3.9.22
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today introduced H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” that includes all 12 fiscal year 2022 (FY22) appropriations bills and supplemental funding to support Ukraine and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill includes $730 billion in non-defense funding, a $46 billion increase over FY21, at 6.7 percent increase in non-...
3.1.22
At this meeting, CLPHA provided a Washington Update on FY22 and FY23 federal appropriations. We were also joined by Betsy McCafferty, Director of Human Resources at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and Chair of CLPHA’s HR Working Group, Tracey Knighton, Human Resources Program Manager at Sacramento Redevelopment & Housing Agency, and Albert Jordan, Director, Human Resources & DEI...
2.24.22
Skyrocketing Rents and Low Vacancy Rates Cause Delay in Lease-Ups
Legislation
Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA)
The Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) received bipartisan support and was passed by Congress on July 14, 2016. The legislation makes significant positive reforms to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program, including allowing housing authorities to project-based up to 20 percent of its authorized voucher allocation, with up to an additional 10 percent for targeted populations. The bill also allows more supportive services to be provided to homeless families and individuals, families with veterans, and the disabled and elderly. HUD is still in the process of implementing several provisions enacted by HOTMA.
HR3700 Housing Opportunity Thru Modernization Act
HOTMA CLPHA Section by Section
