The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are accessible and ...

In July 2025, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs introduced the “Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025,” the first comprehensive bipartisan ...

On July 17, NLIHC released its annual Out of Reach report, which compares the wages people earn and the price of modest rental housing in every state, metropolitan area, and county in the U.S. The ...

In July, congressional Republicans used reconciliation to enact the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA; HR 1). Because of the rules of reconciliation, the bill did not impact funding for HUD programs ...

So far in 2025, two issues have dominated Congress’s attention: appropriations and reconciliation. These are two separate processes that result in two different forms of legislation: Appropriations is ...

This summer, Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (H.R. 1) a massive piece of legislation that includes tax reform, defense and immigration enforcement spending, and cuts to vital safety ...

In March 2020, a close friend of mine was tragically murdered by her husband, who had been her abuser. She was an exceptionally compassionate individual, having recently donated a kidney to her ...

Congress has until October 1—the beginning of fiscal year 2026 (FY26)—to enact a final FY26 appropriations bill for HUD programs. Without either a new bill or a CR to extend funding for a specific ...

NLIHC released its annual report, Out of Reach, on July 17. The report describes the Housing Wage, the hourly wage full-time workers must earn to afford a modest rental home without spending more than ...

Congress introduced and failed to pass two dueling continuing resolutions (CRs) last week before going on a weeklong recess. Federal lawmakers must pass a CR before October 1—the beginning of the new ...

NLIHC’s research team continues to work with the organization’s 2025 Southeastern Tenant Protections Cohort (SE Cohort). The SE Cohort is comprised of housing advocates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, ...