FHFA Announces $354 Million in 2023 for National Housing Trust Fund
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on February 28 that the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) will receive a total of $545 million for affordable…
Representatives Announce Creation of the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) announced the reestablishment of the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness on February…
Join Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response’s 3/18 Webinar on Reimagining Interim Housing
Join the Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response on Wednesday, March 8, from 3 to 4:30 pm ET for a webinar, “Reimagining Interim Housing: Transforming Our Approaches to Sheltering People.”…
President Biden to Unveil FY24 Budget Request This Week
President Biden is expected to unveil a topline summary of his fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request on Thursday, March 9, with more details to follow during the week of March 13. NLIHC will share an…
Senate Appropriations Committee Begins Plotting Path toward FY24 Budget
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, led by Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME), held its first full committee meeting on March 2 to begin planning a path…
Senate Banking Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development will hold a hearing, “The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and…
Senate Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will hold a hearing, “Tax Policy’s Role in Increasing Affordable Housing Supply for Working Families,” on March 7 at 10 am ET. Witnesses will include Denise Scott…
House Financial Services Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Oversight of COVID-19 Relief Programs
The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Wasteful Spending and Regulatory Oversight,” on…
NLIHC Releases Advocates’ Guide 2023
NLIHC released on March 2 Advocates’ Guide 2023: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs & Policies. Published annually, the Advocates’ Guide is a…
Recap of 2/27 National HoUSed Campaign Call
In the most recent (February 27) “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes” campaign call, we discussed Medicaid “unwinding” and its implications for renters with low-incomes and unhoused people;…
Virtual Registration Now Open for NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum
Virtual registration is now open for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C. Those…