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Opportunity Starts at Home campaign introduces the "Opportunity Roundtable"
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign held a multi-sector event on May 10 in Washington D.C. to officially introduce its “Opportunity Roundtable.” More than eighty individuals attended the event,...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee to Vote on FY19 THUD Funding Bill on May 16
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) will vote on its FY19 funding bill on May 16 at 5:00 pm ET in room 2358-B of the Rayburn House Office...
View ArticleCongressional Democrats Propose Investment of $70B in Public Housing
House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Representative Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), and Boston Mayor Martin...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Homelessness in America
The House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “An Overview of Homelessness in America” on May 17 at 2:00 pm ET. Nan Roman, President and CEO of National Alliance...
View ArticleRepresentative DeLauro Introduces Bill to Address Lead in Homes
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the “Know Your Home Act” (H.R. 5704) on May 8 to address lead contamination in homes throughout the country. The proposal would require cities and towns...
View ArticleRepresentative Waters Introduces Resolution Rejecting Proposed Rent Increases
In response to HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s proposal to increase rents and impose work requirements on the lowest income households, House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA)...
View ArticleTell Congress to Oppose Rescissions
The Trump administration proposed on May 9 to cut $15.3 billion in previously approved funding to domestic programs, including cuts to vital affordable housing and community development programs....
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Point of View: Our Homes, Our Voices Movement Expands in 2018 with More than...
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEOFrom May 1 through May 8, thousands of advocates in dozens of cities and towns across the country raised their voices in support of increased investments in...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee's FY19 THUD Bill Maintains Increased Funding for Most...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding levels for affordable housing and community development programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released on...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 16, 2018
General ItemsFEMA has continually refused to allow DHAP because officials stated that the Governors of the impacted states/territories had not formally requested it. However, the Governor of Puerto...
View ArticleFEMA Continues to Refuse to Stand Up Disaster Housing Assistance Program
Since Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria hit more than eight months ago, FEMA has continually refused to stand up the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), a proven and effective strategy for...
View ArticleSenator Nelson Files Legislation Requiring FEMA to Activate Disaster Housing...
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) filed legislation on May 17, the ‘‘Disaster Housing Assistance Act,’’ requiring FEMA to enter into an agreement with HUD to activate the Disaster Housing Assistance Program...
View ArticleOpportunity Starts at Home Launches Podcast on iTunes
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign launched on May 14 its own podcast, available now on iTunes. The podcast features in-depth interviews with leading experts about how housing fundamentally...
View ArticleGAO Warns of Grave Risks to USDA Rural Housing
In a new report issued on May 17, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned that 90% of USDA’s rental housing portfolio – more than 407,000 apartments in an estimated 13,000 properties – is at...
View ArticleSenate to Vote on Brian Montgomery Nomination for HUD Assistant Secretary
After months of delay, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Brian Montgomery for HUD assistant secretary for housing and commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Mr. Montgomery...
View ArticleAccess Living Sues Chicago for Failing to Ensure Assisted Housing is...
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, a Center for Independent Living (CIL) and advocate for people with disabilities, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...
View ArticleHUD Indefinitely Suspends AFFH Rule, Withdraws Assessment Tool
A HUD Exchange email arriving at 4:34 pm on Friday, May 18 announced that HUD would be publishing three separate notices in the Federal Register indefinitely suspending implementation of the 2015...
View ArticleSenate Committee to Vote on THUD Appropriations Bill in Early June
The Senate Committee on Appropriations released its markup schedule for FY19 appropriations bills. The committee is scheduled to hold a vote on the Transportation-HUD spending bill during the week of...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Votes on FY19 THUD Funding Bill, Full Committee to Vote on...
The House Appropriations Transportation-HUD (THUD) Subcommittee voted to approve its FY19 spending bill on May 16. Members did not submit any amendments during the vote but may do so when the bill goes...
View ArticleHouse Financial Services Committee to Vote on Voucher Mobility and...
The House Committee on Financial Services will vote on two bills related to affordable housing on May 22. The committee will consider the “Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018” (HR...
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