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Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023: Cosponsorship List by State

This document tracks the members of Congress who have cosponsored the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

NCSHA’s Analysis of the Biden Administration’s FY 2025 Budget Request

This resource is NCSHA’s analysis of the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request. The $7.3 trillion budget outlines the administration’s fiscal priorities, including for U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture housing programs and several new housing programs.

Congressional Sign-On Letter: Performance-Based Contract Administration

This February 29, 2024, letter, signed by 22 members of Congress, expresses support for Section 251 of the Senate-passed Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2024. By directing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to use cooperative agreements when selecting new Performance-Based Contract administrators, this provision would support Project-Based Rental Assistance stakeholders, including housing finance agencies.

Summary: Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act

This document summarizes the Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, which was introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on June 6, 2023. The bill enacts several of NCSHA’s long-standing priorities for strengthening the Mortgage Revenue Bond and Mortgage Credit Certificate programs.

HOME Investment Partnerships Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and John Garamendi (D-CA) recently introduced the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S. 3793/H.R. 7075) to reauthorize the HOME program, increase the authorized funding level for the program to $5 billion, and make several needed improvements to the program.

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024: Fact Sheet and Summary

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) would restore the 12.5% increase in Housing Credit authority for calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 and lower the bond financing test to 30 percent for projects financed with bonds issued before 2026 and placed in service after December 31, 2023, which would allow financing of more than 200,000 new rental homes with the Housing Credit and multifamily Housing Bonds.

AHCIA Co-Lead Letter to House Leadership

This December 15, 2023, letter was sent to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries by the lead sponsors of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, urging...

Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act

This legislation would enact a Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit to incentivize private-sector investment in rental housing for households earning between 60 and 100 percent of area median income. The...

Resources on McKinney-Vento Title V

Set of resources related to the McKinney-Vento Act, which gives nonprofit organizations and state and local governments an effective right of first refusal to acquire at no cost surplus federal properties — including office buildings — to facilitate their redevelopment as affordable apartments.

Section-by-Section Analysis of the Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act

The attached document provides a section-by-section description of the Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, which was introduced June 6, 2023, by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The legislation would enact many of NCSHA’s long-standing priorities for strengthening the Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) and Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) programs. Notable changes include increasing the MRB home improvement loan limit, allowing MRBs to be used to fund refinancing loans, providing HFAs additional flexibility in how they utilize carryforward housing bond authority, and simplifying how a borrower’s MCC benefit is calculated.