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Funding Negotiations Over Current Fiscal Year Continue While White House Considers 30-40% Cross-Government Spending Cuts in FY26 – Take Action
Appropriations leaders are continuing their work on a long-overdue fiscal year 2025 (FY25) spending bill, with a March 14 deadline fast approaching. Lawmakers will only have until March 14 to ...
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Take Action Now! Trump Administration to Terminate Half of All HUD Staff in Attempt to Decimate Agency
The Trump Administration is expected to terminate at least half of all HUD employees, making it significantly more difficult for states and communities to access the federal housing, community ...
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Leading Congressional Champions Warn HUD Staffing Cuts Will Worsen Housing Crisis
Following reports that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to terminate half of all HUD staff, key Democratic leaders sent a letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner ...
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) Condemns HUD Secretary Decision to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People with Equal Access Rule Suspension
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, condemned HUD Secretary Scott Turner’s decision to suspend enforcement of HUD’s 2016 rule, “Equal Access ...
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AFFH Interim Final Rule and Proposed Revision to Equal Access Rule Listed at OIRA
HUD sent an Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Interim Final Rule as well as proposed revisions to the Equal Access Rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the ...
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NLIHC Statement on Trump Administration's Directive to Terminate Half of All HUD Staff
Washington, D.C. – The Trump Administration is expected to terminate half of all employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “President Trump’s directive will cause more ...
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Take Action Now! Trump Administration to Terminate Half of All HUD Staff in Attempt to Decimate Agency
The Trump Administration is expected to terminate half of all employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), making it significantly harder for states and communities to ...
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Take Action Now! Trump Administration Targets Federal Agencies, HUD Could Be Next
Advocates should continue to contact their senators and representatives and educate them about why HUD resources are critical to low-income families and communities. Urge Congress to Protect HUD ...
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In-Person Registration for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum Is Sold Out! Virtual Registration Is Still Available!
In-person registration for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2025 is sold out! On-site registration is unavailable. Register today to attend virtually! Taking place March 24-27 at the Hilton Capitol Hill ...
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Urgent Action Needed to Protect Federal Food Assistance Programs
NLIHC joined a letter urging Congress to reject any proposals to cut or weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and child nutrition programs. We encourage national, state, and ...
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Join NLIHC’s First Policy Advisory Committee Meeting of 2025
NLIHC members are invited to join NLIHC’s first Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting of the year on Wednesday, February 19 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm ET. PAC meetings offer NLIHC members a space to weigh ...
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HUD Secretary Turner Halts Equal Access Rule Enforcement
On February 7, HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced HUD will stop enforcing the 2016 Equal Access Rule, which requires housing, facilities, and services funded through HUD’s Office of Community ...