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Federal Reserve Governor Urges Timely Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform
Federal Reserve Governor Jay Powell spoke on the need for comprehensive, bipartisan reform of the housing finance system before an audience at the American Enterprise Institute on July 6. While Mr....
View ArticleHUD Issues VAWA Implementation Guidance for Owners of HUD-Assisted...
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued Notice H 2017-05, providing guidance to owners and management agents of HUD-assisted multifamily housing regarding the final rule implementing the...
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House Subcommittee to Vote on FY18 THUD Bill on July 11
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) will vote on its FY18 appropriations bill on July 11 at 7:00 pm in room 2358-A of the Rayburn House...
View ArticleDemocratic Senators Urge HUD Secretary to Restore LGBTQ Non-Discrimination...
Nearly 30 Democratic senators wrote a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson expressing their concern about the removal of resources related to protecting LGBTQ people from housing discrimination from the...
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Senate Committee Calls for Tax Reform Proposals
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued a request for ideas and feedback on how to improve the American tax system. NLIHC plans to submit the United for Homes (UFH) proposal...
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New Date! UFH Webinar on Direct Action for Mortgage Interest Deduction...
United for Homes (UFH) endorsers are invited to join a webinar, “Direct Action and the United for Homes Campaign: Disruption and Agitation in the Effort for MID Reform,” on Tuesday, July 18 at 2 pm ET....
View ArticleCall on Congress to Protect and Expand the National Housing Trust Fund
There is still time to join the more than 1,000 national, state, and local organizations that have signed onto NLIHC’s letter urging Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund...
View ArticleRural Housing Investments Must be Fully Funded
NLIHC continues to urge advocates to contact their members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to rural housing for FY18 and to fully fund rural housing programs. The...
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Updates and Resources for National Housing Week of Action
The Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, July 22-29, is active on social media. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and use the Facebook group page to share images, events, and planning...
View ArticleRep. Ellison and NLIHC CEO Yentel Call Attention to Out-of-Reach Rents and...
Rep. Ellison and NLIHC CEO Yentel Call Attention to Out-of-Reach Rents and Urge Common Sense SolutionsIn the July 6 issue of The Hill, Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) and NLIHC President and CEO...
View ArticleDraft 2018 House Budget Further Cuts Housing Investments
The House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding levels for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD will vote today on a draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 spending bill that...
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View ArticleFull House Appropriations Committee Votes on FY18 USDA Funding Bill
The full House Appropriations Committee voted on July 12 to report the FY18 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spending bill to the House. While the proposed bill rejects President Trump’s more...
View ArticleHouse Appropriations Subcommittee Votes on FY18 THUD Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) voted on its FY18 spending bill on July 11. The bill next goes to the full House...
View ArticleRep. Serrano Introduces Bill to Increase Public Housing Capital Fund, Improve...
Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3215 on July 12 to increase funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund to $5 billion annually, including $600 million each year to reduce lead paint...
View ArticleSenate Will Work through First Two Weeks of August Recess
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that he will keep the Senate in session for the first two weeks of August. The announcement comes as Senate Republicans face a long legislative...
View ArticleSenate GOP Releases New ACA Repeal Bill
Senate Republicans released a new version of their legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on July 13. The new bill, like previous versions, would cause millions of people to...
View ArticleOMB Issues FY19 Budget Guidance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum for all federal department heads, instructing them on how to prepare their departments’ FY19 budgets. Memorandum M-17-28 requires FY19...
View ArticleUrban Institute Hosts Discussion on Forecasts for the Rental Market Through 2030
The Urban Institute held a panel discussion, “Apartment Demand for the Next 15 Years: Can We Meet the Need?,” on July 13. The event included a discussion about the potential impacts of mortgage...
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Tax Reform Remains Priority for White House, Congress
Despite delays, White House officials hope to see tax reform legislation introduced and voted on in Congress after the August recess when Congressional members return to Washington. These officials say...
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