NLIHC’s 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement taking place in Washington, DC, March 19-21, 2018, will launch a national campaign to expand the affordable housing movement with non-…
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2018 Annual Organizing Awards, which will be presented at the NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum, March 19-21, 2018 at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.…
The Senate tax reform proposal unveiled on November 9 protects a critical housing resource by maintaining the tax exemption for private activity bonds (PAB), an exemption eliminated in the House tax…
The House Ways and Means Committee approved the Republican tax reform bill, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (HR 1), by party-line vote of 24-16 on November 9, after four days of marathon debate. The…
California Governor Jerry Brown worked with his state’s Congressional delegation to request $7.4 billion from the federal government for relief efforts following last month’s wildfires. Governor…
A group of 28 Democratic senators sent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney a letter on November 3 with recommendations for the administration’s request for a third…
NLIHC received from FEMA updated numbers of households using hotel vouchers as part of its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, as well as the breakdown of applications and denials for…
FEMA recently released data about registrations for assistance from its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. IHP provides approved registrants with assistance…
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced on November 2 a bill (S. 2066) to authorize additional funding for Housing Choice Vouchers and for public housing capital and operating funds if requested by a…
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 Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee held on November 7 the third hearing in a series on private sector perspectives on housing finance reform. While one witness, Peter…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2017-21 providing guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) regarding changes to the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program made by the…
