NLIHC will released Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2021 on July 14. The report compares rents and wages nationally and in every state, country, and metropolitan area in the United States. Out…
During the most recent (July 6) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we were joined by Jacob Leibenluft, counselor to the secretary of the Treasury, along with Treasury’s…
Join Tenant Talk Live – a webinar with and for residents and resident leaders – today, July 12, at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT) to discuss organizing strategies, hear from advocates,…
The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response is launching a webinar series beginning July 15 at 3 pm ET to help communities plan how to use their coronavirus relief funds to…
Join today’s (July 12) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) will join us to discuss her soon-to-be-introduced “Housing is Infrastructure Act” and “…
NLIHC and other national leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) are hosting a national call-in day on July 15 to tell Congress that housing is vital…
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) are circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter urging congressional leaders to include the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities in any…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 4:
“Race is on to get rental assistance out to avert evictions,” Associated Press, July 4 at: https://…
Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced on June 30 the “Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021” (H.R.4286) to extend protections against housing discrimination to…
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on June 28 several full and subcommittee hearings for the month of July, including hearings on the Community…
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jon Tester (D-MT), and John Hoeven (R-ND) on June 24 reintroduced the “Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 2021” (S.…
