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US HR1661

Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017


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Introduced
03/21/2017
In Committee
03/21/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing credit, to rename the credit "the affordable housing credit" and make several modifications to the credit. The bill revises tenant eligibility requirements, with respect to: the average income test, income eligibility for rural projects, increased tenant income, student occupancy rules, and tenant voucher payments that are taken into account as rent. The bill revises various requirements to: establish a 4% minimum credit rate for certain projects, permit relocation costs to be taken into account as rehabilitation expenditures, repeal the qualified census tract population cap, require housing credit agencies to make certain determinations regarding community revitalization plans, prohibit local approval and contribution requirements, increase the credit for certain projects designated to serve extremely low-income households, increase the credit for certain bond-financed projects designated by state agencies, increase the population cap for difficult development areas, and eliminate the basis reduction for a property that receives the tax credit for investments in energy property if the affordable housing credit is allowed for the property. The bill also modifies requirements regarding the reconstruction or replacement period after a casualty loss, rights related to building purchases, the prohibition on claiming acquisition credits for properties placed in service in the previous 10 years, foreclosures, and projects that assist Native Americans.

AI Summary

This bill makes several modifications to the affordable housing tax credit (formerly known as the low-income housing tax credit): - Renames the credit from the "low-income housing credit" to the "affordable housing credit" - Revises tenant eligibility requirements, including establishing an "average income test" to allow for a range of incomes up to 80% of area median income, modifying student occupancy rules, and allowing tenant voucher payments to be included as rent - Establishes a 4% minimum credit rate for certain projects, allows more relocation costs to be included as rehabilitation expenditures, repeals the qualified census tract population cap, and requires housing agencies to make certain determinations about community revitalization plans - Prohibits local approval and contribution requirements from being considered in the allocation of credits - Increases the credit for projects that serve extremely low-income households and for certain bond-financed projects - Eliminates basis reduction for properties that receive both the affordable housing credit and the energy credit - Restricts planned foreclosures and increases the population cap for difficult development areas - Makes changes to assist Native American communities, including requiring agencies to consider their affordable housing needs and allowing certain Indian areas to qualify as difficult development areas.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (183)

Patrick Tiberi (R)* Alma Adams (D),  Troy Balderson (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Susan Brooks (R),  Julia Brownley (D),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Cheri Bustos (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Ken Calvert (R),  Michael Capuano (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Mike Coffman (R),  James Comer (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Lou Correa (D),  Ryan Costello (R),  Joe Courtney (D),  Charlie Crist (D),  Joseph Crowley (WFP),  Carlos Curbelo (R),  John Curtis (R),  Danny Davis (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  John Delaney (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Val Demings (D),  Charles Dent (R),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Daniel Donovan (R),  John Duncan (R),  Keith Ellison (D),  Tom Emmer (R),  Eliot Engel (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Ron Estes (R),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  John Faso (R),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Marcia Fudge (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Sam Graves (R),  Gene Green (D),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Colleen Hanabusa (D),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  George Holding (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Jared Huffman (D),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Will Hurd (R),  Darrell Issa (R),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  John Katko (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Robin Kelly (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Peter King (R),  Stephen Knight (R),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Darin LaHood (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  John Larson (D),  Bob Latta (R),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Mia Love (R),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  Jim McGovern (D),  Patrick McHenry (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Patrick Meehan (R),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Luke Messer (R),  Seth Moulton (D),  Stephanie Murphy (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Kristi Noem (R),  Richard Nolan (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Erik Paulsen (R),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Bruce Poliquin (R),  Jared Polis (D),  David Price (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Tom Reed (R),  David Reichert (R),  James Renacci (R),  David Roe (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Peter Roskam (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Edward Royce (R),  Tim Ryan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  José Serrano (D),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  John Shimkus (R),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Albio Sires (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Jason Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Scott Taylor (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Mike Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Niki Tsongas (D),  Mike Turner (R),  Fred Upton (R),  David Valadao (R),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Tim Walberg (R),  Mark Walker (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Timothy Walz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  John Yarmuth (D),  Kevin Yoder (R),  David Young (R),  Don Young (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Last Action

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Curbelo asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1661, a bill originally introduced by Representative Tiberi, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (on 01/16/2018)

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