NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) are hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19, homelessness, and housing every Monday afternoon. The next call is today (March 23), 2:30…
Congress is working to finalize an economic stimulus package to provide needed relief to individuals and businesses as the government responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since members of the House are…
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) will host weekly national calls every Monday afternoon about coronavirus as it impacts housing and homelessness. Housing and…
Due to the worsening COVID-19 crisis, President Trump declared a national emergency on March 13. In doing so, the president declared an emergency under two separate laws. The first declaration – made…
Senate Republicans and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) released separate proposals for a third coronavirus supplemental package on March 19.
The Senate bill, introduced by…
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released national statements this week calling for a moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.…
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) released the details of her legislative proposal to provide Coronavirus-related assistance on March 18. Chair Waters’ proposal includes…
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter on March 18 urging Congress to incorporate the “Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET) Act” (S.3276/H.R.5848) in the next coronavirus supplemental spending…
President Trump signed into law on March 18 the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R.6201), a multibillion-dollar emergency assistance package to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The…
The Trump administration announced on March 18 that foreclosures and evictions for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages for single family properties would be suspended for the next…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a letter to Congress on March 17 requesting $400 million in additional funding for the HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants program. The additional funding…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties made updates to its “Questions and Answers for Office of…
