This Act may be cited as the “Affordable Housing Equity Act of 2025”.

(a) In general.—Section 42(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR PROJECTS DESIGNATED TO SERVE EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.—In the case of any building—

“(i) 20 percent or more of the residential units (determined as if the imputed income limitation applicable to such units were 30 percent of area median gross income) in which are designated by the taxpayer for occupancy by households the aggregate household income of which does not exceed the greater of—

“(I) 30 percent of area median gross income, or

“(II) 100 percent of an amount equal to the Federal poverty line (within the meaning of section 36B(d)(3)), and

“(ii) which is designated by the housing credit agency as requiring the increase in credit under this subparagraph in order for such building to be financially feasible as part of a qualified low-income housing project,

subparagraph (B) shall not apply to the portion of such building which is comprised of such units (determined in a manner similar to the unit fraction under subsection (c)(1)(C)), and the eligible basis of such portion of the building shall be 150 percent of such basis determined without regard to this subparagraph.”

(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to buildings which receive allocations of housing credit dollar amount after the date of enactment of this Act, or in the case of buildings that are described in section 42(h)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for obligations that are part of an issue the issue date of which is after December 31, 2025.