The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 10/21…
The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Building, and Emergency Management of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on federal disaster relief efforts on…
NLIHC and the Fair Share Housing Center of New Jersey released on October 25 Fixing America’s Broken Disaster Housing Recovery System: Part 1: Barriers to a Complete and Equitable Recovery…
The House of Representatives may vote in November on bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. The bill includes key…
The Senate began consideration on October 22 of a four-bill spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2020 that includes funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD and the U…
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” in the Senate on July 26. The legislation, S. 2301, is a companion to a House bill of the…
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will again take to the national stage for a debate tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET in Westerville, Ohio. More than 850 national, state and…
Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the “Ending Homelessness Act of 2019” (S. 2613) on October 16. Co-sponsored by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-…
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 16 held an oversight hearing on “Lending Opportunities: Opening the Door to Homeownership in Indian Country.” Tribal leaders, including Pueblo of…
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing, “The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America.” The hearing will take…
