Legislative & Policy
Join Our Member Call on AFFH Proposed Rule on March 10 at 3 PM ET
Trump Budget Calls for 15% Decrease in HUD Funding, Large Cuts to Public Housing
FY21 Budget & Appropriations
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on the Future of Public Housing

On February 5, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance held a hearing entitled “A Future Without Public Housing?
HUD Hosts Webinar on Landlord Participation; Next Landlord Symposium to be Held March 26 in Denver

On January 29, HUD hosted a webinar that provided updates on its recent activities to gather information and provide recommendations on improving landlord participation. Due to technical difficulties, the webinar was not available live, but slides and a recording from the webinar are now available on HUD’s website.
ICYMI: CLPHA Updates Jan. 27 – Feb. 6
- CLPHA Hosting Call on PBV Data Collection On February 19, CLPHA will host a members-only call with its Place-Based Committee to discuss HUD’s recent notice proposing a new form that collects information on PBV units. Click here for call-in information.
CLPHA Hosting Call on PBV Data Collection
HUD Issues New Guidance on Requests for Assistance Animals
HUD to Finally Release CDBG-DR Funds to Puerto Rico; Supplemental Funding Bill Introduced in House Appropriations

Last week, HUD announced that it had finalized a grant agreement with Puerto Rico that would release $8.2 billion in CDBG-DR funding that Congress appropriated in 2018. In 2019, HUD ignored a statutory deadline to issue a Federal Register notice outlining how Puerto Rico can use the disaster relief aid in its ongoing recovery efforts.