New Date for January 2026 Monthly Call The ACTION Campaign is moving the monthly call typically held the first Friday of the month from January 2 to Friday, January 9 at 2:00 PM ET. Legislative State-of-Play Government Shutdown Ends On November 12, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended after […]
November 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play Federal Government Shut Down—Week Six May Offer Glimmers of Hope The federal government remains mired in the longest shutdown in history. As covered in the October newsletter, the government shut down on October 1 after Congress failed to reach a spending deal for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) before […]
October 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play Federal Government Shuts Down On October 1, the federal government shut down after Congress failed to reach a spending deal for Fiscal Year 2026, which started that day. As with all government shutdowns, the impact on affordable housing depends on the length of the shutdown: the longer the […]
September 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play All Eyes on Housing Affordability, From the Administration to Congress On September 1, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Trump Administration is considering declaring a national housing emergency, which could allow the administration to take actions that would help ease the crisis by facilitating increased housing production. […]
The Housing Credit Helps Older Adults Discover Their Independence
Many senior citizens want to continue living independently as they grow older, but struggle with the costs of doing so. Once they retire, they may face difficulty paying the rent, and the home they live in may lack the accessible features that they need to ensure mobility and safety. These […]
August 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play Senate Banking Committee to Mark Up Housing Package Following the largest expansion of the Housing Credit in two decades, enacted just a few weeks ago in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released sweeping bipartisan housing legislation called the Renewing […]
July 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play Largest Expansion of Housing Credit in Decades Enacted! On July 4, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, H.R. 1), enacting two Housing Credit provisions estimated to finance 1.22 million additional affordable rental homes nationwide over the next decade. The bill provides a permanent 12 […]
Senate Finance Committee Releases Reconciliation Text That Expands Housing Credit Permanently!
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) late yesterday released the tax title of the Senate reconciliation bill, following House passage of that chamber’s version of the legislation last month. The Senate bill contains an even greater expansion of the Housing Credit than that provided by the House-passed bill. The […]
June 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
July 2025 Call Rescheduled ACTION’s July 2025 monthly call will be rescheduled from Friday, July 4, to Friday, July 11, because of the Independence Day holiday. The call will remain at 2:00PM ET. ACTION will send out a reminder email before the July 4 holiday. Legislative State-of-Play House Passes Reconciliation […]
130 Local Government Leaders Sign Onto Letter in Support of the AHCIA of 2025
On May 12, 130 local government leaders representing cities, counties, and other municipalities of all sizes across the country sent Congressional leadership a letter underscoring their support for the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 (AHCIA, S. 1515 / H.R. 2725) and urging Congress to advance AHCIA production provisions […]