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(Washington, D.C.) — On Thursday, October 12, 2023, Congressman Al Green re-introduced the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act – legislation that would permanently authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program. This bill will improve disaster recovery efforts by creating consistency and transparency in the federal response to disasters. The legislation was first introduced in the Senate by Senator Brian Schatz on May 18, 2023.
(Houston, TX) — On Friday, April 29, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:
(Houston, TX) — On Monday, March 14, 2022 Congressman Al Green released the following statement:
“As the Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, and as a member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, I am pleased that HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program promotes community-based approaches to the goal of ending homelessness with lifesaving grants. I am exceedingly honored that Secretary Fudge is here to announce how Houston can benefit from these grants.”
(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement after the final House passage of the American Rescue Plan:
(Washington, D.C.) — On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Congressman Al Green released the following statement, regarding the Financial Services Committee hearing entitled, Prioritizing Fannie’s and Freddie’s Capital over America’s Homeowners and Renters? A Review of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic with FHFA Director Mark Calabria. Congressman Green decries this administration’s inadequate eviction moratorium and demands rental assistance:
(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, Congressmembers Al Green (TX-09) and Harley Rouda (CA-48) introduced H.R. 8252 to restore the military service question to a prominently displayed position on the URLA form, ahead of the virtual Financial Services Committee hearing with the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Dr. Mark A.
(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Congressman Al Green and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia released the following statement to express opposition to the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) proposal to eliminate the direct allocation of homeowner assistance, multifamily rental, and economic revitalization program funds to the City of Houston:
(Houston, TX) — On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Congressman Al Green, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, and Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion Chairwoman Joyce Beatty released the following statement:
(Washington, D.C.) – On Friday, February 28, 2020, Congressman Al Green’s bill – the Housing Fairness Act of 2019 – passed out of the Financial Services Committee with a 33 to 25 vote. Congressman Green released the following statement:
(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, and Congressman William Lacy Clay introduced H.R. 4783 and released the following statement: