Washington DC – More than 250 national, state, and local organizations called on FEMA to implement proven disaster-recovery housing solutions like the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) for…
After failing last week to reach an agreement fund the federal government for FY18, the Senate is voting this afternoon to temporarily extend federal funding under a fourth continuing resolution (CR…
Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) are circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter asking HUD Secretary Ben Carson to provide more information on the agency’s recent decision…
The movement for socially just affordable housing solutions is growing and expanding across the country. The NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum, March 19-21 in Washington DC, will provide an…
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter on December 22, 2017, to HUD and the government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, calling on them to extend the foreclosure moratorium…
FEMA and the U.S. Treasury Department are temporarily withholding a billion-dollar emergency loan to help Puerto Rico with disaster recovery efforts. The loan was approved by Congress several months…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Economic Opportunity and Health held a hearing on January 18 to examine the issue of veterans’ homelessness. The hearing included two…
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the “Trafficking Victims Housing Act of 2017” (S.2305) on January 11. The bill would require the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) to conduct a…
The House of Representatives passed on January 16 the “Family Self Sufficiency Act” (HR 4258) under a “suspension of the rules,” a designation intended to speed passage of noncontroversial bills. The…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted on January 17 to recommend two nominees for HUD assistant secretary positions. The nominees are Brian Montgomery for HUD assistant…
