General Updates
Letters to Governors. As you know, Governors from impacted states will play a critical role in shaping the next disaster supplemental, which will likely be tied to a final…
Dear partners,
As the scope of the damage becomes clear, experts and policymakers are stressing just how important housing solutions will be for long-term recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Vice…
Thanks for such an overwhelmingly positive response for next week’s call to discuss Hurricane Harvey Housing Recovery. Please continue to share the invite with others or to send me the names of other…
NLIHC urges affordable housing advocates to meet with your members of Congress while they are home in their states and districts this final week of August recess through Labor Day. Schedule an in-…
The devastation from Hurricane Harvey and the catastrophic flooding in its aftermath is affecting millions of residents in southeastern Texas, none more than those with extremely low incomes who most…
Congress continues to work toward tax reform legislation, and the Trump Administration recently has indicated an openness to reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID). As tax reform discussions…
United for Homes endorsers are invited to join a webinar, “Back to School: Campus Activism and the United for Homes Campaign,” on September 13 at 2 pm ET. Presenters from NLIHC and a number of United…
Source-of-income discrimination and disparate impact were the subjects of a law suit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) against the Travelers Insurance Company. NFHA claims the firm…
Members of the House of Representatives filed dozens of amendments to the FY18 Transportation-HUD spending bill, which was combined with seven other domestic spending bills to form a larger package.…
Representative Joe Crowley (D-NY) announced on August 21 that he will introduce legislation, the “Rent Relief Act of 2017,” to provide a renters’ tax credit to struggling families and individuals to…
