Senators Duckworth, Durbin, and Booker Introduce Bill to Improve HUD Oversight of Public Housing Conditions
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the “Averting Crises in Housing Assistance Act” (S.3088) on December 18. If passed, the bill would require HUD…
Senators Smith and Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Encourage Installation of Fire Sprinkler Systems in Public Housing
Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the “Public Housing Fire Safety Act” (S.3090) on December 18. If enacted, the bill would create a $25 million competitive grant program…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Senator Feinstein Supporting Provisions of “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act”
NLIHC sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on December 20 expressing support for the provisions in the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019” (S.2843). The provisions…
Chair Maxine Waters Urges HUD to Release Delayed Fair Housing Enforcement Funding
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson urging him to immediately release FY19 funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).…
Congress and President Trump Approve Final FY20 Spending Bill
President Trump signed two final spending packages for FY20 that avoid a government shutdown and provide funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD and USDA. Overall,…
Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 Meets with Julián Castro on Skid Row
NLIHC’s president and CEO Diane Yentel joined former HUD Secretary Julián Castro for an Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 tour of Skid Row in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 18. The tour was organized…
Senator Amy Klobuchar Tours Affordable Development and Meets with Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a 2020 presidential candidate, participated in an Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 tour of the Arroyo, a new affordable housing development in Santa Monica, CA, on Thursday…
New Bipartisan Bill Would Create 500,000 New Opportunity Vouchers
Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act” on December 18. The bill would create an additional 500,000 housing vouchers…
Campaign to Host National Press Club Event on January 16, Register Now!
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign will host an event, “Broadening the Movement: Housing as a National Priority in 2020,” at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on January 16 from 1:00-2:…
HUD’s Proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Clears OIRA
A proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule cleared the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 18. The proposed…
Disaster Recovery Advocates Voice Concerns about Puerto Rico Recovery Plans
Disaster recovery advocates in Puerto Rico and around the country voiced concerns about the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s (PRDOH’s) main recovery program in a statement released by Disaster…