GENERAL UPDATES On October 13, seven Senators, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and…

The NLIHC-led Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition drafted a new sign-on letter urging HUD to ensure that CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) resources be targeted towards housing for the low income…

The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …

General Updates House Passes Supplemental Funding. The House passed a bill providing $36.5 billion in aid for areas affected by wildfires and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The bill mirrors…

General Updates Emergency Funding. Late last night, the House Appropriations Committee posted its disaster supplemental spending bill that would provide $36.5 billion in emergency funding for…

HURRICANE HOUSING REVOVERY COALITION This morning, the Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition held a congressional briefing on our recommendations for a just, equitable and complete housing recovery…

The Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition hosted a Congressional Briefing on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 am ET. After providing an update on federal housing recovery efforts in their communities, the…

NLIHC and more than 540 national, state, and local organizations sent a letter to President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker…

Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) and other Democratic members of the House Financial Services Committee sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling to request a hearing on…

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a notice in the Federal Register on October 5, listing regulatory and administrative waivers it will consider if requested by public housing…

The White House sent a formal request to Congress for another disaster spending bill, calling for $12.8 billion for FEMA Disaster Relief Funding, $16 billion in debt relief for the National Flood…

Hurricane Maria FEMA Puerto Rico By the Numbers: (as of 9/28) 13,832 Individual Assistance (IA) applications approved* $6,916,000 Individual & Household Program (IHP) approved* $6,916,…