# 119-hr-8662: To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit.

119-hr-8662, To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8662
- Congress: 119
- Title: To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would create a new Medicaid benefit to cover assisted living services for people who need hospital or nursing facility‑level care.** It would also steer Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit funding toward housing that provides non‑institutional long‑term care supports. - Seniors and people needing long‑term care: Would let individuals who meet a State's income and resource rules receive Medicaid‑covered assisted living services when consistent with state law. Payments could come through a State Medicaid plan or a waiver. - State Medicaid programs: Would require the average per‑person Medicaid cost for those in assisted living to be no greater than the cost if they had received hospital or nursing facility care. The change would take effect January 1, 2027, with delayed compliance available for states that need new state legislation. - Housing developers and low‑income residents: Would add a new selection criterion to the Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit program so projects that provide long‑term care supports in non‑institutional housing can get priority in allocations. That LIHTC change would apply to allocations made after January 1, 2027.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax credits for assisted-living housing: benefit, high. If enacted, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocations could favor projects that lower Medicaid long-term care costs by providing services outside nursing homes. State housing agencies could consider a project's ability to reduce Medicaid long‑term services and supports when awarding credits…
- More Medicaid help for assisted living: mixed, high. If enacted, Medicaid would cover services in an assisted living residence for people who would otherwise need hospital or nursing facility care. You would need to meet your State's income and resource rules under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(V). States could pay for these services under their Medicaid…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8662 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8662)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8662 (as of 2026-09-21).