Legislative & Policy
Legislative Updates: Disaster Aid Package Passes House, THUD Appropriations Passes out of Committee
ACTION ALERT: Contact Congress to Co-Sponsor the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act
Comments to HUD Re: Docket No. FR-6085-P-01: Enhancing & Streamlining the Implementation of “Section 3” Requirements
House THUD Appropriators Pass Funding Bill with Robust Increases to Public Housing Programs
5.23.19
This morning, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) passed its FY20 funding bill without amendments. The bill‘s discretionary funding level for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totals $50.1 billion, an increase of $5.9 billion above the FY19 enacted level, and $13.4 billion above President
CLPHA’s Sunia Zaterman Featured in NPR Story about the Need for Reinvestment in Public Housing
5.23.19
CLPHA Executive Director Speaks to Affordable Housing Finance about Benefits of Waters' Housing is Infrastructure Bill
5.1.19
In Affordable Housing Finance's (AHF) article discussing Rep.
CLPHA Welcomes Housing is Infrastructure Bill, Applauds Chairwoman Waters for Underscoring Importance of Public Housing
4.30.19
Public Housing is as much a part of the national infrastructure as Route 66, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the Hoover Dam.
Tomorrow: House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing Assessing Infrastructure Needs of America’s Housing Stock
HUD Publishes New Guidance on Carbon Monoxide Detectors
4.18.19
In a notice issued today, HUD announced new guidance on carbon monoxide detectors for HUD-assisted housing. The notice reminds owners of HUD-assisted properties to maintain functioning carbon monoxide detectors when required by local regulations and encourages owners operating in areas without any such regulation to consider providing detectors.