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Monthly Policy Updates

LIIF’s Policy team provides monthly updates that highlight LIIF’s federal advocacy strategy and policy priorities. Read our recent policy updates below.

Public Comment

LIIF frequently comments on federal legislative and regulatory proposals that impact affordable housing and community development policy. View our recent comment letters below.

2022

LIIF Comment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the request for information on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

LIIF Comment on the interagency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act

2021

LIIF Comment on the Federal Reserve’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

2020

LIIF statement in support of the Federal Reserve’s Approach to CRA Modernization

LIIF joins with Enterprise Community Partners, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and National Housing Trust (NHT) in opposition to HUD’s proposed rulemaking on Making Admission or Placement Determinations Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs. We oppose the rule’s intent to unwind existing federal protections against discrimination for transgender individuals experiencing homelessness.

LIIF comment letter to the Tacoma Housing Authority on potential changes to criminal background screening policies.

Joint Statement with Enterprise Community Partners, Housing Partnership Network, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Low Income Investment Fund, National Housing Trust, and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future opposing HUD’s weakening of the nation’s fair housing responsibilities through the passage of a rule replacing the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.

Two major pieces of legislation are currently before Congress that would substantially improve the quality and sustainability of our nation’s child care programs. The Low Income Investment Fund is pleased to see such strong congressional support for the early care and education (ECE) industry at a time when federal support for families and child care providers is more important than ever.

LIIF Statement in support of the Child Care is Infrastructure Act.

LIIF Statement in support of the Child Care is Essential Act.

Comment Letter on proposed changes to CRA regulations.

Joint comment letter with Enterprise Community Partners, Housing Partnership Network, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Low Income Investment Fund, National Housing Trust, and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing proposed changes to the affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) rule.

Joint comment letter with Enterprise Community Partners, Housing Partnership Network, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Low Income Investment Fund, National Housing Trust, and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future to the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing.

2019

Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, on improving access to affordable, high quality child care.

Letter to Senate Finance Tax Extenders Task Force on the importance of making the New Markets Tax Credit a permanent part of the tax code

Letter to the Department of the Treasury on the importance of including strong data collection and reporting requirements in Opportunity Zones regulations

2018

Letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in response to proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act

Letter to the IRS with recommendations for making the Opportunity Zones tax incentive impactful for communities

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