Property owners who restore certified historic buildings would get a larger, faster tax credit. Small projects get a 30% credit instead of 20%, and rural projects can spend more before hitting the cap. Owners of small projects can also sell their credits to other taxpayers.
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Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest action on S. 1459: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects property owners, developers, and investors who restore certified historic buildings. It could especially help smaller developers and those working in rural areas where it is harder to attract funding. Nonprofits and local governments that partner with private developers on historic building projects may also benefit from the loosened tax-exempt rules.
Why this matters: Many historic buildings sit empty or deteriorating because restoring them is expensive and hard to finance. This bill could change that by making the tax credit faster, bigger for small projects, and easier to use. The real question is whether the federal tax savings will lead to more actual restorations, especially in small towns and rural areas where these buildings are hardest to save.
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