I support tax credits for first-time homeowners and new housing development within our district so that there are enough homes on the market for those who want one.
Support tax credits for first-time homeowners and new housing development within the district.
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I support tax credits for first-time homeowners and new housing development within our district so that there are enough homes on the market for those who want one.
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The member record shows Ivey's sponsored legislation during the 118th Congress, including bills such as H.R.9832 and H.R.9261, both listed as introduced and referred to committee; the visible record does not show enactment of a housing tax-credit bill or housing-development law tied to this promise.
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Learn more about legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Congressman Ivey. Constituents can view the U.S. House of Representatives' latest votes on Capitol Hill and view Roll Call Votes by the U.S Congress.
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Congressman Ivey voted to finalize $11,681,279 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for Maryland’s 4th District in the 2024 spending bills.
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GovInfo lists Public Law 119-101, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, approved July 11, 2026. The full title is an act to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, with bill number H.R. 6644.
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Congress.gov records House Roll Call Vote 57 on H.R.6644, with the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill agreed to 390-9. The vote table lists Glenn Ivey [D-MD] voting Yea.
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Ivey publicly supported the housing tax-credit and development goal, and during his current House term he voted for H.R. 6644, a housing-supply bill that became Public Law 119-101. That supports partial same-term delivery on the new-housing-development side. The record does not show enactment of a first-time-homebuyer tax credit or district-specific housing-development tax credit tied to Ivey, so the full promise was not delivered.
The promise specifically concerned supporting tax credits for first-time homeowners and new housing development in Maryland's 4th District. The evidence does not show that Ivey enacted, sponsored to passage, or materially advanced a federal tax-credit law matching that pledge. However, during the same House term he did secure and vote to finalize district Community Project Funding, which demonstrates some housing-adjacent effort and local development support, though not the promised tax-credit outcome itself. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.
The promise had two parts: supporting tax credits for first-time homeowners and supporting new housing development within the district. The evidence does not show that Ivey delivered or enacted first-time-homebuyer tax credits, nor a matching housing-development tax incentive. However, he did secure and vote to finalize district Community Project Funding in the 2024 spending bills, which is some concrete housing-adjacent local investment activity during the same term. That supports partial fulfillment, not full delivery. Because there was some legislative/executive effort toward local development funding but not the promised tax-credit outcome, effort_badge is true.