California Democrats Urge HUD Not to Change Mission Statement
A group of seven Congressional Democrats from California sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson expressing their concern about his proposal to change HUD’s mission statement from one “that promotes...
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Sign Multi-Sector Letter to Congress Calling for Safe, Stable, and Affordable...
Tell Congress to protect and expand affordable housing. By signing this letter to Congress, you will let your elected officials know that a new broad-base of stakeholders beyond the affordable housing...
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New Events and Resources for National Housing Week of Action, May 1-8
The Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action is rapidly approaching, and advocates throughout the country are working on teach-ins, tweetstorms, rallies, press conferences, and housing...
View ArticleShare your Story! How Will Cuts to Affordable Housing Benefits Impact You?
NLIHC, the Center for American Progress, and other partner organizations are collecting stories about the impact of President Trump’s proposed budget cuts for households across the country. The...
View ArticleJoin Sign-On Letter by April 13 Urging Robust Funding for Affordable Housing...
Sign onto a national letterurging Congress to provide robust funding for critical affordable housing programs in FY19. Over the last year, advocates throughout the country urged members of Congress...
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Take Action on April 10! Thank Congressional Champions for Increased Federal...
Over the last year, you joined with advocates throughout the country to urge members of Congress not only to reject President Trump’s call to slash affordable housing and community development...
View ArticleWhite House and House GOP Consider Plan to Rescind Funding from FY18 Omnibus
President Trump and members of the House GOP are considering a budget maneuver to rescind spending for non-defense discretionary spending from the $1.3 trillion FY18 omnibus package that Congress...
View ArticleSenators Circulate “Dear Colleague” Letters to Support HUD Funding in FY19
Senators are circulating “Dear Colleague” sign-on letters in support of funding for affordable housing and community development programs in fiscal year (FY) 2019. NLIHC encourages advocates to reach...
View ArticleStatement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane...
Washington, DC - President Trump’s executive order directs federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to cut critical benefits that help low income seniors,...
View ArticleTAKE ACTION! Urge Congress to Provide Robust Funding for Affordable Housing...
Your representatives and senators need to hear from you!NLIHC and other housing, community development, and homelessness organizations are circulating a letter urging Congress to ensure affordable...
View ArticleSenators Request Hearing on Power Restoration in Puerto Rico
Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Tom Carper (D-DE) sent a letter to the chair and ranking...
View ArticleTexas Releases State Action Plan for $5 Billion in CDBG-DR
The Texas General Land Office (GLO), which coordinates the state’s disaster recovery efforts, released a Hurricane Harvey Action Plan for the distribution of $5.024 billion in Community Development...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Coalition Provides Recommendations for CDBG-DR...
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHCR) sent a letter to House Financial Services Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) regarding a bill that would authorize...
View ArticleSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Holds Hearing...
FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified at an April 11 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, “FEMA: Prioritizing a Culture of Preparedness.” Mr. Long pledged to...
View ArticleRepresentatives Espaillat and González Introduce Bill to Provide Housing for...
Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) introduced on April 11 the “Housing Victims of Major Disaster Act” (H.R. 5474). This bill would require FEMA and HUD to...
View ArticleHUD Allocates $28 Billion for Disaster Recovery
HUD awarded $28 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to support long-term disaster recovery—the second and last allocation of what Congress appropriated in the...
View Article“Opportunity Starts at Home” Campaign Offers Fact Sheets and Resources on...
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign is building a coalition of stakeholders from many different sectors to generate widespread support for federal policies that protect and expand affordable...
View ArticleHouse Financial Services Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Housing Choice Vouchers
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold an oversight hearing on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The hearing will review legislative proposals to modify...
View ArticleSenate Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on HUD Funding for FY19
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing on HUD’s FY19 budget request on April 18. Witnesses for the hearing...
View ArticleHouse Appropriations Subcommittee to Hold Budget Hearing on Public and Indian...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a FY19 budget hearing for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Public and...
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