NLIHC sent a letter this week to Congress to support Representative Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) leadership in introducing the “Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016” (H.R. 5085) that would help ensure people…
The House Budget Committee held a hearing on July 6 to discuss possible ways to reform the federal budget process. Committee Chair Tom Price (R-GA) opened the hearing by describing the dysfunction he…
HUD has proposed a new formula for determining the amount of funding that a public housing agency (PHA) receives to administer the Housing Choice voucher program. The new formula would be based on…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and State Legislative leaders ended the state’s annual legislative session on June 17 with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build 1,200 units of supportive…
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) published its draft party platform on Friday. The DNC Party Platform Drafting Committee voted on the draft 2016 party platform the previous week (see Memo, 6/…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place August 8-12 in Detroit, MI. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued a Notice in the Federal Register on June 29 that describe policies and procedures for providing Rural Development vouchers…
Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act” (S. 3100) on June 29. The measure would punish communities that have immigrant “sanctuary” laws and policies in place by…
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) circulated a dear colleague letter on May 27 asking senators to cosponsor the “Affordable Housing Credit…
NLIHC and nine other organizations hosted a congressional briefing on June 24 titled “Why Housing Matters in Criminal Justice Reform.” Speakers discussed why we must ensure the reentry population has…
NLIHC recently added state-specific national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plan information on our HTF website at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. These state pages are updated regularly. We also…
Prior to the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing on Dr. Ben Carson’s nomination to serve as HUD secretary, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Dr. Carson a letter asking about his priorities for the…
