Another good amendment still needed: the "dead zone" issue. Enhanced benefits don't start until 1/1/27, so investors will wait instead of deploying capital now through 2026. Simple solution: make benefits effective immediately when the bill passes. Need help from @SenFinance

Multiple people on this thread have mentioned projects in Oklahoma which would benefit from fixing this issue Hopefully Senator Lankford and many of the other smart folk on @SenFinance Committee will get this patched up

Congress may freeze 🧊 billions in investment for America's poorest communities with an unintentionally badly timed Opportunity Zones update. A four-word fix could unlock it all. Here's the breakdown and why this matters now. ↓ How Opportunity Zones work: Investors get tax incentives to fund distressed communities. You need realized capital gains to participate. The benefits? Defer your current tax bill AND pay zero tax on gains from new investments. Win/Win Where the freeze 🧊 comes from: Current program ends December 2026 with zero deferral benefits. New program starts January 2027 with a 5-year deferral. So investors in 2026 get nothing while 2027 investors get five years of tax breaks. Obviously, everyone waits. The four-word fix: Make it effective "upon enactment." Give 2025 and 2026 investors the same 5-year deferral. Money flows immediately instead of hibernating until 2027. The political own-goal: Congress won't see additional OZ groundbreakings before the 2028 Presidential Election. Zero wins to show voters in distressed communities. What can be delivered: Immediate housing starts and construction jobs in the communities that need them most. Headlines lawmakers can tout in 2026, not 2029. Your move, Congress. Tag your Senator if you want shovels in the ground before the next election.