NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 10
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 10: “Homeless in America” New York Times, July 15 at: https://nyti.ms/3RF3MOg “Minimum wage workers…
Representative Ritchie Torres Introduces “Stable Families Act” to Create Permanent ERA Program
Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) introduced on July 7 the “Stable Families Act,” a companion bill to the Senate’s bipartisan “Eviction Crisis Act.” If enacted, the “Stable Families Act” would…
Congress Returns from July 4 Recess to Finalize Reconciliation Package and Continue Work on FY23 Appropriations – Take Action!
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are back in session this week after a weeklong recess for the July 4 holiday. With only a few short weeks before breaking again for summer recess on…
Recording of July 5 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On NLIHC’s most recent (July 5) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing” campaign, NLIHC Senior Vice President of Policy and Field Organizing Sarah Saadian provided the…
Treasury Releases Revised Guidance for Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on July 6 that provides further guidance regarding its two Emergency Rental Assistance (…
Supreme Court Ruling in EPA Case Has Ramifications for People at Risk of Disasters and Others Living in Affordable Housing
The Supreme Court announced its holding in the case of West Virginia vs. EPA on June 30. The case aimed to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate the emission of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – July 11, 2022
Congressional and Executive Action The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released $6 billion in disaster recovery funds to farmers impacted by wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and winter storms…
NLIHC and National Housing Law Project Send Letter to Banking Committee Senators Recommending Improvements to Rural Housing
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a letter to Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), chair and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee Housing Subcommittee,…
New Chart Book Shows Connections between Housing and Health
A chart book recently released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) provides new insight into the ways access to housing affects health. CBPP’s new chart book shows that housing costs…
Join Today’s (July 11) Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 Webinar on Tenant Associations and Election Engagement
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support…
Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Jeffery Robinson join NLIHC for the Summer of IDEAS Launch: “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America”
Over a thousand people participated in NLIHC’s June 30 Summer of IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Systems-thinking) launch event featuring Jeffery Robinson, executive director of…