This resource offers a section-by-section analysis of the HOME Reform Act of 2025. Chairman Mike Flood (R-IN) and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) of the House Financial Services Committee introduced this bill to modernize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, one of the nation’s largest sources of federal funding for affordable housing. The bill would streamline […]
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On October 30, 2025, the ACTION Campaign sent this letter to congressional housing leaders urging an increase to the cap on banks’ public welfare investments (PWIs). The group emphasized some banks are nearing the current 15 percent limit, restricting their ability to invest in affordable housing through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Raising the cap […]
A group of Congressional Republicans sent this letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development urging HUD to extend for an additional 12 months all Continuum of Care grants set to expire in 2026. The lawmakers expressed concern that, without an extension, delays in HUD’s new funding cycle could disrupt housing and services […]
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On October 27, 2025, national affordable housing advocates, including NCSHA, sent this letter to congressional leaders urging them to include a no-cost provision in upcoming spending legislation to ensure all U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care grants expiring in 2026 are renewed for 12 months. The letter warns that failing to […]
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More than 100 Republican members of the U.S. Senate and House signed this October 23, 2025, letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought urging the Trump Administration to maintain and fully execute the statutory responsibilities of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, emphasizing its critical role […]
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On October 22, 2025, NCSHA sent the attached comments to the federal banking regulators — the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — in response to their review of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations conducted under the Economic Growth […]
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NCSHA’s advocacy on Capitol Hill focuses largely on bipartisan legislation to expand and strengthen the affordable housing programs HFAs rely on to advance their missions or establish new tools to address currently unmet housing needs. At the center of this work are four NCSHA-endorsed bills. Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA; S. 1515 / H.R. […]
Congressional champions in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the HOME Investment Partnerships program in the 119th Congress. The HOME Investment Partnerships Program is HUD’s flagship affordable housing production program. For more than three decades, HOME has been one of the most effective and flexible tools state and local governments […]
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Now Available for Purchase! Each year, NCSHA conducts a comprehensive survey of the state housing finance agencies’ program activity and compiles it in the State HFA Factbook. This information supports NCSHA’s advocacy with Congress, the administration, and the numerous federal agencies concerned with housing by providing hard evidence of HFA program results and successes. The Factbook […]
