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US S1956

US S1956
Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019


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Introduced
06/25/2019
In Committee
06/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the qualified contract exception to the extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to repeal the qualified contract option for a building that received its allocation of housing credit dollar amount before January 1, 2019, or received before that date, a determination from the bond issuer or housing credit agency of its eligibility to receive an allocation of a housing credit dollar amount. Under current law, properties subject to the low-income housing tax credit are subject to a 30-year affordability period, during which the value of properties is set at a below market rate. The qualified contract option allows property owners, in some cases, to convert to market rate after 15 years.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the qualified contract exception to the extended low-income housing commitment rules for the purposes of the low-income housing tax credit. Under current law, properties subject to the low-income housing tax credit are required to maintain affordable housing for a 30-year period. The qualified contract option allowed property owners to convert to market-rate housing after 15 years in some cases. This bill eliminates that option for buildings that received their housing credit allocation or eligibility determination before January 1, 2019, effectively extending the affordability period for those properties.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (7)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 06/25/2019)

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