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Working Families Housing Tax Credit Act (H.R. 9380)

Original title: Working Families Housing Tax Credit Act

Record date · August 17, 2024

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill creates a new federal tax credit for developers who build or rehabilitate housing for working families. It also authorizes $100 million in grants and low-interest loans for infrastructure projects like water, sewer, and electricity in rural and exurban areas to support these housing developments.

Why it matters

If passed, this bill would change the financial incentives for housing developers, potentially increasing the supply of rental units for middle-income households and providing federal funding for local infrastructure in rural and exurban communities starting in 2025.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Housing developers

Developers may receive tax credits for building or rehabilitating housing that meets the bill's affordability and income requirements.

Directly affected

Rural and exurban local governments

These governments are eligible to receive federal grants and below-market loans for infrastructure projects.

Directly affected

Working families

Families meeting specific income criteria may gain access to rent-restricted housing units developed under this program.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who qualifies as a 'working family' under this bill?
The bill defines units as 'working families units' if they are and occupied by individuals whose income meets specific limitations, generally targeting households with incomes between 60% and 180% of the area median gross income.
Does this bill replace the existing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)?
No, it creates a new, separate credit (Section 42A) intended to complement existing housing policy tools.
What kind of infrastructure projects can receive funding?
The bill provides grants and loans for electricity, water, sewer, and local access roads in rural and exurban areas.

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Where This Stands

Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”

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Full breakdown

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Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Expansion of Housing Credit Scope

The bill explicitly targets middle-income 'working families' (up to 180% of area median income) rather than just low-income households, signaling a shift toward addressing the 'missing middle' of housing affordability.

Connected Entities

Housing Credit Agency, 42, Taxpayers and 11 more
OrganizationHousing Credit Agency“Agrees on credit allocation”Map →
bill number42“Section of the Internal Revenue Code”Map →
PersonTaxpayers“Receives the credit”Map →
bill number42A“Section of the Internal Revenue Code”Map →
dollar amountFederal mid-term rate“Used in calculating present value”Map →
OrganizationHouse Ways and Means Committee“Committee responsible for consideration”Map →
bill number1274(d)(1)“Section of the Internal Revenue Code”Map →
OrganizationHouse Energy and Commerce Committee“Committee responsible for consideration”Map →
OrganizationHouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committee“Committee responsible for consideration”Map →
bill number42(h)(4)“Section of the Internal Revenue Code”Map →
PersonSecretary“Authority to prescribe percentages”Map →
PersonMr. Ryan“Introduced the bill”Map →
dollar amountFederal long-term rate“Used in calculating present value”Map →
OrganizationU.S. Government Publishing Office“Source of the document”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.congress.gov

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  • Controversy40
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