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U.S. SENATE

Adam B. Schiff

DemocratCaliforniaCurrently serving

Sworn into the Senate on Source

What they said 16

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (16)Campaign (12)After election (4)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Create a coordinated national housing strategy

AI-assisted summary

Schiff supports a national, coordinated housing policy developed with state and local governments to increase housing supply and address shortages. He calls for federal leadership and dedicated senior staff focused on creating housing, with a nationwide strategy that responds to the different needs of communities and aims to ensure access to safe, affordable housing.

Context: The proposal does not specify the strategy’s timeline or implementation details.

Sources & original wording
We need a national, coordinated, proactive housing policy to replace our current haphazard ‘fits and starts’ approach.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: Housing and Homelessness Plan Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Increase federal investment and provide wraparound services to address homelessness

AI-assisted summary

Schiff calls for increasing federal funding for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness by at least $100 billion. He proposes long-term support including tenant-based rental assistance, supportive housing for seniors, people with disabilities and people struggling with substance abuse, and repairs and preservation of public housing. He also supports a Housing First approach and wraparound services, including housing subsidies, health care, transportation and employment support.

Context: The proposal does not specify a funding timeline or how the investment would be divided among the listed forms of support.

Sources & original wording
We need to dramatically increase federal funding for people experiencing homelessness by at least $100 billion.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: Housing and Homelessness Plan Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Provide federal down-payment assistance to low-income homebuyers

AI-assisted summary

Schiff proposes a nationwide down-payment assistance program offering up to $50,000 per home to low-income earners below a specified income threshold. He says the program should include safeguards to prevent assistance from leading to more foreclosures, and frames it as a way to support homeownership and wealth creation.

Context: The income threshold and the proposed foreclosure safeguards are not specified.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Create a refundable federal renter’s tax credit

AI-assisted summary

Schiff proposes a refundable federal tax credit for renters who spend more than 30% of their income on rent. The credit would provide the most immediate assistance to lower-income households, addressing the difference he identifies between renters and homeowners who can deduct part of their mortgage payments.

Context: The proposal does not state the credit amount or further specify eligibility beyond the rent-to-income threshold.

Sources & original wording
A renter’s tax credit would supplement renters who are paying more than 30% of their income towards rent by providing a refundable credit.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: Housing and Homelessness Plan Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Make Section 8 vouchers available to all eligible households

AI-assisted summary

Schiff supports making Section 8 an entitlement so that every household eligible for a voucher receives one. He pairs voucher expansion with policies to increase housing production and proposes incentives for landlords who accept tenants using housing vouchers. He presents the combined approach as a way to reduce homelessness and housing insecurity.

Context: The landlord incentives are proposed but not specified in detail.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Expand affordable housing construction

AI-assisted summary

Schiff supports dramatically expanding the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program by loosening restrictions and increasing funding, which he says could help build 230,000 additional affordable homes in California. He also proposes federal low-interest loans for developers building primarily affordable multifamily housing, with a requirement that projects include a higher share of subsidized affordable units. He would also work to make HUD/FHA mortgage insurance under Section 221(d)4 usable in high-cost areas.

Context: The 230,000-home figure is presented as a potential estimate. The loan proposal applies to developers building primarily affordable units and would require a higher share of subsidized affordable units.

Sources & original wording
We can build an additional 230,000 affordable homes in California by loosening restrictions on LIHTC and expanding funding.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: Housing and Homelessness Plan Read the original source