Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Affordable Housing, NLIHC Submits Statement for the Record
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing, “Tax Policy’s Role in Increasing Affordable Housing Supply for Working Families,” on March 8. Senators and witnesses discussed the effectiveness…
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Oversight and Regulation of Pandemic Relief Programs
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing, “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Wasteful Spending and Regulatory…
President Biden Releases FY24 Budget Request with Modest Discretionary Funding Increases, Plus Major Proposed Investments in Mandatory Spending
President Joe Biden and HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge released their full fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request on March 9. The proposal calls for increased funding for affordable housing and…
HUD Secretary Fudge Sends Letter Urging Rental Housing Providers to Limit Junk Fees
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge sent an open letter urging rental housing providers and property management services to enact fee-related policies that would help create a fairer and more transparent…
Survey Indicates Outreach Increased Participation of Low-Income Tenants in California ERA Program
A report released by the Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP), “Emergency Rental Assistance Outreach: Evaluating strategies to reach and support vulnerable tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic in…
Texas Supreme Court Issues Executive Order Extending Pandemic-Era Protections; Applications for Rent Relief Set to Reopen in Texas This Week
The Supreme Court of Texas issued an executive order on March 1 extending pandemic-era protections that were set to expire this month. Meanwhile, the Texas Rent Relief (TRR) program and Texas…
Rep. Maxine Waters to Speak at NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum!
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) will join a plenary panel discussion at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC…
The State of Evictions and Eviction Prevention Work: Breakout Session at NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C., will feature a wide range of breakout…
NLIHC Provides Summary of Key AFFH Definitions, Modifies AFFH Community Engagement Overview
NLIHC has prepared “Preliminary Overview of Key AFFH Definitions,” the latest in a series of briefs providing initial overviews of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation…
HUD Announces Agreement with State of Louisiana to Resolve Repayment Obligations for 3,300 Homeowners Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance addressed flood insurance reform efforts in a hearing on March 10. The hearing, “How Do We…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – March 13
Congressional and National Updates Representatives from congressional districts in northern California have sent a letter to President Biden requesting that the president move quickly to approve a…