Senator Cortez Masto Reintroduces Bill to Combat Housing Discrimination
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) on March 17 introduced S.769, the “Housing Fairness Act of 2021.” This bill, first introduced on December 3 (see Memo, 12/14/2020), would strengthen fair housing…
DHS Publishes Final Rule Vacating Harmful 2019 Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published the final rule, “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds; Implementation of…
NLIHC Submits Comments about Proposed REAC/NSPIRE Regulations
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s proposed regulations intended to align and consolidate the various physical inspection requirements of most of HUD’s housing programs (see Memo, 1/19 and…
Public Charge Rule No Longer in Effect after Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal
The Supreme Court on March 9 agreed to dismiss litigation on the previous administration’s Public Charge Rule at the request of the Biden administration. The Court had announced on February 22 that…
Senate Confirms Representative Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary
The Senate confirmed Representative Marcia Fudge (D-OH) as HUD secretary by a bipartisan vote of 66-34 on March 10. As the 18th secretary of HUD since its inception in 1965, Secretary Fudge will be…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel Congratulating Marcia Fudge on her Confirmation as HUD Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) congratulates Marcia Fudge on her confirmation as HUD secretary. Secretary Fudge will lead HUD during a time of extraordinary…
NLIHC, NCLC, and NHLP Send Letter to CFPB and FTC Urging Immediate Action on Evictions and Home Foreclosures
NLIHC, National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with more than 80 other national organizations, sent a letter to the acting director of the Consumer…
HUD Posts Webinar Slides about RAD/Section 18 Blend Projects
HUD posted slides and a recording of a webinar explaining the expanded use of combining Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) with unique features of the Section 18 disposition regulations as…
NLIHC and NHLP Urge HUD, USDA, and Treasury to Notify Tenants of CDC Eviction Moratorium
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent letters on February 23 to HUD, the Treasury Department, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agencies to take immediate…
NLIHC Urges HUD to Pause MTW Implementation, Issues Summary of Final MTW Operations Notice
NLIHC sent a memorandum urging HUD to pause implementation of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration expansion and consider NLIHC concerns with the final MTW Operations Notice. Separately, NLIHC has…
Supreme Court to Review Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
The Supreme Court agreed on February 22 to hear an appeal of the recent Public Charge Rule preliminary injunction, evaluating the legality of the harmful rule (see Memo 08/19/2019). The Court agreed…