National Low Income Housing Coalition Statement on Tom Steyer’s Housing Plan
Washington, D.C. – America’s serious lack of affordable housing is affecting urban, suburban and rural communities across the country, and the 2020 presidential candidates are weighing in with…
November 25, 2019House Passes Bills Expanding Housing Assistance for Tribes and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
The House passed both the “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act of 2019” (H.R. 4029) and the “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019” (H.R. 4300) by voice vote on November 18.…
November 25, 2019Senate Democrats Raise Concerns about Proposed Changes to HUD Disparate Impact Rule
Led by Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), 46 Senate Democrats sent a letter today to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, expressing their deep concerns about the agency’s proposed…
November 25, 2019Trump Administration Removes Head of US Interagency Council on Homelessness
The Trump administration asked Matthew Doherty to leave his position as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on November 14. Founded in 1987, USICH…
November 25, 2019President Trump Signs Bill to Fund Government through December 20
The president on November 21 signed a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), that will fund the government through December 20. This is the second CR of fiscal year 2020 (…
November 25, 2019“Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” Passes House of Representatives with Bipartisan Vote
The House of Representatives approved the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” (H.R. 3702) on November 18 by a vote of 290-118. The bi-partisan bill is supported by NLIHC and its Disaster…
November 25, 2019Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 25, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 11/18). Federal…
November 25, 2019HUD Adds Two More Chapters to “Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook”
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) recently added two more chapters to its ongoing revision of the “Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook.” PIH also revised a previously updated…
November 25, 2019HUD Posts Fall Regulatory Agenda
HUD’s fall regulatory agenda was posted on the website of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on November 20. Each federal agency…
November 25, 2019Learn about Creating and Sustaining Multi-Sector Housing Coalitions at the NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020 will feature a session on “Creating and Sustaining Multi-Sector Housing…
November 25, 2019NLIHC to Honor Shauna Sorrells with 2020 Housing Leadership Award
NLIHC will posthumously honor Shauna Sorrells, former NLIHC board member and chief operating officer at the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, with the Edward W. Brooke Housing…
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