Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007

- Issues surrounding legislation affecting low-income housing tax credits. - Issues surrounding legislation regarding the Katrina and Rita GO Zones, including HR 2206 - Issues surrounding changes regarding HUD Form 2530 - HR1675

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $460,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S 1260, Data Security Act S 1178, Identity Theft PRevention Act S 495, Personal Data PRivacy and Security Act S 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act HR 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 HR 3012 Fair Mortgage Practices Act S 1299, Borrower's Protection Act of 2007 Sub Prime Lending HR 698, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 HR 2761, The Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 HR 1675, Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007 S 1762, Higher Education Access Act of 2007

Client expense: $9,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1852- Expanding Homeownership Act of 2007; Sec. 26 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Limits in High Cost Areas; Sec. 29 Use of FHA Savings for Costs of Mortgage Insurance, Housing Counseling, FHA Technologies, Procedures and Processes and for Affordable Housing Grant Fund, and Study (a)(4) Affodable Housing Fund. S. 1241- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify student housing eligible for the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 1227- The Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery Act of 2007; all provisions. S. 1180- The Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 2895-The National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 1682-Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 1980-Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR–4878–N–02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007. H.R. 1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007; all provisions. H. Res. 534-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1851) to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, Sec. 1 provisions relating to points of order. H.Amdt.493 to H.R.1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007-An amendment to include increased rent structure flexibility while maintaining affordability requirements, an increase up to 12.5% in first year permitted housing agency voucher reserves, provisions spelling out HUD responsibilities with respect to access to HUD programs for persons with Limited English Proficiency, modifications to voucher inspection requirements, and changes to the Housing Innovation Program. H.Amdt.498 to H.R. 1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007-An amendment to require that all adults in a household receiving Section 8 tenant assistance for more than 7 consecutive years must perform 20 hours per week of approved `work activities.' Exemptions are provided for senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work requirements, and those who cannot access child care. Oversight Plan of the Committee on Financial Services for the One Hundred Tenth Congress, Housing, all provisions related to federal affordable multifamily housing programs. USDA Interim Final Rule, RIN 0575-AC13: Reinvention of the Sections 514, 515, 516, and 521 Multi-Family Housing Programs; all provisions. H.J.Res.20-Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; Sec.2 all provisions related to funding and administration of HUD and USDA-RHS affordable multifamily housing programs. H.R.2206-U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007; Sec. 3 Title II Hurricane Katrina Recovery; Title IV Additional Hurricane Disaster Relief and Recovery Chapter 5 Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency & Chaper 8 Department of Housing and Urban Development; Title VIII Fair Mininum Wage and Tax Relief, Subtitle B--Small Business Tax Incentives, Part I Small Business Tax Relief Provisions, Subpart B Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives, Sec. 8222 Extension and Expansion of Low Income Housing Credit Rules for Buildings in the GOZones. HR 1591-U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007; Title II Additional Hurricane Disaster Relief and Recovery Chapter 5 Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency & Chapter 8 Department of Housing and Urban Development; Title VII Fair Minimum Wage & Tax Relief Subtitle C-Small Business Tax Incentives, Part I Small business Tax Relief Provisions Subpart B--Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives, Sec. 7522 Extension and Expansion of Low-Income Housing Credit Rules for Buildings in the Go Zones. H.R. 1562- Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007; all provisions. S. 131 and H.R. 647-Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 127-FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 44-Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act; all provisions. H.R. 201-Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act; all provisions. H.R. 202-Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 655-Pathway to Preservation Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 1427- Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007; all provisions. S. 1100-Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007; all provisons. H.R. 173-One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 1675-Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R.1966- Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007; all provisions. S. 584 and H.R. 1043-Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2007; all provisons. S. 1318-Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2007; all provisions. H.R. 1491- The Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2007; all provisions. S. 1078 and H.R. 1850- Housing America's Workforce Act; all provisions . FY 2008 Budget Requests by the Administration; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and programs and Treasury proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (continued)

Legislation impacting the low-income housing credit, including H.R. 2206, Supplemental Appropriations, H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act, H.R. 1043, Community Restoration and Revitalization Act, H.R. 1675, Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Katrina Housing Relief - HR 1227 "The Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act" ; Zero Downpayment Mortgages for hurricane disaster victims; Specially adapted housing; Federally Insured Reverse Mortagages - HR 391 "To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue to insure, and to enter into commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act"; Military Housing - S. 839 "The Military Access to Housing Act of 2007"; HR 1675 "Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007; FHA Reform - HR 1852 "Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007" Legislation pertaining to Government Sponsored Enterprise reform and regulation - HR 1427 "Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007" and HR 2895 "National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007"; Community Development Block Grants - Strengthening America's Communities Initiative; FHA Insurance for small multifamily projects; Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC); Rural Housing Service Section 515 - Multifamily Rental Housing; Employer assisted housing;

Client expense: $1,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1675, H.R.1851, H.R. 1491 and S. 1318

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

H.R. 1675

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE