{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9500B375-F6B3-476F-A6AF-4C43644D527B", "Warner and Capito Introduce the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act", "2024-12-19", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "VA", "Mark R. Warner", "W000805", "www.warner.senate.gov", "warner", "https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act. This bill aims to streamline processes, reduce cost-burdens to rural home owners and small developers, and provide affordable housing incentives.\n\n\u201cBy expanding access to historic tax credits, we can preserve our nation\u2019s rich heritage while also incentivizing the construction of more affordable housing. I\u2019m proud to join Senator Capito in introducing this legislation to bring new life to abandoned buildings and grow the housing stock in in rural communities,\u201d Senator Warner said.\n\n\u201cBeing a rural state shouldn\u2019t mean losing out on private investment incentives like tax credits to help us preserve our communities\u2019 history and revitalize local economies,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cI have enjoyed working with the dedicated group of West Virginians who brought this issue to my attention and who provided important perspectives during the creation of this legislation. The Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act will help level the playing field for communities in West Virginia by attracting investment for economic expansion and additional housing supply.\u201d\n\nCurrently, many historic tax projects are not economically viable in small and rural areas, giving a disproportionate advantage of the credit to large urban developments. The costs associated with the credit as-is severely limits rural areas, and especially largely rural states like West Virginia, from being able to use the credit to rehabilitate and revitalize historic properties.\n\nThrough improvements to the credit included in the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act, rural Historic Tax Credit projects will be more financially feasible and will result in a higher number of these projects being completed in rural areas and states.\n\nThe Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act:\n\nMakes historic tax credit projects in rural areas eligible for an increased credit from the current 20% to 30%.\n\nIncludes an additional increase in the credit to 40% for affordable housing creation.\n\nAllows the credit be used in addition to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).\n\nAllows small rural projects to claim the credit in the first year of use.\n\nAllows transferability of the credit to a third-party.\n\nEliminates basis adjustment to simplify credit transaction.\n\nThis bill is supported by the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, The Historic Tax Credit Coalition, Main Street America, and The National Trust for Historic Preservation.\n\nClick here for more on what others are saying about the bill.\n\nClick here to view a one-pager on the bill.\n\nClick here for full bill text.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9500B375-F6B3-476F-A6AF-4C43644D527B"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7699319869279861, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}