House Financial Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Homelessness
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on “An Overview of Homelessness in America” on May 17. Witnesses from national and local organizations discussed the...
View ArticleRepresentative Waters Introduces Bill to Expand Housing Assistance for Foster...
House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced on May 16 the “Expanding Housing Opportunities for Foster Youth Act of 2018.” This bill would permanently reauthorize...
View ArticleMore Than 700 Organizations Condemn FEMA for Misleading the Public on its...
Washington, D.C. – On behalf of more than 700 local, state, and national organizations in the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the National Low Income Housing Coalition issued a letter...
View ArticleSetting the Record Straight on Secretary Carson’s Proposals to Cut Housing...
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel published an op-ed today that sets the record straight about HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s proposals to cut housing benefits, and his ever-changing rationale for them....
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Federal ResponseCongressSenator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill on May 17 requiring FEMA to stand up the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) for survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Maria...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – May 29
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 ArticleSenator Cruz Urges FEMA to Correct Confusing Denial Letters
In response to concerns raised by the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition and constituents impacted by Hurricane Harvey, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long on May...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Coalition Partners Submit Public Comments on Puerto...
In addition to submitting its own letter to Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Housing Fernando Gil Enseñat, NLIHC signed on with over 50 organizations from its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition in support...
View ArticleMembers of Congress Call for Improved Disaster Housing Recovery Response
Members of Congress are calling for the administration to improve its disaster housing recovery response. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced bills related...
View ArticleNEA President Writes Endorsement of Opportunity Starts at Home
National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García wrote an endorsement of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, articulating her organization’s strong commitment to protecting and...
View ArticleHUD Names New Deputy Assistant Secretary of Multifamily Housing
HUD announced that C. Lamar Seats is the new deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs. Mr. Seats was a managing director at M&T Realty Capital Corporation,...
View ArticleHUD Formally Posts Federal Register Notices Indefinitely Suspending AFFH Rule
The three Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) notices that HUD informally announced on May 18 (see Memo, 5/21) were formally published in the Federal Register on May 23. Through these notices,...
View ArticleHouse Appropriations Committee Approves FY19 Transportation-HUD Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee moved forward its FY19 spending bill for affordable housing and community development programs on May 23. The bill was approved by a 34-17 vote, and now heads to the...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Brian Montgomery as HUD Assistant Secretary, FHA Commissioner
The Senate confirmed Brian Montgomery as the HUD assistant secretary for housing and commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on May 23. The final vote was 72-23. Mr. Montgomery was...
View ArticleMobility Demonstration Legislation Moves Forward
The House Financial Services Committee approved two bills related to affordable housing on May 22. The Committee unanimously passed the “Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018” (HR...
View ArticleCongress Passes Bill That Could Undermine Health and Safety of Some Public...
After House passage of the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (S. 2155) on May 22 by a vote of 258-159, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on May 24. The...
View ArticleCongress Permanently Authorizes the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
President Trump signed into law a permanent extension of the “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act” (PTFA) on May 24. The PTFA was included in a larger deregulation bill (S. 2155) passed by the House...
View ArticleCongress Passes, President Signs Law to Improve and Expand the Family...
President Trump signed the “Family Self-Sufficiency Act” into law on May 24. The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Act was included in a larger deregulation bill (S. 2155) that passed the House on May 22....
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Take Action! Sign Letter Opposing Legislation that Would Cut Housing Benefits
Representative Dennis Ross (R-FL) has released a draft bill that would cut housing benefits that help low income families afford to keep roofs over their heads. The bill could increase rents on...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Federal ResponseExecutiveOn May 23, President Donald Trump increased disaster assistance funding to Puerto Rico. Federal funding for emergency power restoration was extended for 90 days, and Sheltering...
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