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HR 6542 115th Congress House

Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increase in the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2018 Introduced by: Clyburn, James E. Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesLow- and moderate-income housingState and local finance
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 26, 2018
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 Latest action July 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing credit, to increase: (1) the state housing credit ceiling used to allocate credits to states, and (2) the credit percentage.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 15
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 31, 2018
Bass, Karen
· Jul 31, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 31, 2018
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 31, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2018
Demings, Val
· Jul 31, 2018
Fudge, Marcia
· Jul 31, 2018
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jul 31, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 31, 2018
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 31, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2018
Lawson, Al
· Jul 31, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 31, 2018
Payne, Donald
· Jul 31, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 31, 2018
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6542: Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6542/
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"H.R. 6542: Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6542/.
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