Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Federally Assisted Housing
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the “Safe Housing for Families Act” (S. 755) on March 12. The legislation would require that HUD provide carbon monoxide detectors in HUD-assisted housing…
March 25, 2019House Committee to Vote on ‘Ending Homelessness Act’
The House Financial Services Committee will vote on the “Ending Homelessness Act,” introduced by Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA). The legislation is a comprehensive plan to ensure the lowest-…
March 25, 2019Senate Committee to Hold Two-Day Hearing on Housing Finance Reform
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a two-part hearing on the Chair Mike Crapo’s (R-ID) housing reform outline. The first part of the hearing will take place on March 26…
March 25, 2019Study Finds Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Households Experience Greater Food Insecurity, More Child Poverty, and Worse Health Outcomes
A study, the Key Findings Report: 2019 County Health Rankings, by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R), shows that severe housing cost burdens, spending 50% or more of incomes for rent…
March 25, 2019Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Submits Statement for the Record Urging Equitable Recovery
On behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 national, state, and local organizations, NLIHC submitted a statement for the record for the March 13 hearing, “Improving…
March 25, 2019House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Administration of 2017 Disaster Recovery Funds
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “The Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria,” on…
March 25, 2019Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 25, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/18). 2018 California Wildfires…
March 25, 2019Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action Webinar
Federal investments in proven affordable housing solutions benefit us all. Join the growing grassroots movement to support increasing those investments during this year’s Our Homes, Our Voices…
March 25, 2019NLIHC to Offer Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action Webinar on April 2
Federal investments in proven affordable housing solutions benefit us all. Join the growing grassroots movement to support increasing those investments during this year’s Our Homes, Our Voices…
March 25, 2019Senator Warren Calls for a Big Investment in Housing during Presidential Candidate Town Hall
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a candidate for president in 2020, participated in a CNN Town Hall on March 18 at Jackson State University in Mississippi. During the event, she spent nearly three…
March 25, 2019Owners of Rental Properties Increase Spending in Home Improvement and Conversions to Homeownership
A report released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, Improving America’s Housing, found spending on home improvements and repairs reached a high of $424 billion in 2017.…
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