Advocates are urged to sign letters encouraging their Senators to co-sponsor S. 1761 and their Representative to co-sponsor H.R. 3543, bills that would extend and improve the Protecting Tenants at…
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) continues to circulate a “Dear Colleague” letter encouraging HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to “swiftly complete” a final rule regarding a jurisdiction’s obligation to…
Congress is in recess until April 21. This is an ideal time to attend a town hall or to schedule an in-district meeting or site visit with your federal lawmakers. We urge advocates to educate your…
Sign your organization onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The deadline for signing the letter has been extended to April 28.
The HTF…
The United for Homes (UFH) campaign continued its series of monthly webinars for current endorsers with a session on April 12 titled “Deductions, Credits, and Homeownership: The Impact of Modest…
The United for Homes (UFH) website features an aggregator that captures chatter on social media related to the UFH campaign and mortgage interest deduction (MID) reform. This feature provides…
Urge your representative to cosponsor the “Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017” (H.R. 948) to address homelessness and housing poverty in America without any increase in federal spending…
NLIHC released Tenant Talk: A New Administration and Congress…and a Reviewed Movement for Change and Advocates’ Guide 2017: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs…
Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced legislation on April 5 to reduce barriers for domestic and sexual assault victims seeking housing. The “Fair Housing for Domestic…
Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the “Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017” on April 4. The bipartisan bill is designed to help…
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney issued a memorandum requiring all federal agencies to begin taking immediate actions to achieve near-term workforce reductions and cost…
