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Affordable Housing Credit Carryback Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year carrybacks for the low-income housing tax credit.

Introduced Aug 7, 2026

Latest action (Aug 7, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area
Issues
Housing

Summary

  • Allows low-income housing tax credits to be carried back 5 years under Internal Revenue Code section 39(a)(3), joining marginal oil and gas well production credits in this carryback treatment.
  • Enables taxpayers with unused low-income housing tax credits to apply them to reduce federal income taxes from up to 5 prior years.
  • Makes the carryback provision effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

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Sponsor (1)

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Actions (2)

  1. Aug 7, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
  2. Aug 7, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in Senate · Aug 7, 2026

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 7, 2026

Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year carrybacks for the low-income housing tax credit.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Affordable Housing Credit Carryback Act”.

SEC. 2. 5-YEAR CARRYBACK FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.

(a) In General.—Section 39(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “ marginal oil and gas well production credit” and inserting “certain credits”,

(2) by inserting “or the low-income housing tax credit allowed under section 42” after “well production credit” in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), and

(3) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or the low-income housing tax credit, as applicable” after “well production credit”.

(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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