Congress

senate-seal

Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Consensus Housing Solutions

Last week, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “Building Consensus to Address Housing Challenges” that covered a wide range of housing industry issues that make housing unaffordable, including LIHTC, zoning and land use regulation, Housing First strategies to ending homelessness, flood insurance and mortgage fees.

congress-capitol

New Bill Would Create Interagency Council on Affordable Housing and Preservation

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) unveiled legislation that would create an interagency council, like the current U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), to analyze and strengthen affordable housing in the U.S.

congress-capitol

President Biden Vetoes Waters of the U.S. Rule Repeal 

The House and Senate voted to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule via the congressional review act process.

senate-seal

Senate Considers Nominations of NEC Chairman, HUD Assistant Secretaries

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing for Dr. Jared Bernstein to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and Solomon Greene to be an assistant secretary of Policy Development & Research at HUD and David Uejio to be assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at HUD.

house-of-representatives-seal

House Introduces New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act

Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 2539) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

congress-capitol

Sign-on Letter for FY 2024 Affordable Housing, Community Development Appropriations

The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) is leading a sign-on letter to urge Congress to oppose any cuts to federal affordable housing, homelessness and community development programs, and to instead invest in these vital programs in Fiscal Year 2024.

house-of-representatives-seal

House Committee Changes

With the election of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) now settled, House Republicans have begun announcing committee leadership and assignments for the 118th Congress.

congress-capitol

FY 2023 Funding Enacted

The Senate, by a vote of 68-29, and the House of Representatives, by a vote of 225-201, passed a full-year omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

congress-capitol

Congress Poised to Pass Short-Term Continuing Resolution

Funding for the federal government is set to expire on December 15 and Congress is poised to pass a one-week stopgap spending bill to extend Friday’s deadline to fund the government as negotiations continue on a deal to settle disputes over a full year funding agreement with new topline spending levels.

congress-capitol

Democrats Retain Senate, Republicans Poised to Take Control of House

The 118th Congress will most likely be a divided Congress with Democrats retaining the Senate and Republicans taking over the House of Representatives.

congress-capitol

Congress to Vote on Stopgap Funding through Dec. 16

Fiscal Year 2022 funding runs out on September 30, and the federal government begins Fiscal Year 2023 on October 1.

senate-seal

Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act – Housing Not Included

Over the weekend, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act via the reconciliation process, which only requires passage via a simple majority.

[Page 3 of 70 ]