Congressional and National Updates
HUD and FEMA published a joint report on their Pre-Disaster Housing Planning Initiative. The report is the result of an effort by the agencies to convene…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services held a hearing, “AI Innovation Explored: Insights into AI Applications in Financial Services and Housing,” on July 23. The hearing…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services’ (HFSC) Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing, “Housing Solutions: Cutting through Government Red Tape,” on July 24.…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel participated in two congressional briefings in May and June on the housing crisis. The briefings were part of a three-part series hosted by the Housing Crisis…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) along with the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register on July 23. The…
New Brief Reviews Ways to Protect against Mass Challenges to Voter Eligibility
In a new brief from the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, attorneys Robyn Sanders and Alice Clapman survey…
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…
HUD announced three upcoming webinars that the agency will host in partnership with the Tribal Homelessness Network (THN) to share information about resources and programs that address homelessness,…
Unidos US, an Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign Steering Committee member, hosted in June an installment of its Latino Vote Briefing Series that focused on affordable housing concerns among…
An article by NLIHC was published in a new issue of HUD’s Cityscape journal as part of a symposium celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of tenant-based rental assistance. The article, “The Role of…
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University published a report, “Rental Deserts, Segregation, and Zoning,” examining the location and racial and economic characteristics of rental…
A paper in Housing Policy Debate, “Gender Marker Laws and Access to Emergency Rental Assistance for Transgender Renters in the United States During COVID-19,” evaluates the relationship between state…
