CONGRESS
FEMA Funding Hearing. The Subcommittee on Homeland Security for the House Appropriations Committee held an oversight hearing regarding FEMA supplemental appropriations. FEMA Administrator…
NLIHC has analyzed FEMA’s Individuals and Household Program (IHP) data on Individual Assistance registrations for Puerto Rico. The analysis covers both Hurricanes Irma and Maria and includes an…
The House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee held a hearing on December 1 to address questions to Neal Rackleff, HUD assistant secretary for Community Planning…
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled a $146 billion recovery plan to help rebuild Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The plan includes resources…
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the House Appropriations Committee held an oversight hearing regarding FEMA’s disaster response on November 30. FEMA Administrator Brock Long was the sole…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
CDBG-DR FOR FLORIDA
HUD Announces $616 Million CDBG-DR for Florida. On November 28, HUD announced that Florida would receive $615, 922,000 in CDBG-DR. This amount is based on data from FEMA and…
Within the span of two weeks in September, Hurricanes Irma and Maria brought massive devastation to Puerto Rico. Much of the island still remains without power and tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans…
REMINDER OF ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITY
Deadline Extended to Wednesday, November 29 (noon ET) to Join Sign-On Letter. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law extended the deadline to join a…
ADVOCACY ALERT
Advocates’ Sign-On Letter to HUD. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law have opened a sign-on letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson about the urgent need to enter into a…
The Trump administration submitted its latest disaster supplemental request to Congress on November 17. The White House is requesting $44 billion in emergency aid, including $25.2 billion for FEMA’s…
HUD announced on November 17 that will allocate $5.024 billion of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) funding to the state of Texas from the $7.4 billion that was appropriated…
