HR8864-119

In Committee

LIFT Act

119th Congress Introduced May 15, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, LIFT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Environment, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9D14794B54094CCEA7F92DAC94F1312D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools Act, or the LIFT Act.
  • Section HFB41484CC77641EEA1BDE885B7316DFC: 2. Credit to issuer for certain infrastructure bonds Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H35D997D5DC1049B293BEB21A4028CF2D: 6436. Credit allowed to issuer for American infrastructure bonds In the case of an American infrastructure bond, the issuer of such bond shall be allowed a...
  • Section H18A1C69D4D5E4A4CB242E1BAC23F1DFB: 3. Advance refunding bonds Section 149(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— by striking to advance refund another bond. in paragraph (1) and...
  • Section H0DDE73A8D40641CAB7138092F00F85DE: 4. Permanent modification of small issuer exception to tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions Subparagraphs (C)(i), (D)(i),...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, LIFT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, LIFT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Environment Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 15, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

May 15, 2026

Introduced in House

May 15, 2026

Ms. Sewell introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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