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H.R. 3700 Introduced in Senate – Take Action Now!
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member Robert Menendez (D-N.J), Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) introduced companion legislation to the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (H.R. 3700) in the Senate today. The Senate bill number is S. 3083. “NAHRO … Continue reading H.R. 3700 Introduced in Senate – Take Action Now!
HUD Publishes Names of Members of MTW Advisory Committee
On Wednesday, June 22, HUD published the names of the members of the MTW Advisory Committee. In its FY 2016 Appropriations bill, Congress directed HUD to expand MTW to include a hundred additional public housing agencies (PHAs) over the next seven years. Congress also called on HUD to establish a federal research advisory committee. The … Continue reading HUD Publishes Names of Members of MTW Advisory Committee
NAHRO Submits Comments on HUD’s UPCS-V Demonstration
On Friday, June 17, NAHRO submitted to HUD its comment letter on HUD’s UPCS-V Demonstration. NAHRO encourages all interested parties to provide their comments to HUD and comments may be submitted until July 5, 2016. NAHRO’s comments are split into four primary sections. They discuss concerns about the costs of transitioning to the UPCS-V protocol; … Continue reading NAHRO Submits Comments on HUD’s UPCS-V Demonstration
NAHRO Submits Amicus Curiae Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court
On June 1, 2016, NAHRO partnering with Housing and Development Law Institute (HDLI), Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA), Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA), and Housing Authority Risk Retention Group, Inc. (HARRG) submitted an Amicus Curiae brief in support of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles’s (HACLA) request for their … Continue reading NAHRO Submits Amicus Curiae Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court
House THUD Bill, Update/Public Housing Analysis
As we noted in our last blog, the House Appropriations Committee approved its Transportation and HUD (T-HUD) bill after debate on several housing- and transportation-related amendments, though only a manager’s amendment making technical changes to the bill was ultimately approved. The House T-HUD bill received a robust $48.2 billion allocation, which is $1.7 billion higher … Continue reading House THUD Bill, Update/Public Housing Analysis
FY 2017 House Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Community Development Programs
On March 25, the House Appropriations Committee unanimously passed its FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) spending bill after debate on several housing- and transportation-related amendments, though only a manager’s amendment making technical changes to the bill was ultimately approved. The House bill received a robust $48.2 billion allocation, which is $1.7 billion … Continue reading FY 2017 House Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Community Development Programs
Senate and House T-HUD Spending Bills Advance
The appropriations process is in full swing in Congress. Last week, the Senate passed its FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) spending bill. Despite a devastating initial cut to the overall spending level for T-HUD, Senate appropriators drafted a responsible bill while still adhering to the overall spending cap set in November. Funding … Continue reading Senate and House T-HUD Spending Bills Advance
Evaluating Rapid Re-Housing
HUD releases study evaluating the Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Program This month, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published its evaluation of the 23 CoCs that were awarded funding in 2009 to implement rapid re-housing (RRH) demonstration programs in order to address family homelessness. The evaluation asked two basic research questions: what do rapid … Continue reading Evaluating Rapid Re-Housing
Making the MTW Program Permanent
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Introduces “Moving to Work Reform and Expansion Act of 2016” (H.R. 5137) On April 29, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) introduced the “Moving to Work Reform and Expansion Act of 2016” (H.R. 5137). The bill would make the Moving to Work (MtW) program permanent and would remove the cap … Continue reading Making the MTW Program Permanent