Reference and Instruction Librarian
Emily Reed
she/her
Contact:
Penn State Harrisburg Library, 306A
351 Olmsted Drive
Middletown, PA 17057
351 Olmsted Drive
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6373
General Resources
Federal Government Resources
Pennsylvania Resources
- Dave Madsen - House of RepresentativesIncludes district info, committee assignments, co-sponsorship memoranda, sponsored legislation, education, and contact info.
Group Project Resources
Services, Programs, Reports
- Housing Affordability in Pennsylvania During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evictions and Recommendations to Help FamiliesReport published in 2022 by the Keystone Research Center and PA Budget and Policy Center.
Housing Market Reports and Data
- Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis: Harrisburg-CarlislePublished in 2021 by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
CRS Reports
- CRS Report: Pandemic Relief: The Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDescribes need for rental assistance during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; reviews State and local allocations of emergency rental assistance (ERA) funds; explains parameters of the ERA program; and discusses program performance and future considerations.
- CRS In Focus: Housing and the Consumer Price IndexExamines how housing price is measured in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of consumer inflation. Discusses how this measurement differs from other measures of housing prices and what this measure does and does not indicate.
- CRS Report: Housing Issues in the 118th CongressProvides overview of certain housing market conditions, including housing costs, housing supply, and role of housing market in the broader economy. Discusses housing-related policy issues that are or may be of interest to the 118th Congress.
- Economic Committee Report: Rebuilding the American Dream: Policy Approaches to Increasing Housing Supply in the U.S.Democratic staff report reviewing impact of current housing shortage and housing prices growth on low- and middle-income households ability to secure affordable housing and homeownership, examining zoning and land use regulations role in limiting housing supply, and advocating policies to revise zoning restrictions and support government-financed affordable housing programs to increase housing supply and provide more housing choice.
ProQuest Congressional Topic Pages
Services, Programs, News
- Can a Big Village Full of Tiny Homes Ease Homelessness in Austin? (New York Times article)If you are asked to log in, follow the steps found on the News Sources page for signing up for a free New York Times subscription through the PSU Student News Readership Program.
CRS Reports and GAO Reports
- CRS Report: Federal Role in Preventing EvictionsDiscusses what it means to be evicted and summarizes state of available data and research regarding evictions. Describes extent of Federal involvement in evictions, including available funding to prevent them through rental and legal assistance. Examines legislative and policy proposals around data collection, eviction prevention, and housing stability; and presents considerations related to possible expanded Federal role.
- CRS Report: Housing Issues in the 118th CongressProvides overview of certain housing market conditions, including housing costs, housing supply, and role of housing market in the broader economy. Discusses housing-related policy issues that are or may be of interest to the 118th Congress.
- GAO Report: Homelessness: Actions To Help Better Address Older Adults' Housing and Health NeedsReport examining national estimates of older adults experiencing homelessness and housing cost data that could indicate risks of homelessness for older renters, discussing housing needs prevalent among older adults experiencing homelessness and barriers communities may face in addressing those needs, and reviewing Federal strategic planning and efforts by HHS, HUD, and VA to address homelessness among older adults.
- GAO Report: Homelessness: Supportive Services Provided by Federal ProgramsReport describing types of supportive services HUD continuum of care (CoC) program provides to individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness and challenges CoC providers face in providing them, describing how supportive services provided by CoC program compare with those of three selected HHS programs, and determining extent to which HUD and HHS followed selected leading practices when assessing performance of services.
- GAO Report: Hunger and Homelessness: Funding Distribution for Key ProgramsReport providing overview of funding and expenditures from FY2017-FY2022 for Federal programs that provide food or housing assistance to individuals facing homelessness, examining data collected by these programs regarding food or housing assistance, and describing geographic allocation of funding for three specific programs. Also compares geographic distribution of emergency solutions grants under the CARES Act using traditional funding formula and HUD-developed formula targeting homeless populations.