Call to Action: AHCIA Reintroduction

Written By Abigail Henderson

The time is finally upon us as we expect the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 to be reintroduced the week of April 7th. To prepare for the reintroduction, we need all hands on deck to gather as many House original cosponsors as possible, so this is your Call to Action.

The new version of the AHCIA is identical to the version introduced in the 118th Congress, so that is an easy question for any staff or members to answer. For original cosponsors, we are specifically focused on the House Republican Conference. You can see the list of House cosponsors from the last Congress here. The following Republican Members have already signed onto the new bill, so there is no need to reach out to them.

  • Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH)

  • Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)*

  • Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH)*

  • Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS)*

  • Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN)

  • Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC)

  • Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)

  • Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA)

  • Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV)*

  • Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT)*

  • Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL)

  • * Ways and Means Committee members

We need you to reach out to your delegations no later than April 3rd and ask them to cosponsor the bill by reaching out to the bill lead sponsors, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL) or Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA). The other House lead sponsors are Reps. Tenney (R-NY), Feenstra (R-IA), Beyer (D-VA) & Panetta (D-CA).

As was the practice in the last Congress, they will be adding a Republican and a Democrat in tandem to demonstrate the bipartisan support for the legislation. That said, with the resource provisions of the AHCIA in line to be included in the reconciliation tax bill, we need to maximize the Republican support for the AHCIA.

The Senate bill will be reintroduced with the lead sponsors listed: Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). We will be adding Senate cosponsors after the introduction of the bill, thus the focus on the House for now.

Please include fact sheets from the Members' district when reaching out to them to demonstrate the significance of the LIHTC in their districts. Also, remind them that the fixed 4% LIHTC, the temporary 12.5% increase of the 9% LIHTC, and income averaging were all done during the first Trump Administration, demonstrating the support that exists for this public/private partnership.

Please let us know how we may be helpful in your outreach, and thank you for your immediate attention to this request. This is when we show how important it is to get more resources for affordable housing production and how Congress may act to address the housing crisis.

Thank you, and please let us know as you make contact with the offices.

Abigail Henderson
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