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…
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By the Numbers: (as of 9/28)
13,832 Individual Assistance (IA) applications approved*
$6,916,000 Individual & Household Program (IHP) approved*
$6,916,…
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced on October 3 that its leadership had voted to “revise” its stand on housing tax policy. "This is the first time in NAHB’s 75-year history…
The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on October 3 on sustainable housing finance. During the hearing, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin Watt updated the committee…
The House of Representatives passed by a vote of 219-206 a budget resolution on October 5 that proposes massive cuts to crucial safety net programs to pay for increases in defense spending and tax…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN), NLIHC, and the United for Homes campaign will hold a Congressional briefing on “#SmartTaxReform: Progressive and Conservative Approaches to Rebalancing…
Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) introduced legislation (S. 1895 and H.R. 3864) to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (…
Five former public housing residents settled fair housing complaints they filed with HUD related to the privatization and redevelopment of their Hopewell, VA public housing complex under the Rental…
