Policy
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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.
HAC’s 2026 Rural Housing Policy Priorities
/in PolicyFor over 50 years, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has been the voice for the poorest of the poor in the most rural places. Our deeply rooted work in communities […]
HAC CEO Applauds Markup of Housing Supply Package, Urges Further Bipartisan Action to Address Rural Housing Affordability Crisis
/in News, PolicyHAC Opposes Proposed Changes to ECOA Equal Lending Rule
/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, PolicyHAC Comments on Rural Housing Supply
/in Advocacy, News, PolicyFinal USDA Housing Funds for FY26 are Close to FY25 Levels
/in News, Policy Federal Funding, Homeowner Housing, Rental Housing, Rural Policy, U.S. Department of AgricultureUpdate, November 14, 2025: USDA is one of several government entities that received appropriations for all of fiscal year 2026 in the compromise legislation that ended the federal government shutdown […]