Advocacy & Policy

What We Do

NAHRO’s Policy and Legislative Affairs team works to educate Congress, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies about the programs NAHRO members administer and the resources and guidance they need, and provides resources for NAHRO members to do the same.

NAHRO Priorities

America has a housing crisis, and we are helping to solve it. NAHRO’s Legislative Policy Priorities are:

Ensure adequate and responsible funding to address the housing crisis.
Preserve affordable housing by protecting and maintaining existing units.
Strengthen rental assistance programs to enhance efficiency and service delivery.
Expand the supply of affordable housing to meet growing demand.

2025 Policy Priorities

2025 Legislative Agenda

FY 2026 Talking Points

NAHRO 360

NAHRO’s newest report on America’s housing and community development programs! NAHRO 360:

Compiles data that focuses on the programs NAHRO members work most closely with
Helps shape NAHRO’s future legislative and regulatory asks
Highlights critical data on our programs for the media, Congress, and other stakeholders

NAHRO 360 Report

NAHRO Advocacy

Join NAHRO in urging Congress to strengthen affordable housing and community development programs and to provide timely, robust funding.

The Action Alert Center provides timely calls to action and advocacy resources for housing and community development advocates.
NAHRO’s annual Capitol Hill Day — part of the Washington Conference — brings housers together to meet with their lawmakers
NAHRO continues to develop advocacy resources, such as state-level housing data flyers

Action Alert Center

Capitol Hill Day

State and Territory-Level Data

KEY RESOURCES

Appropriations

Tables that compare past, current, and proposed HUD program appropriations. The funding is broken down by the individual HUD program accounts.

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NAHRO Correspondence

A chronological listing of letters and memos that were sent to Congress, HUD, and other federal agencies including comment letters on pending legislation, regulations, and guidance.

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