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4.6.20
CLPHA and other public housing industry groups are asking our members to sign on to a joint industry letter to be sent to congressional leadership asking for emergency funding and longer-term preservation resources for public housing and housing vouchers in the fourth COVID-19 economic stimulus package.
Sign on for the letter is on a short deadline with
3.31.20
To facilitate sharing of information among CLPHA staff and members about various issues related to COVID-19, CLPHA has created a Google document.
3.31.20
As discussed during yesterday’s member call, CLPHA will be advocating for additional funding for PHAs in a fourth stimulus package. Discussion around what funding should be included in the next package is currently underway, and Congress is expected to begin negotiations when they return from recess on April 20.
3.27.20
On Wednesday, March 25, CLPHA's counsel Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC prepared a memo for CLPHA summarizing The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Families First Act”), H.R. 6201, which was signed into law on March 18, 2020.
Click below for Reno & Cavanaugh's summary of the Families First Act, with a focus on the sections related to family, medical, and emergency leave.
3.27.20
On Thursday, March 26, CLPHA participated in a call with other industry groups and senior HUD staff, led by PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz. During the call, HUD staff shared some updates of interest to CLPHA members: