NLIHC Applauds Introduction of House Companion to ‘American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018’
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act” now has companion legislation in the House of Representatives, introduced by Representatives Cedric Richmond (D-LA),…
Congress Running Out of Time to Fund Federal Government
Congress has only a few days to reach an agreement to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY19 and avoid a government shutdown before the current stop-gap funding measure, known as a…
Deadline to Submit Nominations for 2019 Housing Organizing Award is Quickly Approaching
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2019 Annual Housing Organizing Awards until January 11, 2019. The awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional, citywide,…
Congress Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill to Fund Federal Government until December 21
Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a two-week stopgap funding measure on December 7. The House and Senate both passed the measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), by a unanimous…
Deadline to Comment in Opposition to Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Rule is Today, December 10!
The deadline for commenting in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) proposed rule to add to the “public charge” definition the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8…
NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum to Explore Creative Ways to Get Your Story Out
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, 2019 will explore creative ways affordable housing advocates can get their…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky Clifford, and Dr. Mitchell Katz!
Join NLIHC in recognizing the 2019 Housing Leadership Awards honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for…
Affordable Housing Task Force Legislation Up to 16 Cosponsors in Senate
The “Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act” (S.3231) has 16 bipartisan cosponsors (at the time this Memo went to publication), indicating significant momentum in the Senate to…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – December 10, 2018
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to the 2017 and 2018 disasters since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous…
Study Finds Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples in Rental Housing Market
A study by David Schwegman published in Housing Policy Debate, “Rental Market Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples: Evidence From a Pairwise-Matched Email Correspondence Test,” examines housing…
Most U.S. Counties Have Same or Worse Poverty Rates than a Decade Ago
The U.S. Census Bureau released Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2017 on December 3. These data provide annual estimates of income and poverty for all U.S. counties and school districts. The…