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7.26.19
After five-months-long negotiations between House and Senate leadership and the White House, the House passed an all-encompassing two-year budget deal on July 25 that increases spending for military and domestic programs, suspends the debt ceiling through mid-2021, and eliminates the threat of...
7.25.19
The House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously on July 16 to approve H.R. 3702, the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019,” bipartisan legislation from Reps. Al Green (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would formally authorize HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (...
7.25.19 Policy
HUD recently announced that PHAs can register for its new voluntary demonstration that will test new inspection protocols. PHAs participating in the demonstration, known as NSPIRE, will receive one inspection per property during the demonstration period. Scores will be advisory and participants...
7.25.19 CLPHA Advocacy
On July 22, CLPHA attended a listening session at HUD headquarters where HUD staff and PHA industry stakeholders discussed ways to ensure affordable housing can benefit from Opportunity Zone investments. The listening session follows a notice in which HUD asked for input on a variety of issues...
7.24.19 CLPHA Member Update
CLPHA has been contacted by staff of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) about the issue of biometric technology in public and affordable housing and proposed legislation on the matter. Specifically, the HSFC staff are interested in knowing if CLPHA members are using biometric technology...
7.24.19 CLPHA Advocacy, CLPHA Member Update
In response to the outcry from public housing stakeholders, the House Appropriations Committee included in their FY20 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) a provision to prohibit the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from...
7.9.19 Press Release
CLPHA Submits Public Comments Opposing HUD’s Dangerous Non-Citizen Proposal HUD’s cruel proposal would force mixed-status families to decide between a roof for some, or homelessness for all. WASHINGTON (July 9, 2019) – The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) today submitted public...
7.9.19 CLPHA Comments, CLPHA Advocacy
On July 9, 2019, CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC submitted comments opposing HUD’s proposed rule titled “Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status.”   View CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh's Comments 
7.5.19 CLPHA Advocacy, CLPHA Comments
On July 5, 2019, CLPHA submitted comments on HUD's proposed changes to the methodology used for estimating fair market rents (FMRs).   View CLPHA's Comments
7.2.19 CLPHA Member Update
July 22, 2:00 PM ET – Call-In Number Will Be Available   The Office of Public and Indian Housing has extended the following invitation to a listening session on HUD’s Opportunity Zones: The Office of Public and Indian Housing, together with our partners in the Office of Housing, would like...

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