As Congress works to pass a temporary spending bill, Housing Catalyst is preparing for the possibility of a partial government shutdown.
Federal funding for agriculture, energy and water, military construction and veterans affairs, transportation and housing programs is set to expire on January 19, 2024. Funding for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Commerce, Labor, State and Defense will expire February 2, 2024.
In the event of a shutdown, please keep in mind:
Housing Catalyst is not a Federal agency and our staff are not Federal employees.
We are not required to cease continued operations in the event of a Federal government shutdown of non-essential activities.
Housing Catalyst has encountered Federal shutdowns three times in the last 20 years with no operational disruption.
- 16-day Federal government shutdown – October 1 through October 17, 2013
- 2-day Federal government shutdown – January 19 through January 21, 2018
- 34-day Federal government shutdown – December 21 through January 25, 2019
A Federal government shutdown, for any reason, is disruptive, and causes harm to the people and businesses Congress is elected to serve.
Members of Congress receive increased pressure from their constituents to achieve swift resolution on any matter that would shut down the Federal government or cease payments on Federal obligations.
Housing Catalyst is prepared.
We’ve been working closely with our partners at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to plan for a possible shutdown. HUD has shared contingency plans for Housing Choice Voucher funding should the shutdown continue beyond currently appropriated funds.
We will continue to monitor what is happening at the Federal level and provide updates as needed. As of now, we do not anticipate any interruptions to our operations and will continue to deliver services to the community.
