President Trump unexpectedly canceled the signing of the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” (H.R.6644) on Wednesday, June 23. The bill passed with broad support from both chambers, passing in the ...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel issued a legal opinion on June 18 threatening the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in the community, rather ...

Senate Republicans passed by a vote of 52-47 a second reconciliation package in the early morning hours of June 5 after spending hours debating proposed amendments to the bill in a marathon process ...

The House Appropriations Committee held a markup on June 3 of the House fiscal year (FY) 2027 spending bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) programs. Overall, the bill would ...

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees released on May 4 the text of a nearly $72 billion reconciliation bill that would provide over $38 billion for Immigration and ...

President Donald Trump and HUD Secretary Scott Turner released on April 3 a fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget request calling for an overall 10 percent cut to non-defense programs, including a cut of at ...

On March 12, 2026, NLIHC will honor our 2026 Housing Leadership Awards recipients: The Congressional Public Housing Caucus, Shirley Sherrod, Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Coalition, Kennetha ...

Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) published The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. The 2026 The Gap report finds a national shortage of 7.2 million ...

The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) released the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on December 7. While the NDAA had been considered a potential vehicle for enacting ...

The record-breaking 43-day government shutdown came to an end on November 12 after Congress passed and President Trump signed into law a temporary funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), ...

NLIHC has identified more than 150 pieces of state legislation introduced in 2025 to advance tenant protections, reflecting the persistent efforts of housing advocates and tenant leaders throughout ...

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” This order aims to make it easier for states and localities to criminalize ...