On September 22, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation to create a new federal tax program. Senator Wyden's Middle Income Housing Tax Credit—modeled off of the Low…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was again forced to push back a procedural vote on a stopgap funding measure last week, after Senators remain unable to reach an agreement on how to fund…
HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research issued an interim evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD). Because the demonstration is still in its early stages, the…
USDA released a new tool on September 19 to help communities and advocates identify affordable housing developments at risk of leaving USDA’s portfolio once the property’s USDA loan matures. Once a…
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that the House will not take a vote on criminal justice reform before the November elections. So far, the House Judiciary Committee has approved several criminal…
U.S. Representatives and Senators are scheduled to return to their home districts and states between October 10 and November 11, but they may head back home as early as this week. Their return home…
Low income renters and advocates in Oregon launched the #JustCauseBecause campaign on September 22, in conjunction with the National Renter’s Day of Action. #JustCauseBecause is a statewide effort to…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was forced to push back a procedural vote on a stopgap funding measure, after senators were unable to come to agreement on politically sensitive issues,…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing to examine the implications of converting public housing and other…
The Urban Institute hosted an event titled “Promoting Economic Mobility: Putting Evidence to Action for Communities” on September 14. The discussions focused on innovative strategies and successful…
HUD’s Office of General Council issued guidance on applying fair housing standards to the enforcement of local nuisance and crime-free ordinances. The guidance primarily focuses on the impact these…
The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on income and poverty on September 13. Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015 shows that median household income increased between 2014 and…
