Yvonda Bean, Indianapolis Housing Agency, Kenzie Bok, Boston Housing Authority, Michael Gerber, Housing Authority of the City of Austin, and Terri Lee, Atlanta Housing Elected to CLPHA’s Board
House Republicans released a stopgap funding bill called a continuing resolution (CR) this weekend to prevent a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September 30. The House is expected to vote on the bill as early as tomorrow. Current funding for the federal government ends on March 14, 2025.
CLPHA, NAHRO, PHADA, the MTW Collaborative, five major software vendors, and dozens of PHAs have sent a sign-on letter detailing concerns about the rollout of t
From Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's (D-MO) press release:
Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced the establishment of the Congressional Public Housing Caucus (CPHC). Co-chaired by a group of lawmakers with lived experience in public housing, the CPHC will serve as a dedicated resource for Members of Congress to help strengthen public housing nationwide.
CLPHA is proud to endorse Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici's (D-OR) package of legislation to address the housing crisis cross the country, inlcuding the Supporting Transition and Recovery Through (START) Housing Act, the Project Turnkey Act, the Build Housing with Care Act.
Of the bipartisan START Housing Act, which would would expand access to transitional housing for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental health crisis, CLPHA Executive Sunia Zaterman said: