Bill boosts tax credits for housing people with disabilities can use.
H.R. 10049 — Visitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act · Filed by Dwight Evans (D-PA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The VITAL Act gives states more federal tax credits to build low-income housing. It pays extra money for projects where half the units are built for people with disabilities. The neighborhood must be easy to walk around in. States must make sure 40% of their low-income housing units over three years meet these rules. The amount per person rises to $4.25 in 2026. The minimum state amount rises to $4.876 million in 2026.
Who it affects
People with disabilities, older adults, and low-income households gain access to more housing. States and builders get more money and rewards to build homes people with disabilities can use. Groups that build or invest in low-income housing can earn more tax credits.
One thing to notice
The bill requires states to put 40% of housing in neighborhoods easy to walk in. This may mean fewer homes people with disabilities can use get built in rural areas.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tax credits — Money the government gives back to reduce what people or groups owe in taxes.
- per person — Amount divided equally among people in a state based on how many live there.
- easy to walk around in — Areas where people can walk to stores, jobs, and services without a car.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,469 characters) on Aug 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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