Legislation & Legislation Proposals
NCSHA Summary of Emergency Rental Assistance
This summary provides the details of the emergency rental assistance program authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA, S.1703/H.R. 3077) Cosponsorship List by State
This document tracks the members of Congress who have cosponsored the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (S. 1703/H.R. 3077) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the Low Income Housing Tax Credit.
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
This legislation includes FY 2021 omnibus appropriations for all federal governmental departments and agencies, coronavirus relief, and tax provisions.
Scaled-Back HEROES Act Legislative Text
This House bill would provide $2.2 trillion in coronavirus relief.Ā It is a scaled-back version of the $3.4 trillion Health Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency solutions (HEROES) Act the House passed in May.
2020 Disasters Tax Relief Act
This bill, introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), would provide tax relief to individuals and businesses in areas for which a major disaster is declared under the Stafford Act between January 1, 2020, and 60 days after the bill's enactment. The bill includes supplemental disaster Housing Credits for states experiencing a major disaster.Ā
Bipartisan House Sign-On Letter Supporting Housing Credit Provisions in Coronavirus Relief Legislation
This letter, signed by 103 members of the House of Representatives from both parties, urges House leadership to prioritize an increase in the Housing Credit volume cap, establishment of a minimum 4 percent rate for bond-financed Housing Credit developments, basis boosts for certain properties, and lowering the ā50 percent Testā threshold for triggering Housing Credit equity in bond-financed properties.
House Member Sign-On Letter to Leadership Supporting Housing Credit Provisions in Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) are circulating this House of Representatives member sign-on letter in support of inclusion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit priorities in the next coronavirus relief bill. The letter will be sent to House leadership.
NCSHA Summary of the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2)
This summary describes the House Democratsā new $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, the Moving Forward Act, H.R. 2, which would provide funding for roads, bridges, schools, broadband access, and affordable housing. The bill would increase the amount of Housing Credit and Private Activity Bond authority provided to states annually, make a number of changes to the Housing Credit and Bond programs, establish a new state-administered single-family housing tax credit, and make a number of other changes summarized below.
FHA’S Office of Single Family Housing “Drafting Table”
On this HUD.gov page, the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Office of Single Family Housing Drafting Table periodically posts policy drafts or other supplemental documents for industry and stakeholder feedback.