The House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico. Witnesses have not yet been announced. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 24 at…
The following is a review of additional developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last…
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Senators Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cassidy (R-…
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Potential Misappropriation of Funds. Four members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rob Bishop [R-UT-01], Bruce Westerman [R-AR-04], Doug LaMalfa [R-CA-01], Jenniffer…
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Emergency Funding. The Senate may take up the $37 billion disaster supplemental spending bill on Friday. The House version of the bill provided the disaster recovery funding…
Take Action: Sign onto Letter Urging HUD to Prioritize Housing for those with the Lowest Incomes in Disaster Recovery
The NLIHC-led Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition drafted a new sign-on letter…
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On October 13, seven Senators, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and…
The NLIHC-led Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition drafted a new sign-on letter urging HUD to ensure that CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) resources be targeted towards housing for the low income…
The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
General Updates
House Passes Supplemental Funding. The House passed a bill providing $36.5 billion in aid for areas affected by wildfires and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The bill mirrors…
General Updates
Emergency Funding. Late last night, the House Appropriations Committee posted its disaster supplemental spending bill that would provide $36.5 billion in emergency funding for…
HURRICANE HOUSING REVOVERY COALITION
This morning, the Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition held a congressional briefing on our recommendations for a just, equitable and complete housing recovery…
