Help ensure that low income people and neighborhoods are treated fairly after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. A broad coalition of national, state, and local organizations is calling on Congress…
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 Memo, see 9/18…
During a September 20 hearing on “Disaster Preparedness for Older Americans” held by the Senate Special Aging Committee led by Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA…
HUD awarded more than $1.5 billion to Puerto Rico and $243 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands for long-term disaster recovery through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-…
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…
General Updates
State of the Union. Last night, President Trump gave his first State of the Union Address. Several members of Congress tried to highlight Puerto Rico’s continuing struggle with…
CONGRESS
Need for Direct Lease Program. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter on January 25 to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló advising him to request participation in FEMA’s Direct Lease…
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 Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development and Revitalization Program released the State of Texas Plan for Harvey Disaster Recovery on January 18. The plan details how the state…
A group of eight senators sent a letter on January 17 to Senate leadership urging them to “address the deficiencies” in the House-passed disaster supplemental bill, H.R. 4667. The letter urges…
FEMA on January 24 abruptly reversed temporary housing extensions for Puerto Rican families displaced to Connecticut. In response to a letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and requests…
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…
