Legislative & Policy
CLPHA Discusses Proposed Public Charge Rule
HUD Opens New Line of Communication with Stakeholder HUDdle Event
CLPHA Legislative Director Gerard Holder (right) speaks with Secretary Ben Carson at HUD's first Stakeholder HUDdle.
Voters Approve Some State, Local Affordable Housing Measures
While the federal House and Senate races were the big story of Tuesday’s midterm elections, voters across the country considered critical state and local ballot issues as well, including eight states that dealt with the construction of affordable housing or expanding protections for renters.
CLPHA Analysis: Mid-Term Election to Dramatically Shift Makeup of Housing and Related Committees
ACTION ALERT: Call Congress to Save Private Activity Bonds
Reducing Regulatory Burden at HUD
Senate Banking (Again) Advances Kurtz for HUD PIH Assistant Secretary
On January 17, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs once again met in Executive Session to vote on the nominations of Robert Hunter Kurtz to be HUD Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH); and Brian Montgomery, to be HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner.
House Passes H.R. 4258 the Family Self-Sufficiency Act
On January 17, the U.S. House of Representatives, after suspending the rules and bringing the bill to the floor the previous day, passed H.R. 4258, the Family Self-Sufficiency Act, by an overwhelming vote of 412 to 5.