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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

Summary of Legislative Changes to Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

The attached document, published by the Neighborhood Homes Coalition, summarizes a series of modifications to the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (S. 1686/H.R. 2854) developed by the bill’s Republican and Democratic sponsors in the House and Senate. The sponsors intend to incorporate these revisions into the next version of the bill to be introduced, whether that is in the next Congress or as part of a legislative package considered later this year.

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act seeks to address the shortage of affordable for-homeownership housing through creation of a new Neighborhood Homes Credit — a federal tax credit to incent new equity investment dollars for the development and renovation of one- to four-family housing in distressed communities by closing the “value gap” between the cost of rehabilitating or building a home and the post-construction value of the home. This new tax credit would expand the supply for affordable single-family homes, improve property values, increase family wealth, and decrease blight and abandonment in distressed neighborhoods.

NCSHA Comments on HUD Proposed Rule on Work Requirements and Term Limits

NCSHA submitted these comments on May 1, 2026, on a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that would allow public housing agencies and certain housing providers to implement work requirements and term limits for non-elderly, non-disabled adults receiving housing assistance.

House Sign-On Letter Expressing Concerns about Section 901 of Senate-Passed ROAD to Housing Act

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers sent this April 22, 2026, sign-on letter to House leadership expressing concerns with provisions in the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

NCSHA Comments on HUD’s Verification of Eligible Status Proposed Rule

NCSHA submitted these comments on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule to require verification of citizenship or eligible immigration status for all applicants and recipients of certain housing assistance programs under Section 214

NCSHA Priorities in the ROAD to Housing Act and the Housing for the 21st Century Act

NCSHA has endorsed the Senate’s ROAD to Housing Act, S. 2651, and the House of Representatives’ Housing for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 6644. Both of these bills have passed their respective chambers with overwhelming bipartisan support.

NCSHA Joins Coalition Letter Supporting the Rural Housing Service Reform Act

In this letter, sent on April 14, 2026, NCSHA joined a group of 205 national, state, and local organizations urging congressional leadership to include the Rural Housing Service Reform Act (S. 1260/H.R. 4957) in any final housing supply and affordability package.

MBA Report: “Stabilizing Vulnerable Homeowners in a Time of Crisis: Insights from the Homeowner Assistance Fund“

This study, conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America and released in March 2026, provides the first comprehensive analysis of the federal Homeowner Assistance Fund.

House Congressional Dear Colleague Letter: HOME Investment Partnerships Program FY27 Appropriations

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee to provide at least $1.5 billion for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program in fiscal year 2027, emphasizing the program’s critical role in addressing the nation’s affordable housing shortage.

NCSHA Joins Coalition Letter to House in Support of the PRICE Act

In this March 25, 2026, letter, NCSHA joined a group of 18 affordable housing and manufactured housing organizations, led by ROC USA, to urge House leadership to include the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Act in a final housing package, as leadership works toward a conference agreement on the ROAD to Housing Act (Senate) and the Housing for the 21st Century Act (House).