Join Letter Urging Congress to Lift Harmful Sequester Spending Caps
NDD United, a broad group of stakeholders interested in protecting federal nondefense discretionary (NDD) funding, is coordinating a sign-on letter urging Congress to end the harmful sequester caps,…
Congress Passes Stopgap Measure to Keep Government Funded Through April 28
With just hours to spare before the deadline, Congress avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term continuing resolution (CR) on December 9. The CR maintains the FY17 spending cap of $1.07…
UPDATE: Congress Unveils Short-Term Stopgap Spending Bill
Bill funds the federal government through the end of next April. Congress must pass it by the end of the week to avert a government shutdown. Last night, the House of Representatives released the…
Advocates Warn Congress of Danger of a Stopgap Spending Bill at FY16 Funding Levels
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF) sent a letter to Members of Congress explaining why a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), puts the FY17…
Congress to Vote on Continuing Resolution This Week
Congress is expected to vote on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) this week to fund the federal government before the current CR expires on December 9. While House Republicans initially pushed…
Submit Affordable Housing Success Story to Share with Congress by December 15
Affordable housing advocates have our work cut out for us in the coming years. Threats to critical affordable housing programs that serve the poorest households are real and significant. President-…
We Want to Hear from You! Share Your Housing Success Story with Members of Congress
We have our work cut out for us in the coming years. Threats to critical affordable housing programs that serve the poorest households are real and significant. President-elect Donald Trump has…
House Republicans Opt for Stopgap Spending Bill through March
House Republicans have agreed on a plan to fund the federal government through March to avoid negotiating with President Obama over a final spending package for FY17. The stopgap spending measure,…
Take Action! Affordable Housing Funding is at Risk
Affordable housing funding at risk: Raise your voice this Thursday and tell Congress to pass a clean budget as soon as possible! Join us for a Twitter storm this Thursday, November 17 from 2…
Join Twitter Storm Urging Congress to Pass FY17 Spending Bills without Harmful Policy Riders
Join NLIHC and the Clean Budget Coalition for a Twitter storm on November 17 at 2:00 pm ET to tell Congress to pass clean FY17 spending bills and to reject harmful policy riders that threaten to…
Raise your voice! Urge Congress to reject harmful policy riders that threaten to derail final federal spending deal
Join us for a Twitter storm on Thursday, November 17 at 2 pm EST to tell Congress to pass a #cleanbudget. NLIHC has joined the Clean Budget Coalition—a group of more than 200 organizations—to urge…