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Flood, Cleaver Introduce HOME Reform Act
This week Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee introduced the HOME Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 5798) that would make numerous changes to the administration of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. A summary of the most significant changes included in the bill follows.
Government Shutdown? Here’s What It Means for Affordable Housing Residents
When the federal government shuts down, many services and programs can be delayed or disrupted because agencies stop non-essential activities until funding is approved. NHLP explains what this means for tenants in housing supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural housing programs, and outlines what renters should know and what to do.
Road to Housing Act Included in NDAA Passed by Senate
On Oct. 9, the Senate passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which notably includes the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, co-led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). This marks the first major housing package to advance through the Senate in nearly 17 years, representing a significant bipartisan achievement for housing advocates nationwide.
Rural Housing Service – Multifamily Housing New Reserve Request Submission Process
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) is notifying borrowers, management agents, and lenders of upcoming modernization changes to the reserve request withdrawal process.
HUD, USDA and Treasury Government Shutdown Contingency Plans
Read the government agency shutdown contingency plans.
HUD: New HUD Guidance: Preservation Rent Increase for RAD for PRAC Conversions
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Housing Notice 2025-04, introducing important updates to the Preservation Rent Increase for eligible Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) properties pursuing a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion.
Comment deadline extended for USDA reorganization
Comments on USDA’s reorganization plan, which was announced in late July, will now be accepted through September 30.
RD Management Fees Announced for FY 2026
White House Weighs National Housing Emergency as Affordability Crisis Deepens
Economic growth could be around the corner in 2026, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. But with rising rents and scarce supply, the administration is weighing a national housing emergency to tackle affordability head-on.
August Regulatory Alert
FHFA Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities; 2) Senate Passes FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
FHFA Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities; 2) Senate Passes FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
FY 2026 Funding Bills for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Agriculture Advance
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are continuing to advance their various appropriations bills that will fund the federal government in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which begins on October 1, 2025.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Unanimously Passes “ROAD to Housing Act” Bill – Rural Housing Provisions Included
On July 29, 2025, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, by a unanimous vote of 24-0, passed legislation titled the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act (hereafter referred to as its short title, the “ROAD to Housing Act”).