As expected, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) introduced comprehensive housing finance reform legislation, S. 1217, on June 25. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is the lead Democratic on the bipartisan measure.…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing on June 27 featuring Representative Mel Watt (D-NC), among nominees for other posts. Mr. Watt has been nominated…
Representative Michael E. Capuano (D-MA) introduced H.R. 2435, the “Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act” of 2013, on June 19. The bill would order Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pay the approximately $187…
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations wrapped up their work on the FY14 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee bills on June 27. The House…
The White House issued a Statement on Administration Policy (SAP) on June 25 in opposition to H.R. 2410, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations named new members to its Subcommittees on June 24. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) was named to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on June 26 on the HUD Moving to Work program entitled “Evaluating How HUD’s Moving-to-Work Program Benefits Public…
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act of 2013 on June 27. The bill would amend the Fair Housing Act by adding source of income, sexual orientation,…
On June 20, HUD’s long-awaited proposed regulations to strengthen jurisdictions’ obligation to affirmatively further fair housing choice (AFFH), cleared review by the Office of Information and…
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) issued a “Letter of Findings of Noncompliance” regarding the voucher residency preference policies of Dubuque, IA. This letter follows a…
The Louisiana Housing Alliance (LHA), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, is celebrating its latest victory for residents and tenants of affordable housing, this time coming from the state legislature…
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University’s 2013 State of the Nation’s Housing, released on June 26, reports that although the housing market appears to be recovering from the…
