Legislation & Legislation Proposals
Senate Dear Colleague Letter on FY 2022 HOME Funding
This letter was sent to Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) of the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies in support of the HOME Investment Partnerships program. Signed by 45 senators, the letter urges the subcommittee to support President Biden’s budget request and provide $1.9 billion for the HOME program in FY 2022.
Members of Congress, HUD Secretary Make the Case for Housing Is Infrastructure in Hearings
The Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Banking Committee all held hearings the week of May 17 on investing in the nation’s infrastructure. During the hearings, key...
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021: Video Series
In this video series, Ayrianne Parks, Senior Director of Public Policy at Enterprise, and Jennifer Schwartz, Director of Tax and Housing Advocacy at NCSHA, provide an overview of each of the provisions in the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) of 2021 (S. 1136 and H.R. 2573).
NCSHA Infrastructure Priorities Memo
This memorandum outlines NCSHA’s top legislative priorities for 2021 federal infrastructure legislation.
House Dear-Colleague Letter: HOME Investment Partnerships Program FY 2022
The April 30, 2021, letter below, signed by 74 members of Congress, requests support from the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies to restore the HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME) to at least $1.9 billion for fiscal year 2022.
Senate Republicans Infrastructure Proposal Framework
Senate Republicans, led by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, released this $568 billion counteroffer framework to the Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal.
The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 1136/H.R. 2573)
This legislation, introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Rob Portman (R-OH) and its identical House companion legislation introduced by Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would expand the improve the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, including by raising the Housing Credit volume cap by 50 percent, lowering the bond finance threshold to 25 percent, and making other programmatic changes allowing the Housing Credit to better reach hard-to-reach populations, streamline program rules, and allow for more preservation of affordable housing.
NCSHA Summary of Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services Program Under HOME
This summary provides the details of the HOME Investment Partnerships Homeless Assistance and Supportive Services program included in the American Rescue Plan Act.
American Rescue Plan Provisions Pertaining to the Homeowner Assistance Fund
This document contains the legislative language in the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted on March 11, 2021, that authorizes the Homeowner Assistance Fund.
