HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Updates Coronavirus FAQs
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties made updates to its “Questions and Answers for Office of…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Issues COVID-19 FAQs
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued “COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) – including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV) – and Native American…
Health Services Related to COVID-19 Not Considered in Public-Charge Determinations
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 13 that the agency will not consider “testing, treatment, nor preventative care (including vaccines, if a vaccine becomes…
NLIHC Joins Letter Urging Coronavirus Responses to Address the Needs of People with Disabilities
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter on March 3 urging local, state, and national responses to the coronavirus pandemic to address the needs of people with disabilities at every stage of the pandemic. Led…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, March 23, 2020
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) are hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19, homelessness, and housing every Monday afternoon. The next call is today (March 23), 2:30…
Senator Jeff Merkley Introduces “Making Affordable Housing Opportunities More Equitable Act”
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced on March 12 the “Making Affordable Housing Opportunities More Equitable Act” (S. 3452). This comprehensive bill is designed to reduce the shortcomings of…
Representatives Jayapal and Meng Introduce “Housing is a Human Right Act”
Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced on March 19 the “Housing is a Human Right Act” (H.R. 6308). The bill would authorize more than $200 billion over 10 years in…
Senators Submit Comment Letter Opposing HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule
A group of 37 Democratic senators, led by Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), submitted a comment letter on March 16 opposing HUD’s proposed…
NLIHC Submits Comment Letter Opposing HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule
NLIHC submitted a comment letter opposing HUD’s proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that is, in fact, not a fair housing rule. HUD’s proposal to gut the 2015 AFFH rule…
Coronavirus-Required Social Distancing Is One More Reason to Plan on Voting by Mail
Voting by mail—also known as absentee voting—is a proven way to allow individuals to exercise their right to vote without having to go to the polls. This option is more important than ever in the…
View Recording of Webinar on Effective Candidate Engagement
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement project proceeds with its “Third Thursdays at Three” presentation series on crucial elements of effective election…