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Joint USCCB & Catholic Charities USA Letter to HUD on the proposed rule concerning AFFH (2020)
USCCB and Catholic Charities USA's Comments on HUD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), March 13, 2020
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) appreciate the opportunity to provide public comment and share our concerns with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding the above-referenced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“proposed rule”) concerning Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 2,041). We urge you to withdraw the proposed rule because it weakens the definition of AFFH, fails to address barriers to fair housing, reduces community engagement, and diminishes the role of Public Housing Authorities. Instead, we call for the full implementation of the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.