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Legislation Unlikely to Pass in Current Congress
Today, the Senate failed to advance H.R. 7024, The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. With a final vote of 48-44, the Senate needed a three-fifths majority, or 60 votes, to end debate (a procedure known as cloture) and bring...
CLPHA Seeking Member Feedback; Survey Response Deadline August 12
On July 23, 2024, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) and Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) released a Request for Information (RFI) to inform future policy development of a...
Bill Restores Increase in 9 Percent Housing Authority Credit and Lowers Bond-financing Threshold for 4 Percent Housing Credit
Yesterday, July 29, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed a cloture motion that enables H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act,...
Committee Restores Several Funding Cuts Proposed by the House
On July 25, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations released their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill (S. 4796 / S. Report...
Senate Bill Increases Funding for Key Housing Programs Compared to House FY25 Funding Including Choice Neighborhoods, HOME, Vouchers, and Renewals
Yesterday, July 25, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Transportation,...
The National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2024 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals significant insights into housing discrimination complaints, pointing to notable increases and key sources of bias. In 2023, complaints based on race saw a sharp rise from 609 in 2022 to 824, a 35% increase. These...
Monday, July 29 | 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT
CLPHA will host a member call on Monday, July 29, at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT to discuss the changes to the HCV and PBV programs made by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). The call will focus on high-level...
PHAs Who Meet Criteria Eligible to Apply
The HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has $50 million available to assist in developing the capacity to implement a lead hazard control program in targeted communities. The funding focuses on the following areas: workforce...
Committee Democrats Say Bill Will Destabilize Low-Income Housing, Stall Housing Construction, Ignore Climate Change
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a full committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Transportation, and...
HUD has published a Notice in the Federal Register that officially extends the NSPIRE-V compliance date until October 1, 2025. The extended compliance date applies to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Project Based Voucher (PBV) and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation programs, and for CPD...