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Last Wednesday, the House Committee on Financial Services completed its two-day markup of 21 bills related to housing affordability and banking reforms. The Committee passed H.R. 6644: Housing for the 21st Century Act (50-1) with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) as the only opposing vote. The Committee passed H.R. 1078: Respect State Housing Laws Act (29-22) […]

Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services began a two-day markup of 21 bills related to housing affordability and banking reforms. NH&RA supports the following bills noticed in the markup: What They’re Saying: Chairman French Hill (R-AR) said in his opening statement of the markup: “Our Committee has spent countless hours crafting a bill to […]

The second hearing for the Continuum of Care (CoC) lawsuit is scheduled for December 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island. The judge will consider arguments on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Go Deeper: We’ve covered previous developments around the lawsuit and HUD’s withdrawal of the NOFO […]

The Office of Policy, Development and Research (PDR) at HUD released its biennial Worst Case Housing Needs report to Congress, shedding light on the critical problems facing low-income renting families.

HUD issued a notice announcing the FY 2026 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for monthly rental payment adjustments for units covered by Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts. The updated AAFs are effective December 9, 2025.

On November 18, 2025, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing issued updated reporting and submission guidance revising Notices PIH 2022-10 and PIH 2022-38/FPM-19-2022 on implementing Section 3 regulations (24 CFR Part 75), clarifying that the update does not apply to housing and community development programs covered under Subpart C.

On November 26, HUD issued a Federal Register notice expanding its interpretation of “federal public benefit” under Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to include a wide range of Community Planning and Development (CPD) and Homeless Assistance Programs such as: HOME, HOME-ARP, the Housing Trust Fund, CDBG (including Disaster Recovery), HOPWA, […]

HUD announced the FY25 Housing Trust Fund allocation amounts for all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.

HUD announced that December Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) shortfall payments may be delayed. HUD estimated over 500 PHAs are in current shortfall position with reported anticipated payments totaling between $700-$800 million. HUD hopes to deliver payments to PHAs by this week at the latest. HUD indicated that PHAs may use reserves or unrestricted net position […]

The final text for the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) does not include the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025. Politico reported last week that the Trump administration supported its inclusion, but Chairman of House Financial Services, French Hill (R-AR), wanted more time for his committee to review housing proposals […]

HUD withdrew the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) a week after being sued by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), and nine other local governments and nonprofits. In Context: We covered the lawsuit and previous developments in last week’s edition. HUD states in […]

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on Building Capacity: Reducing Government Roadblocks to Housing Supply last Wednesday. The hearing highlighted over 40 housing bills, many of which are supported by NH&RA. Committee members and witnesses explored policies, factors, and solutions to the nation’s housing supply shortage including: Chair of the Housing and Insurance […]