Housing and Homelessness

Background

Background on Housing and Homelessness

Latest News

HNR: Protections for Renters and Homeless Legislation Signed into Law (5/29/09)
HNR: House Passes Legislation to Help Homeowners (3/11/09)
National organizations call on Congress to include a minimum of $45 billion in the economic recovery package for housing programs (1/14/09)
HNR: President Signs Major Housing Legislation (8/5/08)


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Policy Analyses and Research

Children's HealthWatch: Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing (December 2009)
Children's HealthWatch: Funding Shortfall for Housing Vouchers Could Have Serious Health Consequences for Children (September 2009)
CEPR & NLIHC: Hitting Bottom? An Updated Analysis of Rents and the Price of Housing in 100 Metropolitan Areas (August 2009)
CBPP: Investing Climate Revenues in Subsidized Housing Energy Efficiency Would Cut Emissions and Lower Federal Costs (7/7/09)
NAEH: Foreclosure to Homelessness: The Forgotten Victims of the Subprime Crisis (6/26/09)
National Center on Family Homelessness: America's Youngest Outcast: State Report Card on Child Homelessness (March 2009)
NAEH: A National Approach to Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Homeless Youth (April 2009)
NLIHC: Out of Reach: Persistent Problems, New Challenges for Renters (April 2009)

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Government Resources

Status and text of H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (The budget reconciliation bill approved by the House 11/18/05)
Status of "HOPE VI Reauthorization and Improvement Act" (S. 1513 introduced 7/27/05)
Senate Appropriations Committee: S. Rept. 109-109 HUD Appropriations for FY 2006 (7/26/05)
House Appropriations Committee: H. Rept. 109-153 HUD Appropriations for FY 2006 (6/24/05)
Status of "State and Local Flexibility Act of 2005" (S. 771 introduced 4/13/05)
A bill that would give Public Housing Authorities the flexibility to set term limits on vouchers, set rents without regard to income, limit subsidies and more .

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