Hearing: On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America Is Leaving Families Vulnerable

Committee on Financial Services

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (10:00 AM)

2128 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Karen Chapple
Professor and Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkley

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM

Mr. Matthew Desmond
Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology & Director of the Eviction Lab, Princeton University

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM

Ms. Priya Jayachandran
President, National Housing Trust

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM

Mr. Jeffery Williams
Tenant Advocate

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM
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Mr. Michael Hendrix
Director of State and Local Policy, Manhattan Institute

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2020 at 12:36 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 1856- The Ending Homelessness Act of 2019 [PDF] Added 01/09/2020 at 09:58 AM
  • H.R. 5187- The Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019 [PDF] Added 01/09/2020 at 09:58 AM
  • H.R.___: The Stable Families Act (Clay) [PDF] Added 01/09/2020 at 09:58 AM
  • H.R.___: The Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program (HELP) Act of 2019 (Pressley) [PDF] Added 01/09/2020 at 09:58 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 01/09/2020 at 09:58 AM Updated 01/09/2020 at 10:26 PM
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First Published: January 7, 2020 at 02:04 PM
Last Updated: January 13, 2020 at 12:36 PM