The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 27:
“The money is going to sit there: Thousands of Mississippians still waiting on rent relief,” NBC…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation on June 15 enforcing a statewide camping ban. HB1925 will ban encampments in all public areas. Local governments can choose to…
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California at Berkeley published a report, “Paying the Rent in a Pandemic: Recent Trends in Rent Payments Among Affordable Housing…
The Supreme Court ruled on June 23 that the leadership structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is unconstitutional because the authorizing statute wrongfully limited the president’s…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2021-19 on June 17 extending until October 15 the deadline for public housing agencies (PHAs) to apply to participate in the Landlord…
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge sent a letter on June 23 to entities participating in various HUD programs emphasizing that people returning to the community from the criminal-legal system who are at risk…
HUD’s proposed rule reinstating the 2013 Disparate Impact Rule was published in the Federal Register on June 25. The rule will recodify the 2013 rule’s discriminatory effects standard, removing most…
President Joe Biden announced on June 24 his intention to nominate Julia Gordon to be the assistant secretary for housing and federal housing commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)…
Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Angus King (I-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced on June 23 the “Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable …
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (BHUA) held a June 25 hearing on “Examining Bipartisan Bills to Increase Access to Housing.” The hearing address numerous bipartisan bills…
The House Budget Committee held a hearing on June 23 to discuss the president’s fiscal year 2022 (FY22) budget request for HUD. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge served as the hearing’s sole witness. In her…
The White House announced new actions to reduce the racial wealth and housing gap and to address racial discrimination in the housing market. The administration plans to build Black wealth by…
