Joint Congressional Letter Raises Concerns About Puerto Rico Recovery Program
In a joint letter to the Puerto Rico Department of Housing, the House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and…
Senator Rubio Introduces ‘Disaster Assistance Simplification Act’
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced “Disaster Assistance Simplification Act” on September 26. The legislation addresses existing issues between HUD’s disaster assistance programs and the Small…
DHRC Releases New Fact Sheets on the Housing Impact of Recent Major Disasters
The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) – an NLIHC-led coalition of over 800 organizations collaborating to ensure equitable disaster housing recovery, especially for the lowest-income people…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - September 23, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 9/16). Federal Action &…
HUD Ignores Deadline for the Release of Disaster Funds; FEMA Officials and Contractor Indicted for Fraud
HUD continues to delay the release of disaster mitigation funding for Puerto Rico even after the expiration of a statutory September 4 deadline set by Congress. Congress approved $16.5 billion in…