The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on May 16, “Sustainable Housing Finance: The Government’s Role in Multifamily and Health Care Facilities Mortgage…
The Homes for Heroes Act, H.R. 384, passed the House of Representatives on May 15 by a vote of 420 to 3. The legislation, introduced by Representative Al Green (D-TX), now awaits action in the Senate…
HUD released its latest CHAS (Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy) data on May 14. Both five-year (2006-2010) and three-year (2008-2010) data are newly available from HUD, allowing analysts…
Open Communities and Metropolitan Tenants Organization (MTO), both NLIHC members, have joined Chicago area advocates in celebrating the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ decision to include Housing…
A new study from the National Poverty Center finds that 1.65 million American households are living in “extreme poverty,” and these households include 3.55 million children. Using a World Bank…
Washington, D.C. - Today, renters and housing justice groups in over 48 cities and 19 states will take to the streets for the National Renters Day of Action in what promises to be the largest…
Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) signed on to co-sponsor to the Common Sense Housing Investment Act (H.R. 1213) on May 7. Mr. McDermott, who is a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and…
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released “Report To The House Committee On Ways And Means On Present Law And Suggestions For Reform Submitted To The Tax Reform Working Groups” on May 6. The…
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment will hold a hearing, “Returning Private Capital to Mortgage Markets: A Fundamental for Housing…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the President’s USDA FY14 budget request to Congress on…
NLIHC signed a petition asking Congress to fully fund rural housing and community development programs in FY14, and encourages other advocates to do so. The National Rural Housing Coalition is…
