• July 22, 2020 Letter to Senate Leaders asking that the Senate, as they deliberate new COVID-19 legislation, include initiatives not included in previous bills that will help low-income residents who live in rural communities throughout the country.
• July 17, 2020 Letter to Senate Leaders sharing stakeholder concerns on proposals that would extend and expand the federal eviction moratorium established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
• July 15, 2020 Letter to Congressional Leaders requesting Congress to include the following provisions in the next COVID relief package:
  • Create an Emergency Rental Assistance Program
  • Limit and Further Target Eviction Moratorium
  • Provide Financial Mitigation and Mortgage Forbearance Protections
  • Increase Funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance (RA) programs
  • Create a Federal Reserve Credit Facility for Mortgage Services
  • Expand the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to Include All Multifamily Businesses