WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) called on the members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing housing funding to reject the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to affordable housing programs. The proposed 44 percent cut to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) budget in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request would eliminate or severely reduce funding for critical programs that Nevadans and Americans nationwide depend on.
“The Trump Administration’s proposed cuts threaten many of the key housing programs Nevadans depend on to be able to afford a home,” wrote Senator Rosen. “HUD programs have helped build thousands of homes in Nevada, with CDBG assisting nearly 4,800 low-income households and the HOME program building or preserving nearly 9,000 homes in the state. With Nevada facing the largest shortfall of affordable housing nationwide, eliminating these successful programs will undoubtedly worsen the current housing shortage.”
“If enacted, it is clear the Trump Administration’s proposed housing cuts would have catastrophic impacts in Nevada – hindering affordable housing development, threatening the housing security of thousands of Nevadans, and crippling the ability of Public Housing Agencies and nonprofits to provide housing resources,” she continued. “To avoid these consequences, I call on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development to reject President Trump’s harmful proposed cuts and fully fund the proven federal affordable housing, homelessness, and community development programs communities in Nevada and across the country rely on.”
The full letter can be found HERE.
Senator Rosen has long championed efforts to make housing more affordable for hardworking Nevadans. She helped introduce the Housing Choice Vouchers Fairness Act, which updates HUD’s outdated voucher allocation formula to ensure rapid-growth cities like Las Vegas receive more funding. Senator Rosen is also a co-sponsor of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to raise low‑income housing tax credits by 50 percent to spur new affordable developments across the state. Last year, Senator Rosen celebrated securing over $43 million in HUD housing grants for Nevada, which helped fund Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnership Program investments.
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