Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009

Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit for Service Members HR 2398- Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009 HR 2562- Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009 Expanding and Extending Tax Credits for Home Purchases and Allowing their Application Beyond First-Time Buyers HR 2655- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit HR 3640- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence HR 3902- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such credit, and for other purposes S 1230- Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 1453- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit Expansion of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits HR 2606- Home Buying Credit Expansion Act HR 2619- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers to all homebuyers and to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit against income tax for the costs of refinancing acquisition indebtedness secured by their principal residence HR 2905- Homebuyer Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2009 Expansion of Small Business Health Coverage; Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors; Affordability Tax Credits HR 3200- America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 HR 3962- Affordable Health Care for America Act S 1679- Affordable Health Choices Act S 1796- America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S 979- Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act HR 2360- Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act of 2009 Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit HR 1993- First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 HR 3761- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S 1678- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax c... HR 1344- Real Help for Homebuyers Act of 2009 HR 1767- Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 HR 5168- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes HR 5183- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes HR 5188- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes HR 525- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009 Home Purchase Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers S 253- Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S 312- First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 Homebuyer Tax Credit Administration HR 3901- Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009 Modification of Homebuyer Tax Credits; Making Mortgage Interest Deduction Permanent HR 1805- American Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2009 Payroll Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums Paid for Self-Employed Individuals HR 1470- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 S 725- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 Permission for Developers of Housing Financed through Disaster Relief Programs to Receive Tax Benefits as Grants Rather than Tax Credits HR 2995 - Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Tax Credits for Certain Home Purchases HR 1119- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes HR 3760- Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 3825- Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009 HR 1245- Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 Tax Deductions for Start-Up Expenditures; Home Office Deductions HR 4637- Help Small Businesses Start and Grow Act of 2010 Tax Incentives for Historic Home Rehabilitation HR 3670- Historic Homeowners Revitalization Act of 2009 Tax Liability of Real Estate Partnerships/Treating Carried Interest as Ordinary Income Rather than Capital Gains HR 1935- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services HR 4213- American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 Tax Credit for Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditures HR 308 - Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2009 Tax Credits for Energy/Water Efficiency HR 4226 - Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009 HR 1908 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program S 1321 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property labeled under the Environmental Protection Agency Water Sense program Changes to Information Reporting Requirements Related to Health Laws S 3578 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act Clarifications of Individuals' Employment Status S 3786 - Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 HR 6128Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 Changes to Energy-Related Tax Provisions S 3935 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, and for other purposes. Tax incentives for Commercial Real Estate Investment HR 6317 - A bill to amend federal law, including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to reform and encourage investment in commercial real estate, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $4,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 45 tax credit, timber tax/TREE Act, housing credits) HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1862: Cap and Dividend Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2543 / S 316: Timber Revitilization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 2626 / S1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) HR 3302 / S 1501: Community Forest Conservation Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3548: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) HR 3590: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (employer and cellulosic tax credit provisions) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act (employer and cellulosic biofuel tax credit) HR 3985: Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit (entire bill) HR 4066: Making permanent the alternative fuels tax credit (entire bill) HR 4213: American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 (timber, alternative fuels, cellulosic fuels and Section 45 tax provisions) HR 4374: Renewable Biomass Fairness Act (entire bill) HR 4849: Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 (cellulosic fuel tax provision) HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (employer tax provisions, cellulosic tax credit provisions) HR 5297: Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (tall crude oil provision) HR 5372: Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat any business credit attributable to wind, solar, or biomass electricity production and investment in solar energy property as refundable to the extent the taxpayer makes new wind, solar, and other renewable energy investments (biomass provisions) HR 5623 / PL 111-98: Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (entire bill) S 1030: Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the reduction in the credit rate for certain facilities producing electricity from renewable resources S 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (employer tax provisions) S 2877: Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (entire bill) S 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 (timber tax provisions) Issues: Timber Tax/TREE Act, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Carbon Tax, Housing Tax Credits, Section 1402(a) of Title XIV of Water Resources Development Act (Harbor Maintenance Tax), Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit.

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (housing tax credit) HR 1106: Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619 Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 5623 / PL 111-98: Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (entire bill) P.L. No: 111-92: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) Issues: Housing market impacts

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 3548 - Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 - Included an extension of the current Homebuyer Tax Credit through April 30, 2010 (plus 60 days to close escrow), increased the income limitation, and expanded the credit to "step-up" buyers. Additionally, special provisions were added to allow greater and longer access to the tax credit for military personnel serving overseas. H.R.4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief For Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 - Would permanently extend the 2009 exemption and tax rate. H.R.4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009 - One year extension of tax deductions that includes: the standard deduction for state and local property taxes, 15-year leasehold improvements, contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes, Brownfield Deduction, and Low-Income Housing Credit. Part of the offset for these tax extensions would be a change to the taxation of carried interest at regular income rates instead of at capital gain rates. H.R. 5623 Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act - Would extend the closing deadline for the homebuyer tax credit of up to $8,000 for the purchase of a principal residence to October 1, 2010. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable. S. 1678 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such tax credit through May 31, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the date until which purchases of a principal residence may be treated as made on December 31, 2008, for tax purposes; and (3) extend through May 31, 2010, the waiver of recapture requirements for residences purchased after December 31, 2008. C.A.R. is following and opposing a CBO report discussing the possibility of reducing the mortgage interest deduction (MID) from the present $1.1 million cap to $500,000, replacing the MID with a flat tax credit that is 15% of mortgage interest paid, and/or eliminating the deduction for all state and local taxes, including property taxes. C.A.R. Expressed their concern and opposition to members of Congress regarding the President's proposed budget for FY 2011 and its proposed limitation on itemized deductions.

Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit for Service Members HR 2398- Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009 HR 2562- Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009 Expanding and Extending Tax Credits for Home Purchases and Allowing their Application Beyond First-Time Buyers HR 2655- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit HR 3640- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence HR 3902- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such credit, and for other purposes S 1230- Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 1453- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit Expansion of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits HR 2606- Home Buying Credit Expansion Act HR 2619- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers to all homebuyers and to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit against income tax for the costs of refinancing acquisition indebtedness secured by their principal residence HR 2905- Homebuyer Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2009 Expansion of Small Business Health Coverage; Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors; Affordability Tax Credits HR 3200- America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 HR 3962- Affordable Health Care for America Act S 1679- Affordable Health Choices Act S 1796- America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S 979- Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act HR 2360- Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act of 2009 Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit HR 1993- First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 HR 3761- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S 1678- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax c... HR 1344- Real Help for Homebuyers Act of 2009 HR 1767- Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 HR 5168- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes HR 5183- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes HR 5188- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes HR 525- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009 Home Purchase Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers S 253- Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S 312- First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 Homebuyer Tax Credit Administration HR 3901- Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009 Modification of Homebuyer Tax Credits; Making Mortgage Interest Deduction Permanent HR 1805- American Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2009 Payroll Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums Paid for Self-Employed Individuals HR 1470- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 S 725- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 Permission for Developers of Housing Financed through Disaster Relief Programs to Receive Tax Benefits as Grants Rather than Tax Credits HR 2995 - Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Tax Credits for Certain Home Purchases HR 1119- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes HR 3760- Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 3825- Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009 HR 1245- Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 Tax Deductions for Start-Up Expenditures; Home Office Deductions HR 4637- Help Small Businesses Start and Grow Act of 2010 Tax Incentives for Historic Home Rehabilitation HR 3670- Historic Homeowners Revitalization Act of 2009 Tax Liability of Real Estate Partnerships/Treating Carried Interest as Ordinary Income Rather than Capital Gains HR 1935- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services HR 4213- American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 Tax Credit for Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditures HR 308 - Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2009 Tax Credits for Energy/Water Efficiency HR 4226 - Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009 HR 1908 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program S 1321 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property labeled under the Environmental Protection Agency Water Sense program

H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 3548 - Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 - Included an extension of the current Homebuyer Tax Credit through April 30, 2010 (plus 60 days to close escrow), increased the income limitation, and expanded the credit to "step-up" buyers. Additionally, special provisions were added to allow greater and longer access to the tax credit for military personnel serving overseas. H.R.4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief For Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 - Would permanently extend the 2009 exemption and tax rate. H.R.4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009 - One year extension of tax deductions that includes: the standard deduction for state and local property taxes, 15-year leasehold improvements, contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes, Brownfield Deduction, and Low-Income Housing Credit. Part of the offset for these tax extensions would be a change to the taxation of carried interest at regular income rates instead of at capital gain rates. H.R. 5623 Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act - Would extend the closing deadline for the homebuyer tax credit of up to $8,000 for the purchase of a principal residence to October 1, 2010. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable. S. 1678 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such tax credit through May 31, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the date until which purchases of a principal residence may be treated as made on December 31, 2008, for tax purposes; and (3) extend through May 31, 2010, the waiver of recapture requirements for residences purchased after December 31, 2008. C.A.R. is following and opposing a CBO report discussing the possibility of reducing the mortgage interest deduction (MID) from the present $1.1 million cap to $500,000, replacing the MID with a flat tax credit that is 15% of mortgage interest paid, and/or eliminating the deduction for all state and local taxes, including property taxes. C.A.R. Expressed their concern and opposition to members of Congress regarding the President's proposed budget for FY 2011 and its proposed limitation on itemized deductions.

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (housing tax credit) HR 1106: Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619 Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 5623 / PL 111-98: Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (entire bill) P.L. No: 111-92: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) Issues: Housing market impacts

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 45 tax credit, timber tax/TREE Act, housing credits) HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1862: Cap and Dividend Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2543 / S 316: Timber Revitilization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 2626 / S1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) HR 3302 / S 1501: Community Forest Conservation Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3548: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) HR 3590: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (employer and cellulosic tax credit provisions) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act (employer and cellulosic biofuel tax credit) HR 3985: Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit (entire bill) HR 4066: Making permanent the alternative fuels tax credit (entire bill) HR 4213: American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 (timber, alternative fuels, cellulosic fuels and Section 45 tax provisions) HR 4374: Renewable Biomass Fairness Act (entire bill) HR 4849: Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 (cellulosic fuel tax provision) HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (employer tax provisions, cellulosic tax credit provisions) HR 5297: Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (tall crude oil provision) HR 5623 / PL 111-98: Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (entire bill) S 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (employer tax provisions) S 2877: Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (entire bill) Issues: Timber Tax/TREE Act, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Carbon Tax, Housing Tax Credits, Section 1402(a) of Title XIV of Water Resources Development Act (Harbor Maintenance Tax), Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit.

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (housing tax credit) HR 1106: Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619 Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) P.L. No: 111-92: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) Issues: Housing market impacts

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 45 tax credit, timber tax/TREE Act, housing credits) HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1862: Cap and Dividend Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2543 / S 316: Timber Revitilization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 2626 / S1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) HR 3302 / S 1501: Community Forest Conservation Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3548: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) HR 3590: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (employer and cellulosic tax credit provisions) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act (employer and cellulosic biofuel tax credit) HR 3985: Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit (entire bill) HR 4066: Making permanent the alternative fuels tax credit (entire bill) HR 4213: American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 (timber, alternative fuels, cellulosic fuels and Section 45 tax provisions) HR 4374: Renewable Biomass Fairness Act (entire bill) HR 4849: Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 (cellulosic fuel tax provision) HR 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (employer tax provisions, cellulosic tax credit provisions) S 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (employer tax provisions) S 2877: Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (entire bill) Issues: Timber Tax/TREE Act, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Carbon Tax, Housing Tax Credits, Section 1402(a) of Title XIV of Water Resources Development Act (Harbor Maintenance Tax), Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit.

Home Purchase Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers: S. 253 - "Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act" S. 312 - "First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009" Epansion of Small Business Health Coverage; Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors; Affordability Tax Credits H.R. 3590 - "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" H.R. 4872 - "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010" H.R. 3962 - "Affordable Health Care for America Act" H.R. 3200 - "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" S. 1796 - "America's Healthy Future Act of 2009" S. 1679 - "Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 2360/S. 979 - "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009" Homebuyer Tax Credit Administration: H.R. 3901 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009" Tax Credits for Certain Home Purchases: H.R. 3825 - "Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009" H.R. 3760 - "Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009" H.R. 1245 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009" Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: H.R. 3761 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes" H.R. 1993 - "First-Time Home Buyer Credit Extension Act of 2009" S. 1678 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes." Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit for Service Members: H.R. 2562 - "Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009" H.R. 2398 - "Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009" Expansion of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits: H.R. 2905 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2009" H.R. 2606 - "Home Buying Credit Expansion Act" H.R. 2619 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers to all homebuyers and to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit against income tax for the costs of refinancing acquisition indebtedness secured by their principal residence." Expanding and Extending Tax Credits for Home Purchases and Allowing their Application Beyond First-Time Buyers: H.R. 3902 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such credit, and for other purposes." S. 1230 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases." H.R. 3640 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence" H.R. 2655 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit." Payroll Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums Paid for Self-Employed Individuals: H.R. 1470 / S. 725 - "Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009" Tax Liability of Real Estate Partnerships/Treating Carried Interest as Ordinary Income Rather than Capital Gains: H.R. 4213 - "Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 1935 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." Permission for Developers of Housing Financed through Disaster Relief Programs to Receive Tax Benefits as Grants Rather than Tax Credits: H.R. 2995 - "Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009" Tax Credit for Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditures: H.R. 308 - "Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2009" Tax Credits for Energy/Water Efficiency: H.R.1908 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program" S. 1321 Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 4226 - "Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009" Tax Incentives for Historic Home Rehabilitation: H.R. 3670 - "Historic Homeowners Revitalization Act of 2009"

H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 3548 - Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 - Included an extension of the current Homebuyer Tax Credit through April 30, 2010 (plus 60 days to close escrow), increased the income limitation, and expanded the credit to "step-up" buyers. Additionally, special provisions were added to allow greater and longer access to the tax credit for military personnel serving overseas. H.R.4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief For Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 - Would permanently extend the 2009 exemption and tax rate. H.R.4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009 - One year extension of tax deductions that includes: the standard deduction for state and local property taxes, 15-year leasehold improvements, contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes, Brownfield Deduction, and Low-Income Housing Credit. Part of the offset for these tax extensions would be a change to the taxation of carried interest at regular income rates instead of at capital gain rates. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable. S. 1678 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such tax credit through May 31, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the date until which purchases of a principal residence may be treated as made on December 31, 2008, for tax purposes; and (3) extend through May 31, 2010, the waiver of recapture requirements for residences purchased after December 31, 2008. C.A.R. is following and opposing a CBO report discussing the possibility of reducing the mortgage interest deduction (MID) from the present $1.1 million cap to $500,000, replacing the MID with a flat tax credit that is 15% of mortgage interest paid, and/or eliminating the deduction for all state and local taxes, including property taxes. C.A.R. Expressed their concern and opposition to members of Congress regarding the President's proposed budget for FY 2011 and its proposed limitation on itemized deductions.

HR 622: To expand the tax credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use. S 1230: Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 1245: Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S 870: To amend IRC of 1986 to expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use. HR 2528: To extend the credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities. HR 4213: Tax Extenders Act of 2009 Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit, Senate Finance Committee Staff Draft HR 3985: Biofuel Producer Tax Credit HR 3962: Healthcare bill

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 622, to expand the tax credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use S 870, to expand the tax credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain facilities producing electricity form open-loop biomass Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit Finance Committee Legislative Staff Draft S 1230, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009

Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (housing tax credit) HR 1106: Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1230 / HR 1245 / HR 3760: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1678 / HR 3761 / HR 3773: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619 Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) Issues: Housing market impacts

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 45 tax credit, timber tax/TREE Act, housing credits) HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) S 316 / HR 2543: Timber Revitilization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1230 / HR 1245 / HR 3760: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1678 / HR 3761 / HR 3773: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 2626 / S1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (employer role provisions) (no bill number) Issues: Timber Tax/TREE Act, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Carbon Tax, Housing Tax Credits

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

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 45 tax credit, timber tax/TREE Act, housing credits) HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1862: Cap and Dividend Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2543 / S 316: Timber Revitilization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 2626 / S1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) HR 3548: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) HR 3590: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (employer tax provisions) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act (employer tax provisions, cellulosic biofuel tax credit) HR 3985: Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit (entire bill) HR 4066: Making permanent the alternative fuels tax credit (entire bill) S 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (employer tax provisions) S 2877: Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (entire bill) Issues: Timber Tax/TREE Act, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Carbon Tax, Housing Tax Credits, Title XIV of Water Resources Development Act, Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (housing tax credit) HR 1106: Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1245 / HR 3760 / S 1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619 Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 3548: Worker, Home Ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (homebuyer tax credit) HR 3761 / HR 3773 / S 1678: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) Issues: Housing market impacts

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 622: To expand the tax credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use. S 1230: Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 1245: Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S 870: To amend IRC of 1986 to expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use. HR 2528: To extend the credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities. HR 4213: Tax Extenders Act of 2009 Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit, Senate Finance Committee Staff Draft HR 3985: Biofuel Producer Tax Credit HR 3962: Healthcare bill

Client expense: $643,706 · Firm income: Not reported

Home Purchase Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers: S. 253 - "Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act" S. 312 - "First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009" Epansion of Small Business Health Coverage; Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors; Affordability Tax Credits H.R. 3590 - "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" H.R. 3962 - "Affordable Health Care for America Act" H.R. 3200 - "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" S. 1796 - "America's Healthy Future Act of 2009" S. 1679 - "Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 2360/S. 979 - "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009" Homebuyer Tax Credit Administration: H.R. 3901 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009" Tax Credits for Certain Home Purchases: H.R. 3825 - "Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009" H.R. 3760 - "Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009" H.R. 1245 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009" Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: H.R. 3761 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes" H.R. 1993 - "First-Time Home Buyer Credit Extension Act of 2009" H.R. 1245 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009" S. 1678 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes." Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit for Service Members: H.R. 3590 - "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009" H.R. 2562 - "Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009" H.R. 2398 - "Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009" Expansion of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits: H.R. 2905 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2009" H.R. 2606 - "Home Buying Credit Expansion Act" H.R. 2619 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers to all homebuyers and to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit against income tax for the costs of refinancing acquisition indebtedness secured by their principal residence." Expanding and Extending Tax Credits for Home Purchases and Allowing their Application Beyond First-Time Buyers: H.R. 3548 - "Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009" H.R. 3902 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such credit, and for other purposes." S. 1230 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases." H.R. 3640 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence" H.R. 2655 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit." Payroll Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums Paid for Self-Employed Individuals: H.R. 1470 / S. 725 - "Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009" Tax Liability of Real Estate Partnerships/Treating Carried Interest as Ordinary Income Rather than Capital Gains: H.R. 4213 - "Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 1935 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." Permission for Developers of Housing Financed through Disaster Relief Programs to Receive Tax Benefits as Grants Rather than Tax Credits: H.R. 2995 - "Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009" Tax Credit for Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditures: H.R. 308 - "Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2009" Tax Credits for Energy/Water Efficiency: H.R.1908 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program" S. 1321 Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 4226 - "Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009" Tax Incentives for Historic Home Rehabilitation: H.R. 3670 - "Historic Homeowners Revitalization Act of 2009"

H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 3548 - Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 - Included an extension of the current Homebuyer Tax Credit through April 30, 2010 (plus 60 days to close escrow), increased the income limitation, and expanded the credit to "step-up" buyers. Additionally, special provisions were added to allow greater and longer access to the tax credit for military personnel serving overseas. H.R.4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief For Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 - Would permanently extend the 2009 exemption and tax rate. H.R.4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009 - One year extension of tax deductions that includes: the standard deduction for state and local property taxes, 15-year leasehold improvements, contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes, Brownfield Deduction, and Low-Income Housing Credit. Part of the offset for these tax extensions would be a change to the taxation of carried interest at regular income rates instead of at capital gain rates. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable. S. 1678 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such tax credit through May 31, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the date until which purchases of a principal residence may be treated as made on December 31, 2008, for tax purposes; and (3) extend through May 31, 2010, the waiver of recapture requirements for residences purchased after December 31, 2008. C.A.R. is following and opposing a CBO report discussing the possibility of reducing the mortgage interest deduction (MID) from the present $1.1 million cap to $500,000, replacing the MID with a flat tax credit that is 15% of mortgage interest paid, and/or eliminating the deduction for all state and local taxes, including property taxes.

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 600, FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act H.R. 1247, Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 H.R.384, To reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program. H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 1105, 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1081, Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response Mission H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009 H.R. 1778, Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act H.R. 2246, Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2009 S.1379, A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities. S. 896/PL 111-22, Helping Families Save their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3288, Transportation/HUD Appropriations H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 476, The Housing Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3527, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009

Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1245, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009, entire bill; S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009, entire bill.

Client expense: $81,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.

Home Purchase Tax Credit for First-Time Homebuyers: S. 253 - "Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act" S. 312 - "First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009" Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors: S. ____ (Senate Finance Committee Draft Health Reform Legislation) - "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: H.R. 1993 - "First-Time Home Buyer Credit Extension Act of 2009" H.R. 1245 - "Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009" S. 1678 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes." Extension of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit for Service Members: H.R. 3590 - "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009" H.R. 2562 - "Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009" H.R. 2398 - "Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act of 2009" Expansion of First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits: H.R. 2606 - "Home Buying Credit Expansion Act" H.R. 2619 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers to all homebuyers and to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit against income tax for the costs of refinancing acquisition indebtedness secured by their principal residence." Expanding Tax Credits for Home Purchases and Allowing their Application Beyond First-Time Buyers: S. 1230 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases." H.R. 3640 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence" H.R. 2655 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit." Repeal of Recapture Provisions of 2007 Homebuyer Tax Credit: H.R. 525 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009. " Tax Deductibility of Health Insurance Premiums Paid for Self-Employed Individuals: H.R. 1470 / S. 725 - "Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009" Tax Liability of Real Estate Partnerships/Treating Carried Interest as Ordinary Income Rather than Capital Gains H.R. 1935 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." Permission for Developers of Housing Financed through Disaster Relief Programs to Receive Tax Benefits as Grants Rather than Tax Credits H.R. 2995 - "Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009" Tax Credit for Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditures: H.R. 308 - "Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2009" Tax Credits for Energy/Water Efficiency: H.R.1908 - "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense program" S. 1321 Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009

H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009; all provisions S.1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009; all provisions S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes; all provisions

Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 45 tax credit, timber tax/TREE Act, housing credits) HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 622 / S 870: Removing third party sale requirement of the Section 45 tax credit (entire bill) S 316 / HR 2543: Timber Revitilization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1230 / HR 1245 / HR 3760: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1678 / HR 3761 / HR 3773: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 2626 / S1090: Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act (entire bill) America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (employer role provisions) (no bill number) Issues: Timber Tax/TREE Act, Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, Carbon Tax, Housing Tax Credits

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1 / PL 111-5: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (housing tax credit) HR 1106: Help Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 1903: Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1230 / HR 1245 / HR 3760: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 (entire bill) S 1678 / HR 3761 / HR 3773: Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) HR 1993 / HR 2606 / HR 2655: First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009 (entire bill) HR 2619 Temporarily expand the credit for first-time homebuyers (entire bill) Issues: Housing market impacts

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

P.L. 115 - 5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - implementation of provisions relating to housing market incentives, including homebuyer tax credit; S. 253 - Fix Housing First Tax Credit Act - entire bill; S. 740 and H.R. 1119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the homebuyer tax credit - entire bill; S. 1230 and H.R. 1245 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 115 - 5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - implementation of provisions relating to housing market incentives, including homebuyer tax credit; S. 253 - Fix Housing First Tax Credit Act - entire bill; S. 740 and H.R. 1119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the homebuyer tax credit - entire bill; S. 1230 and H.R. 1245 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 115 - 5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - implementation of provisions relating to housing market incentives, including homebuyer tax credit; S. 253 - Fix Housing First Tax Credit Act - entire bill; S. 740 and H.R. 1119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the homebuyer tax credit - entire bill; S. 1230 and H.R. 1245 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 600, FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act H.R. 1247, Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 H.R.384, To reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program. H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 1105, 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1081, Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response Mission "Examining the Making Home Affordable Program" H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009 H.R. 1778, Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act H.R. 2246, Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2009 S.1379, A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities. Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009 S. 896/PL 111-22, Helping Families Save their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3288 Transportation/HUD Appropriations

Client expense: $346,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 214, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. H.R. 309, American Heroes' Homeownership Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 426, Green Roofing Energy Efficiency Tax Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 475, To amend the Internal Revenue Code to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit. H.R. 525, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009. H.R. 674, Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2009 H.R. 755, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of certain residences acquired before 2013. H.R. 802, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit. H.R. 906, Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 1119, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 1194, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009 H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 H.R. 1301, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the 180-day period for completion of a like-kind exchange in the case of the bankruptcy of a qualified intermediary or an exchange accommodation titleholder. H.R. 1317, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time. H.R. 1344, Real Help for Homebuyers Act of 2009 H.R. 1453, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit. H.R. 1677, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community and Enterprise Community Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1716, Property Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1724, America's Brownfield Cleanup Act 2009 H.R. 1767, Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. H.R. 2198, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property. H.R. 2227, American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act H.R. 2615, Energy-Efficient Commercial Roofs Act of 2009 H.R.2649, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the new energy efficient home credit and to provide a credit against tax for the purchase of certain energy efficient homes. H.R.2655, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit. H.R.2725, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension for the real property standard deduction and to adjust such deduction for inflation. H.R.2756, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans, and for other purposes. H.R.2801, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit. H.R.2851, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain gains on single-family residential rental property from gross income. H.R. 2887, Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2995, Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations H.R.3178, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property. H.R.3260, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the expensing of environmental remediation costs permanent law. H.R.3382, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings, and for other purposes. H.R.3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow dealers in real estate to use the installment sales method. H.R.3500, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the benefits available in empowerment zones and other tax-incentive areas. H.R.3520, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude capital gains on sales and exchanges of residences purchased in a foreclosure sale. H.R.3586, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes. H.R.3590, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. H.R.3640, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence. H.R.3670, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings, including owner-occupied residences. H.R.3715, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 3746, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for making homes more water-efficient, for building new water-efficient homes, for public water conservation, and for other purposes. H.R. 3747, To promote water efficiency, conservation, and adaptation, and for other purposes. S. 31, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. S. 33, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. S. 138, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes. S. 201, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers for 2010. S. 249, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income tax credit. S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 1637, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, and for other purposes. S. 376, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act S.AMDT. 58 to H.R,. 2 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue source through the treatment of income of partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for performance of services and reduce accordingly the tobacco tax increase as a revenue source. S. AMDT. 106 to H.R. 1, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. S.1583, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2014, and for other purposes. S.1637, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, and for other purposes. S.1639, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, and for other purposes. S.1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. S.1711, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for making homes more water-efficient, for building new water-efficient homes, for public water conservation, and for other purposes. S. 1712, A bill to promote water efficiency, conservation, and adaptation, and for other purposes. S.1728, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. S.1743, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes.

H.R. 205 - Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. H.R. 214 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow purchasers of a single-family principal residence a one-time tax credit for up to $15,000 of the purchase price. Requires such a residence to be purchased after February 29, 2008, and before March 1, 2009, and that it be: (1) a new previously unoccupied residence for which a building permit has been issued and construction began on or before September 1, 2007; (2) an owner-occupied residence with a mortgage indebtedness in default on or before March 1, 2008; or (3) in foreclosure and owned by the mortgagor or the mortgagor's agent. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 1301 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing nonrecognition of gain from like-kind exchanges to suspend the 180-day period for completing such exchanges in cases involving exchange facilitators who have filed a bankruptcy petition. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable. H.R. 1560 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. H.R. 1629 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide penalty free distributions and loans from certain retirement plans for the purchase and refinancing of principal residences. H.R. 1632 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009. H.R. 1716 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions. H.R. 1805 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for State and local sales tax, the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and the deduction for mortgage interest premiums, and to modify to the homebuyer credit. S. 156 - Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (2) extend from two to five years the carryback period for net operating losses in 2008 or 2009. S. 201 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the additional standard tax deduction for real property taxes for taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions. S. 253 - Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by: (1) eliminating the first-time homebuyer requirement (thus making such credit available to all homebuyers); (2) eliminating the repayment requirement for such credit except for resales of a principal residence, or failure to occupy such residence, at any time within three years of purchase; (3) exempting from the repayment requirement members of the Armed Forces who are ordered to relocate; (4) extending the period for purchasing a residence until December 31, 2009. S. 567 - Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for provisions reducing individual tax rates on capital gains and dividend income. S. 1678 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such tax credit through May 31, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the date until which purchases of a principal residence may be treated as made on December 31, 2008, for tax purposes; and (3) extend through May 31, 2010, the waiver of recapture requirements for residences purchased after December 31, 2008. C.A.R. is following a CBO report discussing the possibility of reducing the mortgage interest deduction (MID) from the present $1.1 million cap to $500,000, replacing the MID with a flat tax credit that is 15% of mortgage interest paid, and/or eliminating the deduction for all state and local taxes, including property taxes.

HR 622, to expand the tax credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use S 870, to expand the tax credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain facilities producing electricity form open-loop biomass Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit Finance Committee Legislative Staff Draft S 1230, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 HR 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009

Client expense: $678,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 600, FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act H.R. 1247, Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 H.R.384, To reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program. H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 1105, 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1081, Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response Mission "Examining the Making Home Affordable Program" H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009 H.R. 1778, Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act H.R. 2246, Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2009 S.1379, A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities. Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009 S. 896/PL 111-22, Helping Families Save their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 214, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. H.R. 309, American Heroes' Homeownership Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 426, Green Roofing Energy Efficiency Tax Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 475, To amend the Internal Revenue Code to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit. H.R. 525, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009. H.R. 674, Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2009 H.R. 755, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of certain residences acquired before 2013. H.R. 802, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit. H.R. 906, Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 1119, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 1194, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009 H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 H.R. 1301, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the 180-day period for completion of a like-kind exchange in the case of the bankruptcy of a qualified intermediary or an exchange accommodation titleholder. H.R. 1317, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time. H.R. 1344, Real Help for Homebuyers Act of 2009 H.R. 1453, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit. H.R. 1677, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community and Enterprise Community Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1716, Property Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1724, America's Brownfield Cleanup Act 2009 H.R. 1767, Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. H.R. 2198, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property. H.R. 2227, American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act H.R. 2615, Energy-Efficient Commercial Roofs Act of 2009 H.R. 2887, Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2995, Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations S. 31, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. S. 33, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. S. 138, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes. S. 201, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers for 2010. S. 249, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income tax credit. S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 376, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act S.AMDT. 58 to H.R,. 2 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue source through the treatment of income of partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for performance of services and reduce accordingly the tobacco tax increase as a revenue source. S. AMDT. 106 to H.R. 1, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.

H.R. 205 - Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. H.R. 214 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow purchasers of a single-family principal residence a one-time tax credit for up to $15,000 of the purchase price. Requires such a residence to be purchased after February 29, 2008, and before March 1, 2009, and that it be: (1) a new previously unoccupied residence for which a building permit has been issued and construction began on or before September 1, 2007; (2) an owner-occupied residence with a mortgage indebtedness in default on or before March 1, 2008; or (3) in foreclosure and owned by the mortgagor or the mortgagor's agent. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 1301 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing nonrecognition of gain from like-kind exchanges to suspend the 180-day period for completing such exchanges in cases involving exchange facilitators who have filed a bankruptcy petition. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable. H.R. 1560 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. H.R. 1629 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide penalty free distributions and loans from certain retirement plans for the purchase and refinancing of principal residences. H.R. 1632 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009. H.R. 1716 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions. H.R. 1805 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for State and local sales tax, the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and the deduction for mortgage interest premiums, and to modify to the homebuyer credit. S. 156 - Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (2) extend from two to five years the carryback period for net operating losses in 2008 or 2009. S. 201 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the additional standard tax deduction for real property taxes for taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions. S. 253 - Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by: (1) eliminating the first-time homebuyer requirement (thus making such credit available to all homebuyers); (2) eliminating the repayment requirement for such credit except for resales of a principal residence, or failure to occupy such residence, at any time within three years of purchase; (3) exempting from the repayment requirement members of the Armed Forces who are ordered to relocate; (4) extending the period for purchasing a residence until December 31, 2009. S. 567 - Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for provisions reducing individual tax rates on capital gains and dividend income. C.A.R. has been lobbying on the Administration Budget Proposal which included provisions that would limit the amount a tax deduction could be counted on certain income brackets. This limitation would apply to the deduction of real estate related items such as property taxes and Mortgage Interest Deduction.

H.R. 1245, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009, entire bill; S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009, entire bill.

Client expense: $74,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

P.L. 115 - 5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - implementation of provisions relating to housing market incentives, including homebuyer tax credit; S. 253 - Fix Housing First Tax Credit Act - entire bill; S. 740 and H.R. 1119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the homebuyer tax credit - entire bill; S. 1230 and H.R. 1245 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $37,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 115 - 5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - implementation of provisions relating to housing market incentives, including homebuyer tax credit; S. 253 - Fix Housing First Tax Credit Act - entire bill; S. 740 and H.R. 1119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the homebuyer tax credit - entire bill; S. 1230 and H.R. 1245 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $37,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 115 - 5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - implementation of provisions relating to housing market incentives, including homebuyer tax credit; S. 253 - Fix Housing First Tax Credit Act - entire bill; S. 740 and H.R. 1119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the homebuyer tax credit - entire bill; S. 1230 and H.R. 1245 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $37,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 214, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. H.R. 309, American Heroes' Homeownership Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 426, Green Roofing Energy Efficiency Tax Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 475, To amend the Internal Revenue Code to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit. H.R. 525, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009. H.R. 674, Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2009 H.R. 755, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of certain residences acquired before 2013. H.R. 802, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit. H.R. 906, Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 1119, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 1194, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009 H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 H.R. 1301, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the 180-day period for completion of a like-kind exchange in the case of the bankruptcy of a qualified intermediary or an exchange accommodation titleholder. H.R. 1317, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time. H.R. 1344, Real Help for Homebuyers Act of 2009 H.R. 1453, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit. H.R. 1677, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community and Enterprise Community Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1716, Property Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1724, America's Brownfield Cleanup Act 2009 H.R. 1767, Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. S. 31, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. S. 33, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. S. 138, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity bond interest, and for other purposes. S. 201, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers for 2010. S. 249, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income tax credit. S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 376, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act S.AMDT. 58 to H.R,. 2 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue source through the treatment of income of partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for performance of services and reduce accordingly the tobacco tax increase as a revenue source. S. AMDT. 106 to H.R. 1, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.

H.R. 1 (P.L. 111-5), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 600, FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act H.R. 1247, Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 H.R.384, To reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program. H.R. 1245, Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 253, Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act S. 312, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 740, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 101, Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 H.R. 1105, 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1081, Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response Mission "Examining the Making Home Affordable Program"

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 205 - Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. H.R. 214 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow purchasers of a single-family principal residence a one-time tax credit for up to $15,000 of the purchase price. Requires such a residence to be purchased after February 29, 2008, and before March 1, 2009, and that it be: (1) a new previously unoccupied residence for which a building permit has been issued and construction began on or before September 1, 2007; (2) an owner-occupied residence with a mortgage indebtedness in default on or before March 1, 2008; or (3) in foreclosure and owned by the mortgagor or the mortgagor's agent. H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Restores the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent, previously repealed by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act ( Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003. H.R. 755 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of up to two residences (other than a principal residence) acquired after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2012. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $250,000 ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). Allows a $500,000 exclusion amount for a surviving spouse who sells a residence within two years of the death of a spouse. H.R. 1245 - Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase. H.R. 1301 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing nonrecognition of gain from like-kind exchanges to suspend the 180-day period for completing such exchanges in cases involving exchange facilitators who have filed a bankruptcy petition. S. 2 - Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: (1) providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable; (2) promoting investments in the new economy and enacting policies that create good, well-paying domestic jobs, and promoting families by improving the access and affordability of child and elder care; (3) enhancing the incentives and protections to help middle class families adequately meet their needs in retirement; (4) improving programs to help families acquire the education and training to be productive participants in the modern economy; (5) restoring fairness, prosperity, and economic security for working families by ensuring workers can exercise their rights to freely choose to form a union without employer interference; and (7) removing barriers to fair pay for all workers. H.R. 1560 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. H.R. 1629 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide penalty free distributions and loans from certain retirement plans for the purchase and refinancing of principal residences. H.R. 1632 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009. H.R. 1716 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions. H.R. 1805 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for State and local sales tax, the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and the deduction for mortgage interest premiums, and to modify to the homebuyer credit. S. 156 - Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; and (2) extend from two to five years the carryback period for net operating losses in 2008 or 2009. S. 201 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the additional standard tax deduction for real property taxes for taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions. S. 253 - Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by: (1) eliminating the first-time homebuyer requirement (thus making such credit available to all homebuyers); (2) eliminating the repayment requirement for such credit except for resales of a principal residence, or failure to occupy such residence, at any time within three years of purchase; (3) exempting from the repayment requirement members of the Armed Forces who are ordered to relocate; (4) extending the period for purchasing a residence until December 31, 2009. S. 567 - Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for provisions reducing individual tax rates on capital gains and dividend income. C.A.R. sent a comment letter to the California Congressional delegates concerning their opposition to a proposal in the FY10 Budget that would alter the deduction rate for taxpayers in the upper tax bracket. This change would include limitations to the Mortgage Interest Deduction, property taxes, state and local taxes, and private mortgage insurance deductions.