Bill ties federal housing money to immigration status checks.
H.R. 10856 — LIHTC Security Act · Filed by Jodey Arrington (R-TX) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. It bars certain non-citizen immigrants from living in federally funded low-income housing. States can enforce this rule. States that refuse lose 5% of housing tax credits. New buildings must follow the rule after 2027. Existing buildings have until 2030 to comply.
Who it affects
Low-income people and eligible immigrants lose access to housing units. States that refuse the occupancy ban get less federal money for housing.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which non-citizens are barred. It does not explain how states must check immigration status or verify compliance.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 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
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit — Federal money that helps build and keep affordable housing for people with low income.
- occupancy ban — A rule that stops certain people from living in a housing building.
- non-citizen immigrants — People who live in the United States but are not U.S. citizens.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,149 characters) on Oct 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,417 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 2026-10-24.
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