House Committee Approves Seriously Flawed Tax Reform Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee approved the Republican tax reform bill, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (HR 1), by party-line vote of 24-16 on November 9, after four days of marathon debate. The House...
View ArticleSenate Tax Proposal Protects Critical Affordable Housing Resources but Fails...
The Senate tax reform proposal unveiled on November 9 protects a critical housing resource by maintaining the tax exemption for private activity bonds (PAB), an exemption eliminated in the House tax...
View ArticleNLIHC Accepting Nominations for 2018 Organizing Awards
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2018 Annual Organizing Awards, which will be presented at theNLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum, March 19-21, 2018 at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C....
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NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum to Launch Campaign to Expand the Affordable...
NLIHC’s 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement taking place in Washington, DC, March 19-21, 2018, will launch a national campaign to expand the affordable housing movement with...
View ArticleJoin Nov. 16 Webinar on FY18 Budget Outlook and Impact of Tax Reform on...
NLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) invite you to join advocates from across the country to learn about the current status and outlook for the...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, November 13, 2017
GENERAL UPDATESFunding Request from PR. Monday, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló sent a letter to President Trump, requesting $94.4B in additional disaster aid to help the island rebuild and...
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Join Nov. 16 Webinar on FY18 Budget Outlook and Impact of Tax Reform on...
Join Nov. 16 Webinar on FY18 Budget Outlook and Impact of Tax Reform on Affordable Housing ProgramsNLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) invite...
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TAKE ACTION: Call Your Representatives TODAY to Oppose the GOP Tax Reform Bill
On Thursday or Friday of this week, the House of Representatives will vote on tax reform legislation that will increase the severity of the affordable housing crisis. It is critical that members of...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, November 15, 2017
CONGRESSTax Reform and Recovery. Local housing groups in Texas and Florida sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan in opposition to the current House Republican tax plan, saying it would hurt disaster...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Thursday, November 16, 2017
CONGRESSSenators Urging Creation of DHAP. On November 15, a group of 12 Senators sent a letter urging FEMA administrator Brock Long and HUD Secretary Ben Carson to better coordinate recovery housing...
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Housing Recovery after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria
Flooding in the Lakewood Area of Houston, TX. Photo: Revolution Messaging/Arun ChaudharyHurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have affected millions of people in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico,...
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Tenant Talk | Volume 8, Issue 2
DownloadsTo view these download them to your computer and open them in Adobe Acrobat. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat you can download it here. Tenant Talk (Interactive PDF)Tenant Talk (Print-Ready...
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Tenant Talk Now Available!
The latest issue of Tenant Talk is available now. Click here to read fresh updates and insights from the field.Image: Link: library/tenanttalk/vol8-issue2
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Tenant Talk Fall 2017: Editorial Board Letter
Dear Readers,In the ten months since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, we have seen threats to the resources so many people in America depend on and to the values so many of us hold dear. Cuts to...
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Our Homes, Our Voices, National Housing Week of Action
This summer, NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding organized the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action. From July 22 to July 29, groups across the country...
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Top Tweets From The Week of Action
Affordable housing advocates from around the country joined the Week of Action by tweeting about the housing needs of the lowest income people using #OurHomesOurVoicesI am working on legislation to...
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Our homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action Local Events
Brooklyn, New YorkAdvocates at the New York Housing Conference and the Red Hook Initiative collaborated to create and host a social media booth at a public housing site in the Red Hook neighborhood of...
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Our Homes, Our Voices: Keep the Movement Going!
Write to Your Members of CongressYour members of Congress need to hear your story and your input about why affordable housing matters to you. Consider writing an email or letter and sending it to your...
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Resident Perspectives
Daisy FranklinMake Change Happen through Resident CouncilsBy Daisy Franklin, Housing Committee Chair, NAACP Norwalk and NLIHC Board Member, Norwalk, ConnecticutI often talk with tenants in different...
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Spotlight On... Recent Local Organizing Victories
Advocates celebrate Mayor Bill DeBlasio signing New York’s new Right to Counsel lawNYC Guarantees Lawyers for Tenants Facing EvictionNew York City recently passed the first law in the U.S. guaranteeing...
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