Local Government Leaders Send Letter to Congress Urging Enactment of “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act” to Expand and Reform Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Nearly 200 local government leaders representing cities, counties, and other municipalities sent a letter to congressional leadership on September 21 urging enactment of the “Affordable Housing…
Register for Upcoming Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar Series: Housing Is Built with Ballots!
Housing was a winning issue at the ballot box in the 2022 midterm elections. Voters overwhelmingly supported ballot measures to strengthen local tenant protections, dedicate resources to housing and…
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hosts FEMA Administrator Criswell for Briefing on State of Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA: The Current…
FEMA Operations Would Likely Not Be Impacted by Government Shutdown
A government shutdown on October 1 is looking more and more likely due to stalled negotiations in the U.S. Congress over the appropriations bills that fund government operations, including those of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 25, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada on September 16 after shifting from a Category 5 hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone. A hurricane watch and tropical storm…
State Department Publishes Final Public Charge Rule; Los Angeles Times Releases “Public Charge Explainer”
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published on September 5 a final “public charge” rule, confirming that the agency will not finalize the Trump administration’s harmful 2019 interim final rule. The…
HUD Extends NSPIRE Compliance Date for CPD Programs
HUD published a notice in the Federal Register on September 18 extending the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) compliance date for programs administered by HUD’s…
HUD Recap Updates Several RAD Resident Fact Sheets, Posts Training Video
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) posted updated fact sheets reflecting changes in the resident engagement and protections provisions in the recent revisions to the Rental Assistance…
NLIHC Joins Fair Housing, Civil Rights, and Public Health Organizations in Press Statement Opposing Harmful Appropriations Amendments That Would Defund Fair Housing Enforcement
NLIHC joined a broad and diverse group of leading civil rights, fair housing, affordable housing, and public health advocates in a press statement opposing certain amendments included in the…
California Governor Signs Legislation to Further Fair Housing and Address Roadblocks to Housing Development; Additional Housing Bills Await Governor’s Signature
California state legislators approved more than a dozen bills to increase housing supply, promote fair housing, and address homelessness in the 2023 legislative session, which concluded on September…
Children’s Defense Fund Releases Report on Housing’s Impacts on Children
Children’s Defense Fund released a report, “The State of America’s Children,” that identifies housing and homelessness as key issues impacting child poverty. The report reveals that 1.1 million…