The INCREASE Housing Affordability Act wants to make it easier and cheaper to turn empty office buildings into homes by giving special money savings or "tax credits." This means that if someone spends money to change an old shop or office into a place people can live in, the government will help pay for some of those costs, especially if the homes are affordable and the workers are treated fairly.

H. R. 8518 is a bill that wants the Bureau of Labor Statistics to help figure out how much construction workers should be paid on big projects for the government, rather than just one person deciding, so that the numbers are more accurate and fair.