In Congress, James supports legislation to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), increase funding for the Housing Trust Fund, and incentivize local governments to reform restrictive zoning laws to allow more housing options.
Support legislation to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, increase funding for the Housing Trust Fund, and incentivize zoning reform to allow more housing options.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congressman Walkinshaw says he supports the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, expand financing for affordable developments, and improve the program for Northern Virginia communities. The same page says he supports zoning and permitting reforms to increase housing supply and supports the Road to Housing Act.
CRS notes that P.L. 119-21 permanently increases states' LIHTC allocation authority by 12% starting in calendar year 2026 and reduces the tax-exempt bond financing requirement for LIHTC projects. The report identifies this as a change to the federal housing tax-credit framework.
Assessments
The promise had three linked federal housing components: strengthen LIHTC, increase Housing Trust Fund funding, and incentivize zoning reform. The evidence shows federal LIHTC changes were enacted in P.L. 119-21 during Walkinshaw's current congressional term, satisfying part of the promised policy direction. However, the record provided does not show enacted Housing Trust Fund funding increases or enacted zoning-reform incentives, and it does not establish that Walkinshaw personally wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced the enacted LIHTC provisions beyond stated support. His official page confirms support for related legislation and reforms, but support alone plus partial enactment of one component warrants partial credit rather than full delivery.