Clik here to view.
TAKE ACTION: Call Your Senators TODAY to Oppose the GOP Tax Reform Bill
The Senate will vote – as soon as later today - on tax reform legislation that puts federal investments in affordable housing at risk of deep cuts. It is critical that your senators hear from you about...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, November 29, 2017
CDBG-DR FOR FLORIDAHUD Announces $616 Million CDBG-DR for Florida. On November 28, HUD announced that Florida would receive $615, 922,000 in CDBG-DR. This amount is based on data from FEMA and SBA on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Take Action: Call Your Senators ASAP TODAY to Oppose the GOP Tax Reform Bill
The Senate will vote as soon as later today on tax reform legislation that puts federal investments in affordable housing at risk of deep cuts – in future discretionary spending and through possible...
View ArticleThe Tax Bill Would Trigger Automatic Cuts to Key Housing Programs
WASHINGTON, DC - According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Republican tax bill would trigger the “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act” of 2010. This Act was designed to limit increases to the national...
View ArticleStatement by National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane...
WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Republicans approved a tax plan today that, if enacted, would harm millions of the lowest income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, veterans, and other...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee to Hold Fourth Hearing on Private-Sector Perspectives on...
The House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Sustainable Housing Finance: Private-Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform, Part IV,” on Wednesday,...
View ArticleCongress Faces Deadline to Fund Federal Government
Congress remains at an impasse over how to fund the federal government for FY18, creating the possibility of a government shutdown when the current stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing...
View ArticleSenate Committee Approves HUD Nominees
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted on November 28 to recommend three nominees for HUD assistant secretary positions. The nominees are Brian Montgomery for assistant...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery
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 (for the...
View ArticleHUD Announces $616 Million in CDBG-DR for Florida
HUD announced on November 28 that Florida would receive $615,922,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. This amount is based on data from FEMA and SBA on the...
View ArticleHUD Inspector Assesses Puerto Rico’s Proposed CDBG-DR Agency
In response to Congressional concerns regarding a new entity that Puerto Rico intends to use to administer the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, HUD’s Office of...
View ArticleHUD Provides Multifamily Housing Disaster Update
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs continued its practice of providing periodic updates on the status of private, HUD-assisted housing in the disaster areas.HUD will continue to make Section...
View ArticleHouse Committee Holds Hearing on FEMA’s Disaster Response and OMB’s...
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the House Appropriations Committee held an oversight hearing regarding FEMA’s disaster response on November 30. FEMA Administrator Brock Long was the sole...
View ArticleSenator Sanders Releases Recovery Proposal for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled a $146 billion recovery plan to help rebuild Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The plan includes resources to...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Holds Hearing on CDBG-DR and the Administration’s...
The House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee held a hearing on December 1 to address questions to Neal Rackleff, HUD assistant secretary for Community Planning...
View ArticleNLIHC Analyzes FEMA Individual Assistance Registrations for Puerto Rico
NLIHC has analyzed FEMA’s Individuals and Household Program (IHP) data on Individual Assistance registrations for Puerto Rico. The analysis covers both Hurricanes Irma and Maria and includes an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NLIHC Accepting Nominations for 2018 Organizing Awards
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2018 Annual Organizing Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement during 2017 in statewide, regional, citywide, neighborhood, and/or resident organizing that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Register Today for NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum, March 19-21, 2018
NLIHC’s 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement taking place in Washington, DC, March 19-21, 2018, will provide a wide array of opportunities to engage with affordable housing advocates,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Senate Tax Bill is Grossly Irresponsible and Harmful
This is a watershed moment for our country – and it’s bleak.The Senate just rushed to passage an unconscionable, unjust, and grossly irresponsible tax bill. With this vote, Republicans in Congress are...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Thursday, November 30, 2017
CONGRESSFEMA Funding Hearing. The Subcommittee on Homeland Security for the House Appropriations Committee held an oversight hearing regarding FEMA supplemental appropriations. FEMA Administrator Brock...
View Article