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      Action Alert: Support affordable housing funding in the #BuildBackBetter Act!

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        Action Alert: Support affordable housing funding in the #BuildBackBetter Act!

        Join our partners at the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) to urge senators to pass the Build Back Better Act, which includes huge investments in rental assistance, housing vouchers, public housing, and the Housing Trust Fund! The act will also make more low-income housing tax credits available, allowing community development corporations like SFHDC to build more affordable housing.

        See the full list of housing investments in the Build Back Better Act here.

        Contact Your Senators!

        Join the National Day of Action December 17th - Urge Your Senators to Pass the #BuildBackBetter Act!

        You can also help by posting on social media using the hashtag #BuildBackBetterAct. NLIHC’s #BuildBackBetter Advocacy Toolkit includes talking points, sample op-eds, and social media messages that you can use.

        Background

        Courtesy of NLIHC

        The House of Representatives voted on November 19 to approve the Build Back Better Act, a historic economic recovery package that includes significant investments in the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities:

        • $25 billion to expand rental assistance to more than 300,000 households. See how many vouchers your state would receive here.
        • $65 billion to preserve public housing for its 2.5 million residents; and
        • $15 billion for the national Housing Trust Fund to build and preserve over 150,000 affordable, accessible homes for households with the lowest incomes. See NLIHC’s breakdown of how much each state would receive through the Housing Trust Fund here.

        Before the bill can be enacted into law, it now must be approved by Senate, where the legislation must garner the support of every single Democratic senator. Congressional leaders are using the “budget reconciliation” process that allows Congress to enact legislation with a simple majority in the Senate, rather than the typical 60 votes.

        Congressional leaders aim to pass the bill into law before Congress adjourns at the end of the year. Centrist Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), however, have not yet publicly agreed to vote for the legislation, and there remains strong disagreement over the size and scope of the package.

        Because changes are expected before the bill goes to the Senate floor, the House will have to vote again to approve the updated legislation before it can go to the president’s desk for his signature. To pass the House again, nearly all Democratic representatives will need to vote for the legislation.

        Take Action on December 17

        • Email and call your senators and urge them to pass the #BuildBackBetter Act! Find the telephone number for your members of Congress here or send an email. Educate your members of Congress on why investments in rental assistance, public housing, and the Housing Trust Fund are critical to your community.
        • Urge your members of Congress to pass the #BuildBackBetterAct by tagging them on social media! Use NLIHC’s HoUSed #BuildBackBetter Advocacy Toolkit, which includes talking points, sample op-eds, and social media messages.

        Thank you for your advocacy!

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