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LIFT Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 8864 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
May 15, 2026

What it does

The LIFT Act would create a new federal tax credit for issuers of American infrastructure bonds, allowing them to receive a percentage of interest payments from the Treasury—starting at 42% for bonds issued between 2026 and 2030 and gradually decreasing to 30% thereafter. The bill defines eligible bonds as those used exclusively for capital or maintenance expenditures on public infrastructure, with interest that would otherwise be tax-exempt, and requires issuers to make an irrevocable election to participate. It also modifies rules for advance refunding bonds and permanently increases the small issuer exception for financial institutions from $10 million to $30 million in tax-exempt…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    May 15, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · May 15, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

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Work with this bill

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