Legislative & Policy
HUD Releases Updated FAQs on Emergency Housing Vouchers
8.8.24
On August 1, HUD posted new FAQs on the EHV website which provide guidance on the termination of vouchers and shortfalls, covered in PIH Notice 2023-14.
HUD Expands Access to HUD-VASH for Veterans
8.8.24
Today, HUD announced policy changes to the VASH program aimed at improving access to housing opportunities for veterans with service-connected disability benefits. HUD is expanding access to HUD-VASH by requiring PHAs to set initial income eligibility for veterans at 80% of AMI, rather than 50% of AMI.
Study from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies Calls for Middle-Income Housing Policies to Complement Low-Income Rental Programs
8.7.24
GAO Report Recommends Improved Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Housing Stability for Survivors of Domestic Violence
8.7.24
10 Year Roadmap for Public Housing Sustainability to Create Strategic Framework for Transformed Affordable Housing Stock, Improved Life Outcomes
8.6.24
Learn More at 10yearroadmap.org
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 Fails in the Senate
8.1.24
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 the legislation to an immediate vote on the Senate floor.
HUD Requests Information for Direct Rental Assistance Pilot
ACTION ALERT: TAX BILL EXPANDING HOUSING CREDIT HEADED TO SENATE FLOOR
7.31.24
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, to be brought to the Senate floor for a vote this Thursday, August 1.