# 119-hr-3126: Promoting Submetering for Affordable Housing Act

119-hr-3126, Promoting Submetering for Affordable Housing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3126
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Submetering for Affordable Housing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Boost tax-credit support for affordable housing that installs water submeters.** It would target buildings with 4 or more units that bill tenants separately and must give tenants access to read submeters within 72 hours. - Tenants: Tenants gain the right to access unit water-usage readings within 72 hours of request, including access in landlord-controlled areas, which can help households track and reduce water use. - Developers and owners: Projects that meet the rules would receive an increased eligible basis for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit calculations, raising the potential tax credit available to projects that add submeters. - Housing and utilities: The change is designed to encourage deployment of water submeters, support utility cost recovery, and promote demand management in affordable housing.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger housing tax credit for submetered buildings: benefit, high. If enacted, owners of qualifying low-income buildings would get a bigger housing tax credit. The eligible basis would increase to 105% for buildings with 4+ units that bill each unit’s water by submeter. Tenants would need access to read the water meters within 72 hours of a request, even if meters…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3126 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3126)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3126 (as of 2025-12-21).