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10.29.21
On October 28, after an appeal from President Biden to the House Democratic Caucus to support and pass the Administration’s social and domestic agenda for the reconciliation bill, the House Rules Committee posted the revised text and funding priorities for HR 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The housing provisions in the Build Back Better Act are found and remain in Title IV of...
10.19.21
The Senate Appropriations Committee unveiled its fiscal year 2022 legislation that aims to reduce homelessness and provide housing stability for nearly 5 million low-income households with an increased funding of $5.7 billion for HUD programs over the 2021 appropriations levels.
The bill provides $27.72 billion for Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), renews existing HCV contracts at $24.527 billion,...
10.13.21
Late last week, HUD and PIH provided an update on CARES Act reporting requirements and reporting period deadlines. HUD announced that due to the ongoing development of the CARES Act reporting portal, PHAs were no longer required to submit a quarterly report on October 10 for the period between July 1 through September 30, 2021.