TAKE ACTION! Urge Congress and President to Reject Harmful Policy Riders in Spending Bills
Harmful Policy Riders Threaten to Derail Final Federal Spending Deal Take Action TODAY: Sign onto coalition letter urging our government to pass full-year spending bills without harmful policy…
Advocates Urge Congress to Pass Highest Possible FY17 Funding for HUD
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF) Steering Committee sent a letter to leaders of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to provide the highest…
Government Shutdown Averted, Congress Passes Stopgap Measure to Keep Government Open through December 9
With only two days to spare before the deadline, Congress avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term continuing resolution (CR), set at Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 spending levels, on September…
UPDATE: Government Shutdown Averted
Congress passes stopgap measure to keep government open through December 9 With only two days to spare before the deadline, Congress avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term…
On Brink of Government Shutdown, Senate Republicans Release CR Text, Include Emergency Funding for Louisiana Flood Recovery
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was again forced to push back a procedural vote on a stopgap funding measure last week, after Senators remain unable to reach an agreement on how to fund…
Senate Expected to Take Up CR This Week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was forced to push back a procedural vote on a stopgap funding measure, after senators were unable to come to agreement on politically sensitive issues,…
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Public Housing and Vouchers
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing to examine the implications of converting public housing and other…
OMB Director Donovan Urges Evidence-Based Policymaking
The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a panel discussion on August 8 titled “Follow the Evidence: The Promise and Potential for a Different Approach to Policymaking.” The event, featuring Office of…
Congress Debates Stopgap Funding to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress remains at an impasse over how to fund the federal government for the new fiscal year that begins on October 1, creating the possibility of a government shutdown. Congress has failed to…
House Budget Committee Releases Report on Alternative Approaches to Federal Budgeting
The House Budget Committee released a working paper on possible ways to reform the federal budget process. The paper follows a hearing the Committee held earlier this summer that examined alternative…
Housing and Community Development Advocates Warn Congress about Impacts of a Long-Term Continuing Resolution
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF) delivered a statement to Members of Congress explaining why a long-term stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), puts…