The Senate confirmed President Obama’s July 2011 nomination of Carol Galante to be Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Administrator on December 30 by a vote of 69 to 24.Ms. Galante…
As 2012 drew to a close, Congress scrambled to address the nation’s long-approaching fiscal challenges that lawmakers had thus far not resolved. In order to avoid taking the economy off a “fiscal…
In the closing days of the 112th Congress, Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced H.R. 6677, the Common Sense Housing Investment Act. The bill, introduced on December 18, would convert the…
This special edition of Memo to Members brings you the latest news from Capitol Hill on the fiscal cliff, sequestration and year-end movement on housing legislation. Memo will return to its regular…
NLIHC is accepting applications for the fall 2016 research internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice…
HUD published maximum allowable rents for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in July (Memo, 7/25). An NLIHC analysis reveals that, if HTF rents are set at the maximums allowed, in most counties in…
NLIHC provides state-specific information updated regularly related to national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plans. The state resources can be found at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. We also provide…
Twenty-nine senators, led by Senator Al Franken (D-MN), sent a letter to HUD Secretary Julián Castro urging HUD to provide written guidance regarding how local nuisance ordinances may violate the…
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s proposed rule to use Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs or SAFMRs) instead of 50th Percentile FMRs as a means to deconcentrate the use of Housing…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and HUD issued a joint letter on August 5 reminding recipients of federal financial funding that they…
HUD issued a Notice implementing the $5 million set-aside in the “FY16 Appropriations Act” for tenant protection vouchers for low income households who may have to pay more than 30% of their income…
HUD issued a frequently asked questions (FAQ) explaining that a participating jurisdiction (PJ) may use HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for a tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) program…
