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Policy News & Information
Decisions made in Washington, DC affect even the most remote corners of rural America. Affordable housing everywhere in the country is impacted by what federal agencies do, what Congress does, even what the Supreme Court decides. HAC follows federal policy and government actions closely and gives rural housing stakeholders the information they need. Details about the most recent government funding, laws, regulations, and more are provided on this page. HAC provides summaries and key facts in the biweekly HAC News newsletter and on its social media streams.
Senate Committee Rejects HUD Funding Cuts Proposed by House
/in News, Policy Federal Funding, Homeowner Housing, Rental Housing, Rural Policy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentThe full Senate Appropriations Committee approved its proposed Transportation-HUD spending bill for the 2025 fiscal year on July 25, 2024, rejecting the 60 percent HOME program cut proposed in the […]
Senate Bill Holds Line on Most USDA Housing Programs, But Unable to Restore Cuts to Section 502 and Self-Help
/in News, Policy Federal Funding, Homeowner Housing, Rental Housing, Rural Policy, U.S. Department of AgricultureOn July 11, 2024, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal year 2025 funding bill that would keep many of USDA’s rural housing programs at their current funding levels. Where […]
Homelessness is a Housing Issue, Not a Crime
/in Announcements, News, Policy Homeless, Housing AffordabilityHAC Applauds New Farm Bill Framework
/in Advocacy, News, Policy, Rural News Rural Policy, U.S. Department of AgricultureUpdated March 20 – What would a federal government shutdown mean for rural housing?
/in News, Policy Federal Funding, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentUpdated, March 20, 2024 – Some parts of the government may shut down briefly this weekend while Congress finishes the process of passing a final funding measure, but the HUD […]