Read about some of NADO’s latest advocacy updates and achievements below.
On February 9th, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Housing in the 21st Century Act by a vote of 390-9. The package impacts nearly every federal housing tool used by local governments, regional development organizations, and rural communities, and for the first time, creates a new regional housing planning grant program for which NADO members are directly eligible.
On June 17, 2025 a federal judge ruled that the EPA’s termination of $600 million in environmental justice grants, previously issued by the Biden administration, was unlawful.
As of October 1, the federal government has officially entered a shutdown following Congress’s failure to enact annual appropriations legislation before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) applauds Representatives Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) and Robert Bresnahan (R-PA) for their introduction of bipartisan legislation, The Bridges and Safety Infrastructure for Community Success (BASICS) Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday February 9, 2026.
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is a comprehensive legislative package that addresses a wide range of policy areas, including tax reform, healthcare, defense spending, border security, workforce development, and energy policy.
NADO President Testifies Before the Senate on EDA Reauthorization On Wednesday, June 21, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing
2023 NADO Executive Committee Advocacy Fly-In In April, the NADO Executive Committee traveled to Washington, DC to participate in NADO’s annual three-day advocacy fly-in. The
On June 10, the Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce (CIAW), which NADO is an active member, sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject harmful cuts to workforce development programs recently proposed as part of the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request.
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” by a vote of 215 to 214, with one member voting present. The vote followed extended negotiations and a prolonged floor debate. All Democratic members voted against the legislation. Two Republican members, Representatives Thomas Massie (KY) and Warren Davidson (OH), also opposed the bill, while Representative Andy Harris (MD) voted present. The vote result reflects a narrowly unified Republican caucus following several days of internal discussions and revisions to the bill’s language.
In August 2022, the President signed the CHIPS Act into law, after the bill passed in both the Senate and House in July with bipartisan
In May 2022, Cheryal Lee Hills, Executive Director of Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) in Minnesota, testified before the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity
On November 3, 2021 the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing focused on the reauthorization of the U.S. Economic Development
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