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.
HAC’s CEO Testifies to Senate Banking Subcommittee on Rural Housing Reforms
/in Advocacy, HAC in the News, News, Policy, Rural News Homeowner Housing, Housing Affordability, Rental Housing, U.S. Department of AgricultureHAC’s Comments on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentIn February 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requested public comments on a proposed regulation that is intended to ensure that HUD and entities receiving funding […]
HAC’s Comments on HUD’s 2023 Learning Agenda
/in Federal Register Comments, News, Policy Rural Data, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHAC submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Request for Information on their Fiscal Year 2023 Learning Agenda. There is a lack of rural research on […]
HAC Comments on HUD’s CDBG-DR Disaster Recovery Program
/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy, Rural Response GuideResponding to two requests for information from HUD, on February 21 HAC submitted comments on some of the specifically rural concerns involved in using the Community Development Block Grant Disaster […]
HAC’s Research Director Testifies to Senate Banking Committee on the State of Housing 2023
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