Act Now: Fight for Critical Housing Funding in the Build Back Better Act!

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Tell Congress to Fight for Critical Housing Funding in the

Build Back Better Act!

Last November, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), including the largest investment in local fair housing enforcement, $10 billion for First Generation Downpayment Assistance, and $5 billion dollars for the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act – recognizing the critical role that stable housing plays to ensure every family has access to opportunities that help them thrive and contribute to their communities and our national economy. However, the Senate has yet to take up the measure delaying passage of an important priority of the Biden-Harris Administration. Failing to include the housing investments in the BBBA would be a grave disservice to our nation’s urban and rural communities that are overwhelmed by rising housing costs. The American public expects policymakers to address our nation’s housing crises and the Build Back Better Act is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do that.

Tell your Representatives and Senators to have the courage to continue fighting for all the Build Back Better Act’s housing investments, especially:

$800 Million for Local Fair Housing Enforcement through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) to ensure that grassroots private fair housing enforcement organizations and local and state civil and human rights government agencies can better address ongoing and emerging forms of housing and lending discrimination in their local housing markets.
$10 Billion for Targeted First-Generation Down Payment Assistance (DPA) to begin to close the racial homeownership and wealth gaps.
$5 Billion for New Construction and Property Rehabilitation that would result in the building or renovating of 125,000 affordable homes.

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U.S. Senate

Subject: FIGHT FOR CRITICAL HOUSING FUNDING IN BUILD BACK BETTER ACT!

Message:

Subject Line: FIGHT FOR HOUSING FUNDING IN BUILD BACK BETTER ACT! Dear Senator, I urge you to continue fighting for the housing investments in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), especially funding for fair housing enforcement, First-Generation Down Payment Assistance, and the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. Congress must act swiftly to address the many long-neglected housing needs throughout the nation by increasing access to stable, affordable, housing free from discrimination. These investments will generate significant economic output that will strengthen our economy and help families prosper. The funding for local fair housing enforcement ($800 million), targeted First-Generation Down Payment Assistance ($10 billion), and the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act ($5 billion) will help protect access to housing opportunity and increase access to homeownership for people of color and first-generation homeowners, helping to close our nation’s racial homeownership and wealth gaps. According to a recent Bipartisan Policy Center/Morning Consult poll on housing issues, Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly believe that every child should have access to safe, decent, and affordable housing, and zip codes or where we live should not determine success in life. Democrats and Republicans, want Congress to deliver critical funding for housing. I urge you to do all you can to ensure that Congress funds local fair housing enforcement, targeted First-Generation Down Payment Assistance, and the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, as well as rental assistance funding, in the Build Back Better Act. Our communities cannot wait any longer, and Congress must deliver these long-overdue housing investments. Sincerely,

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U.S. House of Representatives

Subject: FIGHT FOR CRITICAL HOUSING FUNDING IN BUILD BACK BETTER ACT!

Message:

Dear Representative,

I urge you to continue fighting for the housing investments in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), especially funding for fair housing enforcement, First-Generation Down Payment Assistance, and the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. Congress must act swiftly to address the many long-neglected housing needs throughout the nation by increasing access to stable, affordable, housing free from discrimination. These investments will generate significant economic output that will strengthen our economy and help families prosper.

The funding for local fair housing enforcement ($800 million), targeted First-Generation Down Payment Assistance ($10 billion), and the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act ($5 billion) will help protect access to housing opportunity and increase access to homeownership for people of color and first-generation homeowners, helping to close our nation’s racial homeownership and wealth gaps.

According to a recent Bipartisan Policy Center/Morning Consult poll on housing issues, Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly believe that every child should have access to safe, decent, and affordable housing, and zip codes or where we live should not determine success in life. Democrats and Republicans, want Congress to deliver critical funding for housing.

I urge you to do all you can to ensure that Congress funds local fair housing enforcement, targeted First-Generation Down Payment Assistance, and the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, as well as rental assistance funding, in the Build Back Better Act.

Our communities cannot wait any longer, and Congress must deliver these long-overdue housing investments.

Sincerely,

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