CLPHA Advocacy
CLPHA, Industry Groups Urge PHAs to Sign Congressional Letter Advocating for Housing Funding Levels to Be Kept in Build Back Better Act
1.26.22
KEEP HOUSING FUNDING IN BUILD BACK BETTER
Negotiations and progress on enacting Build Back Better legislation have reached an impasse, and Senate opponents to the bill, as written and passed by the House, have indicated they prefer a slimmed down, reduced funding bill.
Consequently, CLPHA has been made aware that funding for housing programs is, once again, at serious risk of being removed from the Build Back Better Act.
CLPHA, MTW Collaborative Urge White House, Congressional Leadership to Keep LIHTC Investments in BBB Legislation
11.3.21
In a joint letter sent today, CLPHA and the MTW Collaborative strongly urged President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to maintain investments in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program as part of the historic Build Back Better legislation.
CLPHA Joins Housing Organizations in Urging That Housing Be Retained in Build Back Better Act
10.6.21
CLPHA has joined organizations representing housing authorities and administrators to urge Congress to keep housing funding in the Build Back Better Act.
Housing is at serious risk of being removed from the Build Back Better Act, under consideration in the budget reconciliation negotiations currently underway in Congress and the White House. The negotiations are on a fast track and taking place at the highest levels between the House and Senate leadership, key members of Congress, and the White House.
ACTION ALERT: KEEP HOUSING FUNDING IN BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
10.6.21
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CLPHA Works to Speed Emergency Rental Assistance Fund Distribution and Improve Emergency Housing Voucher Program
9.9.21
CLPHA’s Priorities at Top of Congress’s Legislative Agenda as They Return from August Recess
9.9.21
The House and Senate face a jam-packed agenda upon their return from the August recess with President Biden’s biggest ticket items awaiting immediate action. The window to pass this transformative legislation will not remain open for long.
Biden Administration Announces Cross-Agency Efforts to Increase the Nation’s Affordable Housing Supply
9.1.21
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Investment Cap for LIHTC Nearly Doubled to $1.7 Billion
CLPHA Stands Ready to Assist Housing Authorities Impacted by Hurricane Ida and California Wildfires
8.30.21
While we may not know the full extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Ida or the California wildfires, our thoughts immediately turn to the most vulnerable segments of our population: low-income families and those who risk displacement from their homes.
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities and its entire membership supports providing assistance in every way we can to colleagues, partners, friends, and housing residents who have been affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida and the wildfires in California.
CLPHA Submits Joint Letter to HUD and Treasury on Persistent ERAP Challenges
8.17.21