The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting on February 2 and approved the “Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience…
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance on February 2 held a hearing, “Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People…
Appropriations leaders in the House and Senate are considering a third continuing resolution (CR) to extend funding for the federal government and give appropriators more time to enact a federal…
HUD published a notice, “Allocations and Implementation of Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements,” in the Federal Register on February 3. The notice details program requirements for…
White House
The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 29 that 99 law schools responded to the attorney general’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession issued on August…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council. The Council comprises a geographically diverse and substantive…
The Biden Administration announced on January 31 the appointment of Jeff Olivet as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). Mr. Olivet has worked in the…
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign has published an article, “Still Want to Build Back Better? Don’t Remove Housing,” that addresses the actions of Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to prevent…
The Policy & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) published a new report, How States Can Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: Key Leverage Points and Best Practices, presenting seven state-based…
A report published by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, “Large Corporate Buyers of Residential Rental Housing During the COVID19 Pandemic in Three Southeastern Metropolitan Areas,”…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has provided a reminder about utility allowances in federally subsidized housing, “Protect Subsidized Tenants from Rising Utility Costs.” The reminder…
