On June 12, Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) introduced resolution H. Res. 314, which would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Community Development Block Grant (…
On June 16, Maria Foscarinis of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty testified on Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 during a hearing held by the…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies approved its FY16 spending bill by voice vote on June 18. The bill would…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) is scheduled to mark up its FY16 spending bill on Tuesday, June 23. Consideration…
Department of the Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew was questioned about the future of housing finance reform, as well as the federal government’s sweep of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s profits into the…
On June 10, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2721, the “Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015,” a comprehensive anti-poverty bill that includes major initiatives on housing, education…
The New England Housing Network sent a letter on June 18 to Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) urging him to protect the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) in the FY16 Transportation, Housing and Urban…
Learn about the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) by video in just five easy, digestible pieces. NLIHC’s Ed Gramlich will help you navigate the regulations implementing the NHTF.
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Since the release of Out of Reach 2015 on May 19, NLIHC’s annual report has garnered widespread attention from both traditional and social media. To date, Out of Reach has generated 1,138 media hits…
Hengrui (Henry) Ruan is NLIHC’s summer Policy Intern. He majors in History and Political Philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Hengrui, originally from Guizhou, China, now lives…
The Housing For All Campaign of the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development (CNHED) of Washington, DC, an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, is celebrating passage of the City Council’…
The 2015 How Housing Matters Survey, commissioned by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, finds that many people think that the country has not moved past the housing crisis and that…
