Where to Find Us – December 16
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: At What Price? The Hidden Costs of Housing, The Texas Lyceum, Waco, TX,…
Trump Appoints Robert Marbut as Executive Director of United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
President Trump appointed Robert Marbut as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on December 4, following the ousting of former USICH Director Matthew…
Representative Delauro Introduces Bill to Provide Legal Representation for Households Facing Eviction
Representative Rosa Delauro (D-CT) introduced the “Eviction Prevention Act” (H.R. 5298) on December 4. If enacted, the bill would authorize the creation of a federal grant program for state and local…
NAHASDA Reauthorization Bill Introduced in House
Representative Denny Heck (D-WA) and seven bipartisan cosponsors introduced on December 5 the “Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019” (H.R. 5319),…
House Democrats Send Letter Opposing Proposed Changes to HUD Disparate Impact Rule
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and committee Democrats sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on November 22, expressing their concerns with the agency’s proposed…
Voter Registration Messaging, Events, and Canvassing: December 19 ‘Third-Thursdays-at-Three’ Webinar
NLIHC will offer a webinar on “Voter Registration – Messaging, Events, and Canvassing” on December 19 at 3:00 p.m. ET. This offering is part of a 15-month “Third Thursdays at Three” webinar and…
NLIHC Releases Report on Long-term Rental Recovery after Superstorm Sandy
NLIHC released on December 4 a report on the long-term recovery of rental housing after Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey. Based on quantitative data and interviews with key officials, program…
Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to End After Fourth Consecutive Year of Massive Storms
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially came to an end on November 30, marking the fourth consecutive season of above-normal storm activity in the U.S., something not seen since 2001. The…
HUD Releases New Recovery Dollars - But Continues to Illegally Withhold Funding for Puerto Rico
HUD announced in a December 3 press release that it had allocated over $2.3 billion in federal funds to support long-term disaster recovery in fifteen states and four territories. The funding, which…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 9, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 11/25). Federal…
NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020 to Feature Leading Researchers on Ending Homelessness in America
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020 will feature a session with leading researchers on “Ending Homelessness in…
Jennifer Ho, Bill Faith, and Shauna Sorrells to be Honored at NLIHC 2020 Housing Leadership Awards Reception
Make a contribution to NLHC in recognition of 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Jennifer Leimaile Ho, commissioner of Minnesota Housing and former senior advisor at HUD and deputy director of…