Legislation & Legislation Proposals
Build Housing Affordably Act: Bill Text, One-Pager, and Section-by-Section Summary
These documents provide the text and summaries of the Build Housing Affordably Act, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives on June 15, 2026. The bill would require HUD to study the impacts of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements on affordable housing development, temporarily suspend those requirements for covered housing projects pending completion of the study, and establish deadlines and automatic approval provisions for BABA waiver requests.ย
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025: 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.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act seeks to address the shortage of affordable for-homeownership housing through creation of a new Neighborhood Homes Credit โ a federal tax credit to incent new equity investment dollars for the development and renovation of one- to four-family housing in distressed communities by closing the โvalue gapโ between the cost of rehabilitating or building a home and the post-construction value of the home. This new tax credit would expand the supply for affordable single-family homes, improve property values, increase family wealth, and decrease blight and abandonment in distressed neighborhoods.
NCSHA Priorities in the ROAD to Housing Act
This paper highlights provisions NCSHA believes to be the most impactful in the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025.
Section-by-Section of the HOME Reform Act of 2025
This resource offers a section-by-section analysis of the HOME Reform Act of 2025.
NCSHA-Endorsed Legislation
NCSHAโs advocacy on Capitol Hill focuses largely on bipartisan legislation to expand and strengthen the affordable housing programs HFAs rely on to advance their missions or establish new tools...
NCSHA Summary of the ROAD to Housing Act
This document summarizes the โRenewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025,โ or โROAD to Housing Act,โ which the Senate Banking Committee passed unanimously on June 29. This wide-ranging package contains dozens of proposals introduced by Senators from both parties. The legislation includes several bills supported by NCSHA, most notably the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. It is the first bipartisan housing bill to advance through the Banking Committee in more than a decade.
Legislative Text of the ROAD to Housing Act
The "Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025,โ or โROAD to Housing Act," is a comprehensive package that contains dozens of proposals introduced by Senators from both parties. The legislation includes several bills supported by NCSHA, most notably the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. The Senate Banking Committee unanimously approved the ROAD to Housing Act on June 30, making it the first bipartisan housing bill to advance through the Banking Committee in more than a decade.
Legislative Text of the Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act
The Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, introduced on April 28, 2025, by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), enacts several of NCSHAโs long-standing priorities for strengthening the Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) and Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) programs.
