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GENERAL UPDATES
Homeless Education Advocacy Manual. The National Law Center on Homelessness &…
DISASER HOUSING RECOVERY COALITION
In an effort to better organize our disaster housing recovery efforts, NLIHC has created a formal list of members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (…
CONGRESS
On November 2, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill to provide affordable housing to survivors of major disasters. Senator Nelson noted in a statement that tens of thousands of…
NLIHC released a blog post that analyzes preliminary information about housing damage in Texas after Hurricane Harvey and registrants for assistance from FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (…
As previously reported in Memo on 10/30, HUD had been weighing whether it could legally provide Section 8 subsidy payments to owners of HUD-assisted properties in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands…
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Harvey
HURRICANE MARIA
FEMA
Puerto Rico
Emergency Declaration Declared. President Trump declared on September 18, that an emergency exists for…
The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and to disaster recovery efforts since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s Memo,…
CONGRESS
Supporting recovery. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated: “Congress passed a critical down payment on disaster relief last week. If more assistance is required due…
CONGRESS
Votes Postponed. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) postponed any votes in the House today due to the large number of absences resulting from Hurricane Irma.
HURRICANE IRMA
LOCAL…
The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and to disaster recovery efforts since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s Memo,…
CONGRESS
Initial Disaster Relief.President Trump has signed into law a $15.25 billion disaster relief bill in response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The bill combines disaster relief with several…
