From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org):
The House Financial Services Committee just voted 30 to 24 to approve legislation to invest $327 billion in affordable housing, including significant funding for the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities: $90 billion for rental assistance, $80 billion to preserve public housing, and $37 billion in the national Housing Trust Fund to build and preserve homes affordable to people with the lowest incomes. Read NLIHC’s full analysis of the legislation here.
With today’s vote, we are one step closer to enacting these long overdue and much needed investments, but we have more work ahead of us! The infrastructure bill will now be combined with legislation from other committees into a larger budget reconciliation package and receive a vote on the House floor by the end of the month. After passage in the House, the bill will head to the Senate for consideration.
Advocates should continue to contact their senators and representatives and urge them to quickly enact the infrastructure and economic recovery package and to prioritize the highest level of funding possible for rental assistance, public housing, and the Housing Trust Fund.
Contact your senators and representatives at https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/TakeActionNew?actionId=AR00943 and urge them to include the highest funding level possible for the HoUSed campaign’s priorities in the infrastructure and economic recovery package.
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