A coalition of bipartisan lawmakers has reintroduced the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, seeking to expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

Zoning reform can make a significant difference in expanding the supply of accessible and affordable housing opportunities available for households of color and other socially and economically disadvantaged people across the country.

Enterprise supports several key bills in this year’s California legislative session that prioritize and address skyrocketing insurance crisis, preservation, and transparency in local tax measures.

As disasters increase in frequency and severity, it is more critical than ever to ensure disaster recovery programs are effective and responsive to the needs of impacted communities. Enterprise has long advocated for policies that promote resilience, efficiency, and adaptability in disaster recovery efforts, particularly around the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, which is the only source for federal long-term disaster housing recovery funding.

As Enterprise’s senior director of policy focused on homelessness, Lindsay Knotts sees it as her job to make sure policymakers stay focused on strategies that work and build more support for them. We recently spoke with Knotts about the importance of partnership and persistence, and advancing proven strategies for the long haul.

Lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation that would make the New Markets Tax Credit a permanent part of the tax code, solidifying a program that has supported more than 8,500 business and community-driven projects and created more than a million jobs across the country since it was created in 2000.