During a press conference on January 19, President Joe Biden acknowledged that the “Build Back Better Act,” his landmark social program and climate change bill, will likely be “substantially slimmed…
Join today’s (January 24) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the latest legislative developments and the advocacy needed to ensure that essential affordable housing…
In our most recent “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” national call on January 18, we received updates on federal advocacy for the “Build Back Better Act” and fiscal year (FY) 2022…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held an executive session on January 19 to vote on several Biden administration nominees, including five nominees for key HUD assistant…
Congressional appropriators in the House and Senate continue to negotiate a deal on a federal spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2022, after months of stalemate between Democratic and Republican…
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing, “Ensuring Equitable Delivery of Disaster Benefits to Vulnerable Communities and Peoples:…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on January 18 the awarding of more than $83 million in Indian…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The Washington Post reports FEMA and HUD are collaborating on a new program that will offer subsidized apartments and case management services to help…
A new report on evictions in Oregon, “Oregon’s Safe Harbor for Tenants: Rocky Shoals in Eviction Diversion,” evaluates the effectiveness of the state’s recent safe harbor policy. This policy delays…
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) multi-sector affordable homes campaign director, Mike Koprowski, sent a letter on behalf of the campaign to appropriators urging that a final Fiscal Year (FY)…
Boston University’s Initiative on Cities’ 2021 Menino Survey of Mayors asked mayors of U.S. cities about homelessness. More than one-third (38%) of mayors who responded said they had little or no…
The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University released a new report, America’s Rental Housing 2022, on January 21. The report finds that the rental housing market rebounded in…
