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…
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FEMA
FEMA Data Released. FEMA released data on the number of owners and renters that have applied…
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USDA Rural Development
California Wildfires
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Harvey
Congress
Senate Passes Latest Emergency Spending Bill. The Senate gave final…
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HUD
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California Wildfires
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Harvey
CONGRESS
The Senate advanced the $36.5B disaster spending bill passed by the House, setting up…
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a letter to FEMA Director Brock Long on October 18, urging him to take immediate action to ensure that all displaced survivors of…
Members of Congress sent FEMA Administrator Brock Long two letters regarding the agency’s response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, one related to public assistance for Puerto Rico and one…
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico. Witnesses have not yet been announced. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 24 at…
The following is a review of additional developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last…
Congress
Department of Homeland Security
HUD
General Update
California Wildfires
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Harvey
Congress
Senators Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cassidy (R-…
GENERAL UPDATES
Potential Misappropriation of Funds. Four members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rob Bishop [R-UT-01], Bruce Westerman [R-AR-04], Doug LaMalfa [R-CA-01], Jenniffer…
General Updates
Emergency Funding. The Senate may take up the $37 billion disaster supplemental spending bill on Friday. The House version of the bill provided the disaster recovery funding…
Take Action: Sign onto Letter Urging HUD to Prioritize Housing for those with the Lowest Incomes in Disaster Recovery
The NLIHC-led Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition drafted a new sign-on letter…
