Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action starts this coming Thursday, May 30, and runs until June 5! It is time to get the word out to the media and through social media!…
Join NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for a webinar on HUD's proposed “mixed-status” immigrant-family rule. The webinar will provide an overview…
HUD announced on May 22 that the agency will propose a forthcoming rule to weaken the enforcement of its Equal Access rule that provides important protections to LGBTQ people experiencing…
NLIHC has prepared a sample comment letter about HUD’s proposed Section 3 rule that organizations can adapt to their priorities. NLIHC urges residents and advocates to submit comments…
HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified on May 21 at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing. Secretary Carson was pressed by lawmakers on HUD’s recent actions to roll back fair housing…
The “Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2019” was introduced on May 21 by a bipartisan group of senators, including Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Todd Young (R-…
The New Democrat Coalition Housing Task Force, led by Representatives Denny Heck (D-WA), Katie Hill (D-CA), and Ben McAdams (D-UT), announced on May 22 its goals for the 116th Congress. According to…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) voted to approve its FY20 spending bill on May 23. Members did not submit any amendments during the…
After months of delays, the timeline for passage of a disaster aid package for communities impacted by recent disasters has been pushed back.
While the Senate approved the $19.1 billion disaster…
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) together with 10 of their Senate and House colleagues reintroduced the "Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019" (…
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) sent a letter on May 22 to Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor urging his agency to take further action to address the housing needs of Camp Fire survivors. Although…
