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On May 2, 2025, the Trump administration released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).

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8.4.26

Senate and House Pass Conflicting Stopgap Funding Bills ahead of August Break

Last night, the Senate passed a

7.23.26

CLPHA Presses HUD for Regulatory Relief from BABA Requirements and Environmental Reviews

CLPHA Continues Sustained Advocacy against Costly, Duplicative Requirements That Slow Affordable Housing Development

7.17.26

60% of CLPHA Members Receive 0% Inflation Factor as Voucher Shortfalls Grow

Flat funding adjustments arrive amid a $700 million shortfall, rising local costs, and HUD directives to cut program spending. Comments on the methodology due August 5.

7.16.26

CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh Call for the Immediate Withdrawal of OMB’s Proposed Changes to Federal Funding Rules

Rule Jeopardizes over $1.1 Trillion in Federal Discretionary Spending

7.15.26

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law

Law Includes CLPHA Priorities for RAD and BABA; MTW Provisions Troubling

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Action Alerts

7.11.25

ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Member of Congress to Fully Fund Rental Assistance

CLPHA, Industry Partners and Over 700 National, State and Local Organizations Send Letter Asking Congress to Fully Fund Rental Assistance

CLPHA urges our members to work with your representatives in the House and Senate to fully fund rental assistance. The House of Representatives is set to unveil their Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) bill next week, despite the House not releasing their total funding request.

What’s at Stake?

Critical affordable housing programs that help millions of households afford a place to live and maintain housing stability.

How Can You Help?

Share Two Important Materials with your Members of Congress:

Joint Industry Letter: This morning, CLPHA joined industry partners and over 700 national, state, and local organizations in sending a letter to Congress advocating for full funding of the Housing Choice Voucher program, project-based rental assistance, and continued assistance for Emergency Housing Voucher households. This letter is in response to the administration’s proposal to convert several federal rental assistance programs into a State Rental Assistance Program block grant, which would greatly destabilize the voucher program and put many families at risk of losing their housing assistance.
Joint Funding Request: Earlier this week, CLPHA and industry group partners sent a joint funding request that fully funds rental assistance to the House Appropriations Committee.

Stay on Top of the Appropriations Process

The House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee will meet on Monday, July 14 at 5:00 p.m. ET to consider the legislation. The House Appropriations Full Committee will then meet on Thursday, July 17 at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the THUD legislation. The Senate is expected to release their bill and hold their markup shortly after the House. A markup is a formal meeting scheduled for members to review and provide amendments to their version of the bill before it is sent to the full chamber for a vote.

CLPHA will continue to monitor the 2026 appropriations process as it proceeds and will update members about key developments.

For questions, contact Madeline Morris, [email protected], or Cynthia Cuestas, [email protected].

7.8.25

ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Member of Congress to Fully Fund Rental Assistance In 2026 Federal Government Budget

Share CLPHA’s Budget Request before House Appropriations Committee Meets Next Week

The House of Representatives is set to unveil their Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) bill next week, despite not releasing the total amount of funding to be requested. CLPHA and our industry group partners have generated a joint funding request that fully funds rental assistance. We urge CLPHA members to share our joint FY26 HUD budget request to their representatives in both the House and Senate as Congress moves forward with the Appropriations process.

In response to President Trump’s FY26 budget proposal released last month, CLPHA, the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, the Local Housing Administrators Coalition, and the MTW Collaborative released our joint FY26 funding recommendations for HUD. Among other requests, we urge HUD to fully fund the Public Housing Fund, including $5 billion for the Capital Fund, $5.72 billion for the Operating Fund, and $580 million to address the Operating Fund shortfall. Furthermore, we requested $300 million for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, $37.487 billion for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Renewals, $3.622 billion for HCV Administrative Fees, and $500 million for Tenant Protection Vouchers.

House Appropriations Subcommittee on THUD will meet on Monday, July 14 at 6:00 p.m. ET to consider the legislation. The full House Appropriations Committee will then meet on Thursday, July 17 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Senate is expected to release their bill and hold their markup shortly after the House. A markup is a formal meeting scheduled for members to review and provide amendments to their version of the bill before it is sent to the full chamber for a vote. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees held their FY26 HUD budget hearings last month. The House and Senate are now working to release their own FY26 THUD appropriations bills.

CLPHA will continue to monitor the 2026 appropriations process as it proceeds and will update members about key developments.

1.28.25

URGENT: Contact Your Members of Congress to Communicate How the Pause in Federal Funding Is Impacting Your PHA

Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a memorandum, which directs all federal agencies to pause all “federal financial assistance” (FFA) "to the extent permissible under applicable law." The temporary pause in funding will become effective on January 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

According to news reports, OMB distributed a questionnaire to federal agencies this morning asking them to provide information about whether their programs are in compliance with the Trump administration’s policy goals and executive orders. OMB’s questions for agencies concern undocumented immigration, environmental and climate justice programs, and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and initiatives.

Capitol Hill staff, HUD staff, advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders appear uncertain about how the memo will be enforced, which programs are affected, and how long this pause will last.

Housing authorities are reporting that they are locked out of eLOCCS before the 5:00 p.m. deadline. We are investigating if this is a systemwide issue or if it is deliberate. We anticipate that PHAs will be locked out of eLOCCS after 5:00 p.m. ET today.

If you are locked out of eLOCCS, contact your member of Congress and Senators to make sure they are aware of the problem. Congress needs to hear how this pause is disrupting daily operations of public housing authorities.

When speaking with Members of Congress highlight the following points:

Highlight how the pause is affecting your daily operations, especially if you are locked out of eLOCCS. Your Member of Congress/Senator may not understand what exactly what eLOCCS is. Explain that it is the system that allows public housing authorities to access federal funds for key housing programs such as vouchers and public housing.
Highlight the breakdown of residents you serve who will be impacted by the pause: the number of seniors, children, veterans who could lose access to federal housing assistance at your PHA.
Highlight the economic impact that your public housing authority has in your community, such as jobs created, number of private landlords affected, and if the pause would halt any development deals.

Please share the outcome of your conversations with Members of Congress with CLPHA Legislative Manager Cynthia Cuestas at [email protected].

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