Housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for awarding a grant totaling $41,829.86 to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA), for the purpose of repairing and replacing roofs and flooring, installing handicapped accessible devices, and completing home repairs in low-income households in Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey Counties.
 
“The Nevada Rural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced her co-sponsorship of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (S. 1703), bipartisan legislation that would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which would encourage private investment in the production and preservation of affordable rental housing. 

“Nevada’s lack of access to affordable housing is an issue that affects far too many in our state,” said Senator Rosen. “This legislation would help expand the...

CARSON CITY, NV --Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) toured the Richards Crossing Housing Complex in Carson City. Richards Crossing Housing Complex provides housing to low-income and homeless individuals through project based-vouchers and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Veterans Affairs and Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Vouchers. Just last week, Rosen led a bipartisan group of 22 Senators in sending a letter to Senate appropriators, requesting robust funding for the HUD...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement applauding news of NeighborWorks America grants awarded to affordable housing organizations in Nevada totaling $814,000. Rosen has consistently been one of Congress’s biggest advocates for preserving the NeighborWorks program and increasing its funding. President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget, released this week, would cut funding for NeighborWorks by over eighty percent.
 
“The lack of access to...