Representatives Introduce Legislation to Create Independent Commission on Hurricane Response in Puerto Rico
Representatives Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) have introduced legislation to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to…
Senate Committee Directs HUD to Report on Implementation of Disaster and Emergency Management Office
In its FY19 funding bill, the Senate Committee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) directs HUD to report to the House and Senate appropriations committees on the steps it will…
Flawed Disaster Recovery Reform Act Passes Senate Homeland Security Committee
The “Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018” has passed the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, despite significant flaws with the bill. NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery…
Additional Updates for Disaster Recovery – June 25
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Tuesday, June 20, 2018
Federal Response Congress Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) called on Senate leadership in a letter to take up two bills to help hurricane survivors find safe and affordable housing. The Disaster…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – June 18
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Senators Ask HHS and Homeland Security to Report on Preparedness for 2018 Hurricane Season
Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Robert Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to the secretaries of the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Federal Response Congress Representative Ann Wagner’s (R-MO) bill to permanently authorize CDBG-DR has passed through committee with a vote of 53-3. The bill--including several amendments…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Applauds Committee Approval of CDBG-DR Authorization Bill
The House Financial Services Committee approved on June 7 the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2018,” (HR 4557) permanently authorizing the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (…
NLIHC Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Suit against FEMA on Behalf of Disaster Survivors in Texas
The Penn State Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of NLIHC, the Mississippi Center for Justice, SBP (formerly known as the St. Bernard Project), and Texas Low Income…
Representatives Call for Hearing on Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery
Fourteen U.S. representatives sent a letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chair Rob Bishop (R-UT), calling on him to hold a hearing to evaluate disaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after…