POSITIVE Housing & Affordability 119th Congress

H.R.2725 Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

Expands and strengthens the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to build more affordable rental housing (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

26 USC 42 established LIHTC as primary federal affordable housing production tool since 1986.

26 U.S.C. § 42 — Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

NLIHC Gap Report (2026): shortage of 7.2 million rental homes affordable to extremely low-income renters
42 U.S.C. § 12721 — HOME Act findings on diminishing affordable rental supply

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$1.9M combined quarterly activity

6 lobbying firms

6 clients represented

2025-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 6 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions

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BRIAN CONLAN — Legislative Assistant, Rep. Tammy Baldwin; Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Deputy Legislative Director, Sen. Tammy…
CHRISTOPHER MATTHIESEN — Chief of Staff, Rep. Suzanne Kosmas; Legislative Director, Rep. Nick Lampson; Staff Assistant, Minority Leader Nancy…
CLIFFORD ROBERTI — Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Randy Neugebauer; Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on Financial Services;…
DOUGLAS NAPPI — General Counsel, Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
LEONARD WOLFSON — Assistant Secretary, HUD; Acting FHA Commissioner; General Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Deputy Assistant…
SAATHVIK ALETY — Staff Assistant, Rep. Judy Biggert; Communications Director and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ed Royce; Legislative…

Policy Areas Covered

Budget/Appropriations Health Issues Housing Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Government Entities Lobbied

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
SENATE
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Who Hired the Lobbyists

UP FOR GROWTH ACTION INC
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION
NATIONAL LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION A national trade association of lumber and building materials dealers
ANDERSEN CORPORATION Manufacturer of windows and doors
COMPASSION AND CHOICES
BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION Think tank

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Expands and strengthens the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. LIHTC is the primary federal tool for affordable rental housing production and the national shortage exceeds 7 million units for extremely low-income renters (NLIHC).