Congress returns to Washington, DC after the Memorial Day recess with little hope of addressing the effects of sequestration on low income people. Some Members of Congress have introduced…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on June 5, “State of the American Dream: Economic Policy and the Future of the Middle Class.” The hearing will be held…
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the Half-in-Ten Act of 2013, H.R. 2182, on May 23. The bill would set up a working group, the Federal…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will only make tenant protection vouchers available for units that are occupied at the time: A public housing agency (PHA) applies to demolish or…
The Center for American Progress will hold an event on June 5, “How Can the Housing Finance System Promote Broad Access and Affordability?” The event will be held at 12 pm at 1333 H Street NW, 10th…
The Washington, DC-based Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, is celebrating historic budget votes by the Council of the District of…
A new study demonstrates that households with children face a higher risk of eviction than households without children. The study drew data from court records of all evictions taking place in…
A new report from the Alliance for a Just Society finds that the foreclosure crisis continues across America, but particularly for people of color. The study shows that communities with a majority…
Christina Reyes joined NLIHC on May 28, 2013 as Executive Assistant to the President. Prior to NLIHC, Christina interned at the Boston office of Opportunity Nation where she assisted with policy,…
Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) was added as a co-sponsor to the Common Sense Housing Investment Act (H.R. 1213) on May 20. Ms. Clarke is the eighth Representative to co-sponsor the bill.H.R.…
On May 16, the Cleveland City Council passed a resolution in support of the United for Homes campaign, and urged its congressional delegation to co-sponsor H.R. 1213, the Common Sense Housing…
