Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Improve Family Unification Program
On November 17, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation that would ensure that families and youth who are at risk of...
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Senate Starts and Stops Consideration of THUD Spending Bill, Harmful...
The Senate started and then stopped consideration of an FY16 THUD appropriations bill during the week of November 16. With increased spending caps provided by the Bipartisan Budget Act, Senate Majority...
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Memo to Members | Volume 20, Issue 45
HAPPY THANKSGIVING The staff of the National Low Income Housing Coalition is thankful for all our members who work every day to improve the well-being of low income Americans and whose support is vital...
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Today is the 2015 National Day of Giving: Please support the National Low Income Housing Coalition!From the entire NLIHC staff: Thank you for your generous support that enables us to work to end...
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NLIHC Staff Says "THANK YOU!"
NLIHC Staff thanks you for your generous support that enables us to work to end homelessness and housing poverty in America. Click here to watch the video!Image: Link: http://nlihc.org/donate/video
View ArticleNonprofit VOTE Webinar on Engaging New Voters
Nonprofit VOTE will hold an hour-long webinar on Thursday, December 10 at 2pm ET to discuss their new report entitled Engaging New Voters: The Impact of Nonprofit Voter Outreach on Client and Community...
View ArticleDesign Challenge: Home Today, Home Tomorrow
AARP, AARP Foundation, Home Matters® and Wells Fargo Housing Foundation announced on December 4 a new nationwide design challenge entitled “Re-defining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow.” The competition...
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Fact of The Week: Percent of Workforce by State That Would Benefit from $12...
Source: Economic Policy Institute (2015). Raising the minimum wage to $12 by 2020 would lift wages for 35 million American workers. Washington, DC: Author.
View ArticleNew American Community Survey Five Year Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2010-2014 five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates on December 3. The ACS is an annual nationwide survey of approximately 3.5 million households that...
View Article“Raise the Wage Act” Would Increase Wages for 35 Million American Workers
A report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates that raising the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020 would increase the wages of 35.1 million workers. The “Raise the Wage Act of...
View ArticleFrom The Field: Pennsylvania Advocates Win Big Victory for State Housing...
Housing advocates in Pennsylvania have much to celebrate after securing an ongoing source of revenue for their state housing trust fund. On November 4, Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed legislation to...
View ArticleHUD Uses Small Area Fair Market Rents to Determine 2016 Difficult Development...
On November 24, HUD published in the Federal Register its annual list of Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs), which are used in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit...
View ArticleHUD Proposed Rule Would Strengthen Gender Identity Protections
On November 20, HUD released a proposed rule that would allow transgender people or those who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth to access HUD-supported programs, benefits,...
View ArticleChanges Made to Definition of “Tuition” for Determining Section 8 Income...
HUD has amended the definition of “tuition” to be used when determining income eligibility for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Project-based Section 8, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation...
View ArticleHUD Publishes Final Rule on Definition of “Chronic Homelessness”
HUD issued a final rule on December 4 on the definition of “chronically homeless” used in the Continuum of Care Program and in the Consolidated Plan. There are three key changes to the interim rule...
View ArticleHouse Committee Set to Mark Up “Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act”
The House Committee on Financial Services will mark up H.R. 3700, the “Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015,” on December 8. The bill includes reforms to voucher inspections, treatment...
View ArticleFour Housing Bills Pass in Highway Bill
Four housing bills were included in a sprawling highway bill passed by the House and Senate on December 3 and sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. The housing bills, each of which passed...
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Will Congress Meet December 11 Deadline to Pass FY16 Spending Bill?
The U.S Senate and House of Representatives are still trying to negotiate a final FY16 omnibus appropriations bill, but controversial policy riders remain the sticking point. After seeing an omnibus...
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“Dear Colleague” Letter Seeks Cosponsors for “Common Sense Housing Investment...
In response to the Washington Post’s November 30 editorial calling for mortgage interest deduction reform, Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) has circulated a new “Dear Colleague” letter asking...
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Washington Post Editorial Calls for MID Reform
On November 29, the Washington Post published an editorial calling for reform of the mortgage interest deduction (MID). Titled “Fixing the Most Expensive Tax Deduction,” the editorial described the...
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