The House voted 231 to 199, largely on party lines, on July 18 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009, the longest time the country…
Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced on July 18 the “Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident to Safety Act (CO ALERTS Act),” to help protect residents of federally…
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) introduced on July 11 the “Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019” (S. 2087 and H.R. 3721), which…
Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Mike Waltz (R-FL) introduced the “Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act…
On July 30 and 31, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will be back on the national stage for the second round of nationally televised debates. The NLIHC-led Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020…
The Food Research Action Center (FRAC) and Demos recently released a Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
In addition to providing important background on the NVRA,…
Noah Durst and Esther Sullivan published a report, “The Contribution of Manufactured Housing to Affordable Housing in the United States,” in Housing Policy Debate that explores the affordability and…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign is pleased to announce two new state partners – Housing Action Illinois and Prosperity Indiana – have joined the campaign. Both…
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed on June 28 a state spending bill that increased the cap to $40 million on a revenue source for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 14:
“The House just voted to give 33 million workers a raise—here's what has to happen to make it a…
NLIHC released a Spanish edition of its report Out of Reach 2019 (Fuera de Alcance 2019) on July 22. This year’s edition is the 30th anniversary edition of Out of Reach, which…
NLIHC is accepting applications for our fall internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
