House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on The HEROES Act
The House Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing on July 23 on "The HEROES Act: Providing for a Strong Economic Recovery from COVID-19.” Witnesses included Shaun Donovan, former HUD…
Representatives DeLauro and Kennedy Introduce “We Need Eviction Data Now Act”
Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA), along with seventeen Democratic co-sponsors, introduced the “We Need Eviction Data Now Act” (H.R. 7743) on July 23. The bill would…
NLIHC, NHLP Send Letter to HUD Detailing its Legal Authority on Eviction Moratorium
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with 168 other organizations, sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on July 20 stating that HUD has the legal authority to…
USDA Rural Development Issues Post-CARES Act Protections
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Development sent a July 20 email to its Multifamily Housing partners providing three Q&As on how its Multifamily Housing programs will be…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s July 20 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on July 20. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, discussed the current…
Tenant Talk Live Webinar for Residents, August 3: Leveraging Resident Management Councils
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live webinar to learn about leveraging resident management councils, as well as to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, July 27, 2020
National Updates Congress “To avoid a tsunami that could put millions of people out on the street, Congress should extend and expand the national eviction moratorium, provide emergency rental…
Celebrate Bill Faith, Jennifer Ho, and Shauna Sorrells, the 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees, on August 26!
Join a live-stream celebration of the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees Bill Faith, Jennifer Leimaile Ho, and Shauna Sorrells. These outstanding affordable housing leaders will be honored…
NLIHC to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Equitable Disaster Recovery; DHRC to Issue Disaster Recovery Reform Recommendations
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on equitable disaster recovery this week. The hearing, held by the Economic Development, Public…
House to Vote on FY21 THUD Spending Bill and Amendments
The House is scheduled to vote on a series of spending bills as soon as July 29, including the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2021…
Trump Memorandum Would Exclude Undocumented People from 2020 Census
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Commerce on July 21 declaring it the policy of the United States to exclude undocumented people from the 2020 Census.…