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Mike Crapo

Crapo Releases Housing Finance Reform Plan Outline

From NCSHA Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released an outline for housing finance reform legislation.  The outline incorporates elements of many plans and principles for housing finance reform legislation that have been discussed by...

Affordable Rental Housing ACTION Campaign

ACTION Campaign Update and Monthly Call, January 4

ACTION Remains Committed to Strengthening and Expanding the Housing Credit in the 116th Congress The National Council of State Housing Agencies will be holding an ACTION Campaign call on Friday, January 4 at 1 pm CST to discuss Housing Credit advocacy in the 116th...

House Passes Tax Reform Legislation

This morning the House voted and passed its tax reform package. Unfortunately, the elimination of private activity bonds remained in the final version. The Senate bill is still being marked up. See below for an article from the Novogradac Tax Reform Resource...

As Congress leaves for the August break

As Congress leaves for the August break, we wanted to bring to your attention a very positive Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding solutions for addressing the affordable housing crisis.  The August 1st hearing was held at the request of our Senate LIHTC...

Finance Committee Hearing on LIHTC

Good afternoon.  We wanted to make you aware of a significant hearing in the Senate Finance Committee that will take place tomorrow, Tuesday August 1,  at 10:00 a.m. EST entitled America's Affordable Housing Crisis: Challenges and Solutions.  ...

Senate Committee Hearing

  Examines Housing Finance Reform Goals The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing June 29 titled "Principles of Housing Finance Reform" to examine goals for housing finance reform legislation and priorities for any new or revised housing finance system. The...

House Ways and Means

GOP Vote to Support LIHTC Ways and Means Republicans Vote to Support LIHTC WASHINGTON–Dec. 16, 2016–Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee agreed this week to keep the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) during upcoming comprehensive tax reform,...

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