Monthly Newsletter

Legislative State-of-Play Congress Passes FY 2026 HUD Funding Bill On February 3, Congress passed appropriations legislation funding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and most other federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), after a brief shutdown that began January 31. HUD programs largely fared well, with […]

Legislative State-of-Play Government Partially Shuts Down After Funding Deal Hits Speedbump Due to Democrats’ objections to the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill in light of recent events in Minnesota, the Senate did not pass the full minibus spending package that the House had passed […]

New Date for January 2026 Monthly Call The ACTION Campaign is moving the monthly call typically held the first Friday of the month from January 2 to Friday, January 9 at 2:00 PM ET. Legislative State-of-Play Government Shutdown Ends On November 12, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended after […]

Legislative State-of-Play Federal Government Shut Down—Week Six May Offer Glimmers of Hope The federal government remains mired in the longest shutdown in history. As covered in the October newsletter, the government shut down on October 1 after Congress failed to reach a spending deal for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) before […]

Legislative State-of-Play Federal Government Shuts Down On October 1, the federal government shut down after Congress failed to reach a spending deal for Fiscal Year 2026, which started that day. As with all government shutdowns, the impact on affordable housing depends on the length of the shutdown: the longer the […]