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Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998

Introduced: February 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E237)
Feb 26, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase, and link to the cost-of-living adjustment, the State low-income housing credit ceiling.

Modifies provisions concerning: (1) the criteria for allocating housing credits among projects; (2) the responsibilities of housing credit agencies; and (3) the basis of a credit-eligible building.

What's happening now February 26, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 5, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 5, 1998
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 7, 1998
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 30, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3290: Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3290/
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