Invest in new, affordable housing development and expand the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).
Invest in new, affordable housing development and expand the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and the National Housing Trust Fund.
Occurrences
Incentivize the development of new and innovative types of affordable housing with federal grants and incentives.
Invest in new green construction technologies to make Oregon a leader in the research, development, and production of emerging, environmentally friendly construction technology.
Support renters with rental assistance as well as down payment assistance for struggling families to purchase their first home.
under "How I’ll Lead" the campaign promises to invest in affordable housing, expand LIHTC, HOME, and NHTF
Evidence
The House issues page says Representative Maxine Dexter believes that "safe, abundant, affordable housing is the bedrock of healthy, thriving communities."
Dexter said she secured $1,092,000 for Sandy to build a new wastewater pipeline that would "allow for new housing and economic development," and that all 15 of her Community Project Funding requests were accepted into the proposed House appropriations bills.
Dexter introduced the Every Veteran Housed Act, which she said would expand access to resources for veterans experiencing homelessness and remove barriers in VA homelessness programs.
Congress.gov shows H.R.1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on 2025-07-04, and the enacted summary says Sec. 70422 increases eligibility for the low-income housing tax credit by increasing the amount a state may allocate and reducing the tax-exempt bond financing threshold.
Assessments
Dexter can get partial credit because the promise was only partly met: Congress enacted a same-term expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, but the record provided does not show comparable enactment for HOME or the National Housing Trust Fund. She also advanced housing-related legislation and district spending, which supports effort, but not full delivery of the full three-part promise.
Dexter took housing-related actions in the same term, including introducing the Every Veteran Housed Act and advancing community project funding for infrastructure that could enable new housing. However, the promised outcome was broader and specific: invest in new affordable housing development and expand LIHTC, HOME, and the National Housing Trust Fund. The evidence does not show enactment or successful expansion of those federal housing programs, nor a delivered new affordable housing development investment at the promised scale. Because there was a serious legislative/executive attempt but the promised outcome was not delivered, the outcome is never with effort recognized.