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) to an additional 200,000…
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate returned to session last week for the first time since August recess, but neither chamber reported progress towards reaching an agreement on a…
NLIHC joined the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), National Immigrant Law Center (NILC), and National Housing Law Project (NHLP) in an amicus brief supporting immigrant families who filed a…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development will hold a hearing, “Examining the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for “How to Address Unsheltered Homelessness,”…
NLIHC and three other national housing organizations submitted a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge urging HUD to make regulatory improvements to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME…
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is conducting three webinars to review the Lead-Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) as it applies to public housing, tenant-based rental assistance…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a notice on September 13 regarding unobligated emergency rental assistance (ERA1) funds provided through the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of…
The “Expediting Disaster Recovery Act” was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 14 by a vote of 405-20. The bill will now move to the Senate. Several of the bill’s provisions…
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
