Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation that would provide legal protections that ensure survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault have access to safe housing. The “Fair Housing…
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016” on July 14. This legislation includes comprehensive reforms to the Low Income…
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on July 14 to respond to the GOP’s recently released plan to address poverty in…
Florida Senators Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R) introduced the “Housing Accountability Act of 2016” on July 14. The bill would require residents of private properties that have Section 8 Housing…
Senate Budget Committee Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY) announced bipartisan proposals to reform the federal budget process, which perennially runs into congressional gridlock each year.
“America’s budget…
HUD and Comcast announced an initiative on July 15 to provide broadband access to families living in HUD-assisted housing in 40 states across the nation. The effort scales up ConnectHome, a…
The Wisconsin Collaborative for Affordable Housing (the Collaborative) hosted their 20th annual A Home for Everyone Conference on July 13-14, focusing this year on the crucial importance of…
NLIHC provides state-specific information related to their national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plans. The state resources can be found at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. These state pages are…
The Senate failed to approve the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act” (S. 3100), as the upper chamber did not meet the 60-vote threshold needed to end debate. The measure, introduced by Senator Pat…
NLIHC sent a letter this week to Congress to support Representative Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) leadership in introducing the “Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016” (H.R. 5085) that would help ensure people…
The House Budget Committee held a hearing on July 6 to discuss possible ways to reform the federal budget process. Committee Chair Tom Price (R-GA) opened the hearing by describing the dysfunction he…
HUD has proposed a new formula for determining the amount of funding that a public housing agency (PHA) receives to administer the Housing Choice voucher program. The new formula would be based on…
