FEMA Administrator Warns of Potential Hurricane Season Budget Shortfall during Appropriations Hearing
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations held a hearing, “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency,” on April 16. The primary witness was FEMA…
Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing Holds Housing Preservation Hearing
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development held a hearing, “Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock,”…
House Financial Services Committee Republicans Pass Bill to Eliminate “CARES Act” 30-Day Eviction Notice Requirement
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services (HFSC) voted along party lines on April 17 to pass the “Respect State Housing Laws Act” (H.R.802), a bill that would eliminate the…
Appropriators Disagree about FY25 Spending Caps, Foreshadowing Contentious Funding Fight – Take Action!
Appropriators sparred during an April 17 subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 defense budget proposed by the Biden administration, foreshadowing contentious fights ahead to secure needed…
Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveils New Legislative Agenda
The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled its “Progressive Proposition Agenda” on April 18. The domestic policy legislative agenda outlines comprehensive policies to deliver equality, justice,…
Sign Up Today for NLIHC’s State and Local Tenant Protections Network
NLIHC’s new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project will convene this month a “State and Local Tenant Protections Network” (the Network), a broad-based coalition of state and local housing-justice…
NLIHC Announces Launch of New State and Local Innovation Project
NLIHC announced on April 18 the launch of its new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project. Building on the success of NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) initiative, the State and…
National Week of Action to Oppose the Criminalization of Homelessness Starts Today!
Advocates across the nation are participating in a National Week of Action starting today (April 22) to oppose counterproductive and inhumane efforts to punish and arrest people experiencing…
NLIHC, NAEH, CBPP Joint Statement on Grants Pass v. Johnson Supreme Court Case and the Need for Leaders to Address Homelessness with Humane, Proven Strategies
Statement of Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition; Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness; and Peggy Bailey, Vice President for Housing…
Announcing NLIHC’s New State and Local Innovation Project!
NLIHC is pleased to announce the launch of its new State and Local Innovation (SLI) project! Building on the success of NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) initiative, the State and…
Coming Soon: Spring ‘24 Edition of Tenant Talk!
NLIHC will release the next issue of Tenant Talk next Thursday (April 25)! Published twice a year, Tenant Talk is a newsletter that aims to engage tenants in housing advocacy and…