USDA Announces Decoupling Authority, Invites Rural Advocates to 4/25 Stakeholder Engagement Call
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new decoupling authority, as provided in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bill, to decouple Rural Housing Service Rental Assistance (RA)…
Nearly 300 State, Local, and National Organizations Urge President to Release Fair Housing Rule; Register for Webinar on Fair Housing
NLIHC and several NLIHC members and State and Tribal Partners joined a letter led by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) urging President Biden to release the final “Affirmatively Furthering…
Comment Today on HUD’s Proposed Changes to Eliminate Unnecessary Screening Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing; Join 4/29 Webinar to Learn More!
HUD released on April 10 a proposal to update existing screening regulations for applicants to HUD-assisted housing with conviction histories or a history of involvement with the criminal-legal…
FEMA Administrator Warns of Potential Hurricane Season Budget Shortfall during Appropriations Hearing
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations held a hearing, “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency,” on April 16. The primary witness was FEMA…
Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing Holds Housing Preservation Hearing
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development held a hearing, “Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock,”…
House Financial Services Committee Republicans Pass Bill to Eliminate “CARES Act” 30-Day Eviction Notice Requirement
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services (HFSC) voted along party lines on April 17 to pass the “Respect State Housing Laws Act” (H.R.802), a bill that would eliminate the…
Appropriators Disagree about FY25 Spending Caps, Foreshadowing Contentious Funding Fight – Take Action!
Appropriators sparred during an April 17 subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 defense budget proposed by the Biden administration, foreshadowing contentious fights ahead to secure needed…
Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveils New Legislative Agenda
The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled its “Progressive Proposition Agenda” on April 18. The domestic policy legislative agenda outlines comprehensive policies to deliver equality, justice,…
Sign Up Today for NLIHC’s State and Local Tenant Protections Network
NLIHC’s new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project will convene this month a “State and Local Tenant Protections Network” (the Network), a broad-based coalition of state and local housing-justice…
NLIHC Announces Launch of New State and Local Innovation Project
NLIHC announced on April 18 the launch of its new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project. Building on the success of NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) initiative, the State and…
National Week of Action to Oppose the Criminalization of Homelessness Starts Today!
Advocates across the nation are participating in a National Week of Action starting today (April 22) to oppose counterproductive and inhumane efforts to punish and arrest people experiencing…