WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) reintroduced the School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2026, legislation to help modernize aging school buildings in Virginia and across the nation by expanding access to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit (HTC). The bill would make it easier for school districts to partner with private entities to finance renovations to historic school buildings that will continue to operate as schools after the improvements have concluded.

"Every student deserves a safe, healthy learning environment where they can succeed, but many schools are in need of urgent and often costly repairs," said the sen...