Housing and Homelessness - Human Needs Report Archives
2008
House Moves Foreclosure Bills While Senate Drags Its Feet (5/12/08) Mortgage Bill Passed by Senate Contains Little for Borrowers (4/14/08) Mortgage Crisis from the Perspective of Homeowners (3/21/08)
2007
House Passes National Housing Trust Fund (10/29/07) Senate Passes Bill Funding Housing Programs (9/17/07) National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill Introduced (7/23/07) Section 8 Reform Bill Passes House (7/23/07) One Step Closer to National Housing Trust Fund (6/1/07) Legislation Addresses Post-Hurricane Housing Needs (3/16/07)
2005
Congress Approves, President Signs, Final Housing Appropriation Bill (12/9/05) Labor-HHS-Education Bill Must Clear One Last Hurdle (12/9/05) House Passes GSE Bill - With Provision Designed to Reduce Voting Among the Poor (10/28/05) Low-Income Programs Threatened with Across-the-Board Cuts (10/14/05) Hurricane Victims Needing Help Encounter Red Tape, Courtesy of Congress, White House (9/30/05) Congress Approves Stop-Gap Measure to Keep Government Running (9/30/05) Washington Focuses on Aiding Gulf Coast Families (9/16/05) Housing, Community Development Funding Moves in Senate (7/22/05) Affordable Housing Fund a Step Closer (7/1/05) Bill Funding Housing Programs Passes House (7/1/05) House Cuts Juvenile Justice Programs; Rejects President's Cuts to Community Development (6/17/05) Congress Approves a Final Budget Resolution (4/29/05) FY 2006 Budget Resolutions Clear House, Senate Floor (4/1/05) House and Senate Budget Committees Pass Budget Resolutions for FY 2006 (3/11/05) Deep Cuts in President's Budget; Committees Ready to Act (2/25/05) What to Expect in the President's Budget (2/4/05)
2004
Congress Passes Massive Spending Bill (11/24/04) FDIC Considering Rules That Would Gut Community Reinvestment Act (10/1/04) HUD Appropriations Bill Clears Senate Panel; Next Steps Unclear (10/1/04) House Set To Consider Section 8 Appropriations (7/16/04) Debate Over Financing Stalls Family Opportunity Act (7/2/04) Senate Passes Bill to Help Families With Disabled Children Receive Medicaid (5/7/04) Bush Administration Moves To Make Financing Changes To Section 8 (4/23/04) ACORN: DC Wins $1 Million for Low-income Heating and Energy Assistance (3/12/04) CHN Releases Analysis of President's Budget (3/4/04)
2003
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Moving Forward (11/21/03) Appropriations Update (9/12/03) Mixed Results for Section 8 on House Floor (8/1/03) Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Passes The House (7/18/03) Medicare Overhaul Continues In Congress (6/23/03) Senate Unveils Medicare Drug Plan (6/6/03)
2002
Congress Passes Long-Stalled Terrorism Insurance Legislation (11/22/02) Many Programs Benefiting Poor Face Reauthorization in 2003 (11/22/02) House Bill Could Have Dire Consequences for Housing Voucher Program (10/25/02) Community Health Centers Reauthorized by House and Senate (10/25/02) House Appropriations Committee Reports FY03 VA-HUD Bill (10/11/02) VA-HUD Appropriations Still Held Up (9/13/02) Senate Committee Approves VA-HUD Appropriations Bill (8/2/02) Terrorism Insurance Bill To Be Considered After August Recess (8/2/02) Senate Committee Approves Labor-HHS-Education Bill (7/19/02) House Panel Approves Affordable Housing Bill (7/19/02) House Committee Considers Omnibus Housing Bill (6/21/02) Senate Passes Terrorism Insurance Bill (6/21/02) Finance Committee Passes Amended Version of CARE Act (6/21/02) Roukema Introduces Affordable Housing Plan (3/29/02)
2001
President Bush Signs VA-HUD Appropriations Bill (12/7/01) House Committee Forwards Insurance Industry Bailout Bill (11/9/01) House Passes Low-Income, Senior Housing Bills (9/28/01) Increased Authorization Sought for LIHEAP Program (3/16/01)
