The House passed H.R. 2, the “Moving Forward Act,” by a vote of 233-188 on the afternoon of July 1. The Act was introduced by House Democrats on June 18 and included the “Housing is infrastructure…
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Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on June 29, urging…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on June 29 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will allow mortgage servicers to extend forbearance agreements for up to an additional…
The IRS issued Notice 2020-53 on July 1 providing COVID-19-related guidance impacting owners and residents of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments.
The notice addresses various deadlines for…
The House passed the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 7301) by a vote of 232-180 on the afternoon of June 29. Introduced by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) on May…
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation on June 29 that would extend and expand a nationwide eviction moratorium…
Join NLIHC’s next Tenant Talk Live! – a webinar with and for residents and resident leaders - today (July 6) at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT) to discuss NLIHC’s July 21 Virtual…
Register to participate in today’s (July 6) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss Congressional developments to ensuring the essential housing and…
Join Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author and creator of the New York Times Magazine’s “The 1619 Project,” and NLIHC board chair Marla Newman for a conversation on “Racial Equity and…
NLIHC joined national housing and homelessness organizations to release a joint public statement on June 30 in support of Black people and Black organizers working on housing justice. The statement…
The House of Representatives will vote today, June 29, on a package of critically needed emergency housing resources and protections to help keep renters in their homes and to address the health and…
Originally published in Barron's on July 7, 2020
The rent is due, and millions of people in America can’t afford to pay. Low-wage workers are losing jobs the fastest from Covid-19-related…
