Congress passed its final FY17 spending bill on March 4, ending months of uncertainty. The bill passed with bipartisan support in both chambers by a vote of 309-118 in the House and 79-18 in the…
NLIHC and the United for Homes (UFH) campaign will have a national Advocacy Day – including a twitter storm and call to Congress – advocating for #SmartTaxReform to rebalance federal housing policy…
The movement to end homelessness has a lost a giant. Almost two years after suffering a severe stroke, Michael Stoops passed away on May 1. He was 67. Michael was the director of organizing at the…
A paper published in Housing Policy Debate by Rebecca J. Walter, Jill Viglione and Marie Skubak Tillyer, One Strike to Second Chances: Using Criminal Backgrounds in Admission Decisions for Assisted…
HUD issued a notice in the Federal Register on May 4 establishing a second opportunity to comment on a draft Operations Notice for the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration published on…
The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that cities, not just individuals, may sue for alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA). The Court unanimously ruled, however, that the city…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected on April 28 the consolidated sixth and seventh appeals by Westchester County, NY to a district court’s ongoing efforts to ensure that the…
Federal agencies like HUD must include five performance indicators in their Annual Performance Plans according to Memorandum M-17-23 from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at…
House Republicans voted to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama’s signature health reform law on May 4. The House approved the measure by a vote of 217-213, just…
The Senate Banking Committee is moving forward with discussions about reforming our nation’s housing finance system, which is a top priority for Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Sherrod…
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), led by co-chairs Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), released “The People’s Budget: A Roadmap for the Resistance” on May 1. The…
