The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 11/18…
The House of Representatives approved the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” (H.R. 3702) on November 18 by a vote of 290-118. The bi-partisan bill is supported by NLIHC and its Disaster…
The Trump administration asked Matthew Doherty to leave his position as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on November 14. Founded in 1987, USICH…
The House passed both the “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act of 2019” (H.R. 4029) and the “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019” (H.R. 4300) by voice vote on November 18.…
Three bills recently introduced in Congress would tighten the statute that created Opportunity Zones (OZs). The three combined would limit the OZ tax benefit associated with any housing projects to…
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced on November 20 the “Homes for All Act” that would invest $1 trillion to create 9.5 million new public housing apartments and 2.5 million deeply affordable…
The Senate Banking Committee on November 20 held a hearing for several individuals nominated for positions at HUD: Brian D. Montgomery for deputy secretary (see Memo 10/11), David C. Woll,…
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced on November 21, the “Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019” (H.R.5187) to invest more…
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on November 18 urging HUD to…
Originally published in The Hill on November 25, 2019
By Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Diane Yentel
Every year, Americans gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. Before…
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced a bill, the "Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act," on November 21 to effectively end homelessness through robust investments in the…
