This issue of Housing Action NH’s newsletter provides important state and federal policy updates as well as a detailed election guide for housing advocates on raising affordable housing issues with candidates this election season. An early filing period for 2015 state legislative service requests…
Download Housing Action NH’s September, 2014 issue of News & Legislative Update here.
Update as of 6-9-14 includes President’s, House and Senate Committee proposals for select HUD and USDA housing programs. …
As reported in our May News & Legislative Update, House Bill 1409 to end discriminatory rental practices against voucher holders and victims of domestic violence was amended in the Senate to instead create a Study Commission. The House did not…
The National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014, S.2233, was recently introduced in the Senate. In addition to providing tax relief for the communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy, this bill would also provide relief to all of the communities impacted…
The House Appropriations Committee passed its Transportation-Housing & Urban Development (T-HUD) bill last week in a 28-21 vote. While the House bill level funds many key programs, the proposed cut to HOME could be another hit to this valued program…
The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs approved housing finance reform legislation on May 15 by a vote of 13-9. However, because the measure was unable to garner support from six key Democratic senators on the Committee,…
President Obama last week nominated HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan as the new Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The President also nominated San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to take over leadership of HUD. Senate confirmation is required…
As the state legislative session nears its close, housing advocates can celebrate important advocacy efforts, while still awaiting resolution on some key issues. This year’s challenge to the Workforce Housing Law was killed early on in the House, while a…
In a 4-2 decision by Senate Judiciary last week, HB 1409 was recommended Ought to Pass as Amended and the bill now proposes a study commission to further examine housing discrimination against individuals who receive federal housing assistance or who…