On February 2, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution (File# 150822) committing to match all National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) dollars allocated to projects in San…
CORRECTION: The webcast of HUD’s FY17 budget request will be tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10 (not today as we reported in this week’s Memo to Members). To join the 1 – 2pm ET webcast, go to http://…
In a sharp deviation from tradition, Senate Budget Committee Chair Michael Enzi (R-WY) and House Budget Committee Chair Tom (R-GA) Price issued a joint statement on February 4 announcing they will…
The House Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Barack Obama’s budget proposals for the Department of Treasury for FY17 on February 11. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will be the…
On February 2 and 3, the House Committee on Financial Services marked up its Views and Estimates on the FY17 budget, which is submitted to the House Budget Committee for consideration in preparing…
The first webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Registration,” will be presented on Wednesday, February 17 at 2:00pm ET. Throughout…
A new paper titled Childhood Environment and Gender Gaps in Adulthood examines the relationship between childhood environment and gender gaps in economic well-being in adulthood. The findings…
The Center for American Progress and the Equal Rights Center recently released a study titled Discrimination Against Transgender Women Seeking Access to Homeless Shelters. Utilizing test calls to 100…
On February 8, the Department of the Treasury published a revised interim rule and a notice of funding availability (NOFA) for the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). Established by the Housing and Economic…
The Housing Assistance Council will host a webinar on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed rule regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s duty to serve traditionally underserved markets. The…
By a unanimous vote of 427 to 0, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a broad housing assistance reform bill on February 2. During floor consideration of H.R. 3700, several positive amendments…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing, “The Future of Housing in America: Examining the Health of the Federal Housing Administration,” on February 11…
