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HR 3290 105th Congress House

Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the low-income housing credit.

Introduced: June 5, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative feesAffordable housingBusiness income taxCommerce
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Community centersCommunity developmentCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to housingGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingGovernment publicityHousing and Community DevelopmentHousing authoritiesHousing codesHousing forecastingIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)InfrastructureLawLow-income housingSocial WelfareTax administrationTax creditsUrban affairs
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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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 Latest action February 26, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 1
QUINN, JACK
· Jun 19, 1998
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 5, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 5, 1998
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 7, 1998
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 30, 1998
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Apr 30, 1998
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 30, 1998
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Feb 26, 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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