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US HR5219

US HR5219
Affordable Housing Equity Act of 2021


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Introduced
09/10/2021
In Committee
09/10/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate projects serving extremely low-income households for pur- poses of allocating the State housing credit ceiling and determining an increased amount of low-income housing tax credit.

AI Summary

This bill, the Affordable Housing Equity Act of 2021, aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code to designate projects serving extremely low-income households (defined as those with incomes up to 30% of the area median or 100% of the federal poverty line) for the purpose of allocating the state housing credit ceiling and determining an increased amount of the low-income housing tax credit. Specifically, the bill would set aside a portion of each state's housing credit ceiling for these designated projects, and it would provide a 150% increase in the eligible basis for the portion of a building that serves extremely low-income households, in order to make such projects financially feasible.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (on 09/10/2021)

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