Researchers Find Rental Assistance Bills Would Be Most Efficient in Reducing Poverty
As described by Dylan Matthews at Vox, a team of researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy analyzed five bills recently proposed by Democratic presidential hopefuls or…
Senators Collins and Reed Urge Continued Funding of Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have called upon the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to continue funding the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF)…
Senator Crapo Releases Banking Committee Agenda, Housing Finance Reform Outline
Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s agenda for the 116th Congress. A key piece of the agenda is to begin assessing proposals to reform the…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky Clifford, and Dr. Mitchell Katz
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and…
Advocates to Discuss Federal Fixes to Achieve Equitable Disaster Recovery at NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum, March 27-29
Major disasters in 2017 and 2018 caused immense damage, exacerbating the housing crisis in impacted communities and leaving low-income households with even fewer options for safe, sanitary, and…
House Finalizes Committee Rosters for 116th Congress
The House has finalized the membership of committees and announced subcommittee leadership for the 116th Congress. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Ranking Member…
Senators Reintroduce ‘Voucher Mobility’ Bill to Improve Access to High-Opportunity Neighborhoods
Senators Todd Young (R-ID), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced S. 291, the “Housing Choice Voucher Mobility…
Join Letter Urging Congress to Lift Harmful Sequester Spending Caps for FY20
NDD United, a broad group of stakeholders interested in protecting federal nondefense discretionary (NDD) funding, is coordinating a sign-on letter urging Congress to end the harmful Budget Control…
More than 1,000 Organizations Call on Congress and President Trump to Reach Agreement on FY19 Spending Bills and Avert Another Shutdown
More than 1,000 organizations signed onto NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding’s (CHCDF’s) letter to Congress and President Trump urging them to come to an agreement…
Congress and the White House Reach Agreement to Reopen Government for Three Weeks
As the partial federal government shutdown approached week six and with the Senate voting but failing to pass either of two competing funding bills on January 24, President Trump announced on the…
NHLP Provides Updated Legal Memo on Rights of Housing-Assisted Residents During Shutdown
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has updated its legal overview of the impact of the partial federal government shutdown on residents in key HUD and USDA Rural Development (RD) assisted…