Take Action TODAY: Urge Your Representatives to push for a vote on criminal justice reform
Earlier this year, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve several criminal justice reform bills.…
Two bills introduced in the House during the 114th Congress include the United for Homes Proposal: H.R. 1662 the Common Sense Housing Investment Act and H.R. 2721 the Pathways Out of Poverty…
The 2013 Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy, the latest edition of this National Low Income Housing Coalition classic, is now available for purchase. It is a compendium of…
A new national poll conducted for NLIHC by Belden Russonello Strategists LLC (BRS) affirms previous findings that while most Americans continue to think the mortgage interest deduction is a good idea…
A new paper from the Urban Institute explores the question of whether mortgage interest deduction (MID) reforms would hurt the economy and undermine the value of owner-occupied homes. The authors…
The top legislative priority of the United for Homes campaign, formerly the NHTF campaign, is advancing H.R. 1213, the Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2013, introduced on March 15 by…
Representative Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) is circulating a FY14 programmatic funding request letter in support of strong funding levels for USDA Rural Housing programs. NLIHC urges its members to contact…
Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) plans to introduce a package of legislation to address housing needs related to Super Storm Sandy once Congress reconvenes after the Easter recess. NLIHC has…
HUD will close all offices for seven days to meet $66.6 million in sequestration cuts to salaries and expenses in FY13. HUD’s headquarters and local field offices will be close on May 10, May 24,…
Regulations proposed on March 27 would implement the new Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program (RHSP). The program, authorized by the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Re-Housing…
Westchester County, NY will lose $7.4 million in FY11 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds unless it addresses two components of a 2009 court…
The New Mexico state legislative session ended March 16 with exciting news for advocates for the homeless and affordable housing. The legislature passed the General Appropriations Act, the state…
