Congress Passes Final FY 2017 Spending Bill
Congress passed its final FY17 spending bill on March 4, ending months of uncertainty. The bill passed with bipartisan support in both chambers by a vote of 309-118 in the House and 79-18 in the…
Congress Enacts Final FY17 Spending Bill, House Repeals The Affordable Care Act
Congress Passes Final FY 2017 Spending Bill Ending months of uncertainty, Congress passed its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 spending bill on Thursday, March 4. The bill passed with bipartisan…
Congress Reaches Deal on FY17 Spending
Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress announced late in the evening Sunday, April 30 that they reached a deal on a final FY17 spending package to fund the federal government through September…
Take Action! Join Today’s National Call-In Day
Tell your members of Congress to pass final spending bills for FY 2017 before the Friday, April 28 deadline and to protect affordable housing investments. NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and…
Participate in April 26 National Call-In Day Urging Congress to Pass FY17 Spending Bills and Protect Affordable Housing!
Join NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) for a national call-in day on April 26 to tell your members of Congress to pass final full spending bills for…
Congress Returns, Faces Deadline to Pass FY17 Spending Bills to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress returns this week after a two-week recess with just four days to pass spending bills for the remainder of FY17 by the April 28 deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Failure to pass full…
OMB Director Says White House Budget Will Include $500 Billion for Infrastructure
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney said on April 20 that the administration will include $200 billion for new infrastructure spending in its full FY18 budget. Mr.…
Take Action! Join Advocates for Today's Twitterstorm & Next Week's National Call-In Day
Tell your members of Congress to pass final spending bills for FY17 before the April 28 deadline and to protect affordable housing investments. Lawmakers must pass spending bills by April 28 to…
Representatives Introduce Legislation to Allow Taxpayers to Assist Homeless Veterans
Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the “Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017” on April 4. The bipartisan bill is designed to help…
Nearly 3,500 Organizations and Local Governments Urge Congress to Lift Spending Caps and Fully Fund Housing and Transportation Programs
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging lawmakers to work together to lift caps on federal spending equally for defense…
House and Senate Members Circulate “Dear Colleague” Letters to Support HUD and USDA Funding
Members of Congress are circulating “Dear Colleague” sign-on letters in support of HUD and USDA Rural Housing to the chairs and ranking members of the Appropriations Subcommittees. These letters…