Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – September 13, 2021
NLIHC Updates Take Action! Sign your organization on to a letter supporting the bipartisan “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” to ensure every disaster survivor receives the assistance they need to…
White House Announces Immediate Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
The White House announced steps to expand the affordable housing supply by 100,000 units for homeowners and renters over the next three years. These steps will create, preserve, and sell units to…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearings on Emergency Rental Assistance and Treasury’s Response to Pandemic
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on August 31 several hearings for the month of September. The schedule includes a full committee hearing on the…
Take Action: House Approves Budget Resolution Calling for $339 Million in Affordable Housing Investments
The House voted 220 - 212 on August 24 to approve a budget resolution, setting the stage for a $3.5 trillion infrastructure and economic recovery package, including up to $339 billion in investments…
Take Action: House to Vote on Budget Resolution Calling for $332 Billion for Housing and Transportation Funding
The House of Representatives is slated to return to Washington on August 23 to vote on the budget resolution passed on August 11 in the Senate. If the House passes the resolution, the stage will be…
Take Action: Senate Approves Budget Resolution Calling for $332 Billion for Housing and Transportation
The Senate voted 50-49 on August 11 to approve a budget resolution that sets the stage for a $3.5 trillion infrastructure and economic recovery package, including up to $332 billion for investments…
Recording Available of July 26 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During our most recent (July 26) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we heard from Per Olstad from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who shared a new…
Recording Available of June 28 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During the most recent (June 28) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we heard from Gene Sperling, senior advisor to President Biden, and Noel Poyo, deputy assistant…
Recording Available of NLIHC June 14 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During the most recent national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we heard from Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) about the critical affordable housing investments needed in an…
Biden Administration Proposes $318 Billion for Affordable Housing in American Jobs Plan
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge unveiled on May 26 details of the housing provisions in the administration’s proposed “American Jobs Plan,” President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal. While…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s April 19 National call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing”
During the most recent national “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” call, we discussed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) new measure to enforce the national eviction…