Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010
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2010 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions; assisted housing porvisions H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions 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. H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009- assisted housing provisions, multifamily owner provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 3288, Transportation/HUD Appropriations-assisted housing provisions, energy performance provisions H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, mortage reform provisions, mortgage lending provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 476, The Housing Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3527, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009 Housing Finance-What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part I-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives (House Committee on Financial Services Hearing) H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010-ivestor/owner provisions, tenant access provisions H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 5028, Right to Rent-all provisions H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act - commercail real estate issues H.R. 5361 Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act-overall, Fannie Freddie as it relates to multifamly housing PETRA, Preservation, Enhancement and transformation Rental Assistance-assited housing provisions H.R. 4099, the energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009-provisions on assisted housing, Wall Street Reform H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act-multifamily mortgage provisions H.R. 3527, the FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act- all provisions FY 2011 HUD Appropriations-FHA multifamily commitment authority, assisted housing provisions H.R. 476, Housing Fairness Act-Section 2 Testing for Discrimination, Section 3 FHIP Funding, Section 5 Studies
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); S. 4036, to clarify National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from Treasury (Entire Bill); H.R. 6431, Protecting Homeowners and Foreclosure Stabilization Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 6398, to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (Entire Bill); H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 3677, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 (Section 745); H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); R-1366, interim final rule on the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA); R-1392, Escrow Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans; Proposed Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statement (IRPS) on Chartering Corporate Federal Credit Unions; definition of "low-risk assets"; Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds (CBETFs); Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs); Supplemental Capital; Corporate Stabilization Fund implementation; Credit Union Interest Rate Ceiling; Data Security; IOLTA Coverage Parity for Credit Unions; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Credit Card Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Asset-Backed Securities; Housing Finance Reform; Real Estate Appraiser Independence; Executive Compensation; Electronic Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements under the E-SIGN Act; Federal Trade Commission Pre-Merger Notification Requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976; Community Charter Conversions; Credit Union Governance; Credit Union Broker-Dealer Registration under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; Risk-Based Capital; Mortgage Loan Originator Registration under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; Creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
2010 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); S. 4036, to clarify National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from Treasury (Entire Bill); H.R. 6431, Protecting Homeowners and Foreclosure Stabilization Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 6398, to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (Entire Bill); H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 3677, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 (Section 745); H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); R-1366, interim final rule on the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA); R-1392, Escrow Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans; Proposed Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statement (IRPS) on Chartering Corporate Federal Credit Unions; definition of "low-risk assets"; Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds (CBETFs); Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs); Supplemental Capital; Corporate Stabilization Fund implementation; Credit Union Interest Rate Ceiling; Data Security; IOLTA Coverage Parity for Credit Unions; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Asset-Backed Securities; Housing Finance Reform; Real Estate Appraiser Independence; Executive Compensation; Electronic Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements under the E-SIGN Act; Federal Trade Commission Pre-Merger Notification Requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976; Community Charter Conversions; Credit Union Governance; Credit Union Broker-Dealer Registration under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; Risk-Based Capital; Mortgage Loan Originator Registration under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; Creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
2010 · fourth_quarter · Housing
H.R. 476 Housing Fairness Act H.R. 5814 Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 - to eliminate restrictions on citing of housing Reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - no bill proposed
Client expense: $6,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Ensure adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directed towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. Support funding for the Hope VI program. Support funding ($1 billion) for the National Housing Trust Fund. Support for HR 4810, increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. Support improving the HAMP program. Support tenent mobility in HR 5814. Support increase in funding for the FHIP (Fair Housing Initiatives Program) and FHAP (the Fair Housing Assistance Program) programs; support H.R. 476. Support the President's veto of H. R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 due to concerns that it would make it easier for large, interstate financial services companies to erroneously foreclose on homes.
| Republican |
| LA |
| Artur Davis | Democratic | AL |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Barney Frank | Democratic | MA |
| Bennie G. Thompson | Democratic | MS |
| Betty Sutton | Democratic | OH |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | Democratic | MI |
| Charles A. Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Daniel B. Maffei | Democratic | NY |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Diane Watson | Democratic | CA |
| Donald Payne | Democratic | NJ |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Kendrick Meek | Democratic | FL |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Melvin L. Watt | Democratic | NC |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | HI |
| Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | WA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Russ Carnahan | Democratic | MO |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | TX |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; support H Res 1566. Support paying tribute to the contributions made by people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; support H Res 1316. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364. Support full funding for Pigford II and racial discrimination law suit settlement; support H.R. 4783. Support diversity in the National Intelligence community; support Congressman Alcee Hasting's amendment to H.R. 2701. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Housing
FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act FHA Oversight HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2995- Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 Funding for Rural Housing Service Programs HR 4899- Disaster/War Supplemental Appropriations HR 5017- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 S 3266- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act" HR 3425 - A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 FHA Downpayment Requirements HR 3706- FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase HR 2483- Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act HR 587- A bill to increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009 FHA Modernization HR 3146- 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance HR 600- FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066- Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068- TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 HR 3142- Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance ActHOU HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Modifications to Improve FHA Stability HR 5072- FHA Reform Act of 2010 Prevention of Housing Discrimination HR 476- Housing Fairness Act of 2009 S 3704 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Protection of Affordable Housing HR 4868- Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents HR 3026 - Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009 Recognition of the Value of Homeownership H Res 1434- A resolution recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States Reform of Section 8 Programs HR 3045- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009HOU (Housing) Changes to FHA Insurance Programs HR 5981 - A bill to increase the flexibility of the secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance, and for other purposes. HR 6256 - Strengthening FHA Through Shared Equity Homeownership Act of 2010 Allowing Homeowners in Foreclosure Proceedings to Remain in their Homes as Renters HR 5028 - Right to Rent Act of 2010 Meetings with USDA on multifamily rural housing Meetings with HUD on multifamily assisted housing
Client expense: $4,760,000 · 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
2010 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); S. 4036, to clarify National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from Treasury (Entire Bill); H.R. 6431, Protecting Homeowners and Foreclosure Stabilization Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 6398, to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (Entire Bill); H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 3677, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 (Section 745); H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); R-1366, interim final rule on the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA); R-1392, Escrow Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans; Proposed Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statement (IRPS) on Chartering Corporate Federal Credit Unions; definition of "low-risk assets"; Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds (CBETFs); Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs); Supplemental Capital; Corporate Stabilization Fund implementation; Credit Union Interest Rate Ceiling; Data Security; IOLTA Coverage Parity for Credit Unions; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Asset-Backed Securities; Housing Finance Reform; Real Estate Appraiser Independence; Executive Compensation; Electronic Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements under the E-SIGN Act; Federal Trade Commission Pre-Merger Notification Requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976; Community Charter Conversions; Credit Union Governance; Credit Union Broker-Dealer Registration under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; Risk-Based Capital; Mortgage Loan Originator Registration under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; Creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); S. 4036, to clarify National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from Treasury (Entire Bill); H.R. 6431, Protecting Homeowners and Foreclosure Stabilization Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 6398, to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (Entire Bill); H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 3677, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 (Section 745); H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); R-1366, interim final rule on the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA); R-1392, Escrow Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans; Proposed Interpretive Rulings and Policy Statement (IRPS) on Chartering Corporate Federal Credit Unions; definition of "low-risk assets"; Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds (CBETFs); Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs); Supplemental Capital; Corporate Stabilization Fund implementation; Credit Union Interest Rate Ceiling; Data Security; IOLTA Coverage Parity for Credit Unions; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Credit Card Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Asset-Backed Securities; Housing Finance Reform; Real Estate Appraiser Independence; Executive Compensation; Electronic Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements under the E-SIGN Act; Federal Trade Commission Pre-Merger Notification Requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976; Community Charter Conversions; Credit Union Governance; Credit Union Broker-Dealer Registration under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; Risk-Based Capital; Mortgage Loan Originator Registration under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; Creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Housing
H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions; assisted housing provisions H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions 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. H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009- assisted housing provisions, multifamily owner provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 3288, Transportation/HUD Appropriations-assisted housing provisions, energy performance provisions H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, mortage reform provisions, mortgage lending provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 476, The Housing Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3527, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009 Housing Finance-What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part I-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives (House Committee on Financial Services Hearing) H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010-ivestor/owner provisions, tenant access provisions H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 5028, Right to Rent-all provisions H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act - commercail real estate issues H.R. 5361 Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act-overall, Fannie Freddie as it relates to multifamly housing PETRA, Preservation, Enhancement and transformation Rental Assistance-assited housing provisions H.R. 4099, the energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009-provisions on assisted housing, Wall Street Reform H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act-multifamily mortgage provisions H.R. 3527, the FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act- all provisions H.R. 5850, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, HUD mulfifamily appropriation provisions S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, HUD mulfifamily appropriation provisions FY 2011 HUD Appropriations-FHA multifamily commitment authority, assisted housing provisions H.R. 476, Housing Fairness Act-Section 2 Testing for Discrimination, Section 3 FHIP Funding, Section 5 Studies
Client expense: $498,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Housing
FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act FHA Oversight HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2995- Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 Funding for Rural Housing Service Programs HR 4899- Disaster/War Supplemental Appropriations HR 5017- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 S 3266- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act" HR 3425 - A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 FHA Downpayment Requirements HR 3706- FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase HR 2483- Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act HR 587- A bill to increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009 FHA Modernization HR 3146- 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance HR 600- FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066- Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068- TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 HR 3142- Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance ActHOU HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Modifications to Improve FHA Stability HR 5072- FHA Reform Act of 2010 Prevention of Housing Discrimination HR 476- Housing Fairness Act of 2009 S 3704 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Protection of Affordable Housing HR 4868- Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents HR 3026 - Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009 Recognition of the Value of Homeownership H Res 1434- A resolution recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States Reform of Section 8 Programs HR 3045- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009HOU (Housing) Changes to FHA Insurance Programs HR 5981 - A bill to increase the flexibility of the secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance, and for other purposes. HR 6256 - A bill to establish a shared equity homeownership pilot program for FHA mortgage insurance. Allowing Homeowners in Foreclosure Proceedings to Remain in their Homes as Renters HR 5028 - Right to Rent Act of 2010 Meetings with HUD on Condo Rules Meetings with FHA on FHA Reform and Loan Limits.
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
2010 · third_quarter · Housing
H.R. 476 Housing Fairness Act H.R. 5814 Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 - to eliminate restrictions on citing of housing H.R. 4820 - Fair Housing and Inclusive Housing Rights Act of 2010 - to add protected classes and other amendments to the Fair Housing Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Housing
H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions; assisted housing provisions H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions 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. H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009- assisted housing provisions, multifamily owner provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 3288, Transportation/HUD Appropriations-assisted housing provisions, energy performance provisions H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, mortage reform provisions, mortgage lending provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 476, The Housing Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3527, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009 Housing Finance-What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part I-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives (House Committee on Financial Services Hearing) H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010-ivestor/owner provisions, tenant access provisions H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 5028, Right to Rent-all provisions H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act - commercail real estate issues H.R. 5361 Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act-overall, Fannie Freddie as it relates to multifamly housing PETRA, Preservation, Enhancement and transformation Rental Assistance-assited housing provisions H.R. 4099, the energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009-provisions on assisted housing, Wall Street Reform H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act-multifamily mortgage provisions H.R. 3527, the FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act- all provisions H.R. 5850, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, HUD mulfifamily appropriation provisions S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, HUD mulfifamily appropriation provisions FY 2011 HUD Appropriations-FHA multifamily commitment authority, assisted housing provisions H.R. 476, Housing Fairness Act-Section 2 Testing for Discrimination, Section 3 FHIP Funding, Section 5 Studies
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Ensure adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directed towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. Support funding for the Hope VI program. Support funding ($1 billion) for the National Housing Trust Fund. Support for HR 4810, increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. support improving the HAMP program. Support tenent mobility in HR 5814.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; support H Res 1566. Support paying tribute to the contributions made by people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; support H Res 1316. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 1799, the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3904, the Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4300, the Restoring America's Commitment to Consumers Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 3677, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 (Section 745); H.R. 5504, the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act (Section 352); H.R. 3421, the Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5816, the Commercial Real Estate Stabilization Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 6334, American Community Investment Reform Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Title II); H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4694, the Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 5017, the Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2555, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3723, the Small Business Credit Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3614, S. 1513, and S. 1929, to provide a temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3044, to delay the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (Entire Bill); H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (Title II); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2336, the GREEN Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4778, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4691, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); Job-Creation legislation; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Credit Card Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Pension Relief; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; Refund Anticipation Loans; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Asset-Backed Securities; Housing Finance Reform; Real Estate Appraiser Independence; Executive Compensation; Electronic Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements under the E-SIGN Act; Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI); Federal Trade Commission Pre-Merger Notification Requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976; Community Charter Conversions; Credit Union Governance; Credit Union Broker-Dealer Registration under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; Risk-Based Capital; Loan Originator Registration under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; Creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 1799, the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3904, the Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4300, the Restoring America's Commitment to Consumers Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 3677, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 (Section 745); H.R. 5504, the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act (Section 352); H.R. 3421, the Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5816, the Commercial Real Estate Stabilization Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 6334, American Community Investment Reform Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Title II); H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4694, the Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 5017, the Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2555, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3723, the Small Business Credit Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3614, S. 1513, and S. 1929, to provide a temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3044, to delay the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (Entire Bill); H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (Title II); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2336, the GREEN Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4778, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4691, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); Job-Creation legislation; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Credit Card Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Pension Relief; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; Refund Anticipation Loans; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Asset-Backed Securities; Housing Finance Reform; Real Estate Appraiser Independence; Executive Compensation; Electronic Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements under the E-SIGN Act; Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI); Federal Trade Commission Pre-Merger Notification Requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976; Community Charter Conversions; Credit Union Governance; Credit Union Broker-Dealer Registration under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; Risk-Based Capital; Loan Originator Registration under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; Creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act (all provisions).
Client expense: $1,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 1169Amend title 38, USC, to increase assistance provided by the VA to disabled veteransTo amend title 38, United States Code., to increase the amount of assistance provided by the VA Secretary to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment. H.R. 1293Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009Increases from: (1) $4,100 to $6,800 the amount authorized to be paid by the VA for improvements and structural alterations for homes of veterans with service-connected disabilities of 50% or more; and (2) $1,200 to $2,000 the amount authorized for such purpose for veterans with service-connected disabilities of less than 50%, and certain other veterans. H.R. 2180Amend title 38, USC, to waive housing loan fees for certain veteransProhibits the VA Secretary from collecting a housing loan fee from any veteran who, but for the receipt of active service pay, would be entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability. H.R. 2559Help Our Homeless Veterans ActTo direct the VA Secretary to carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless H.R. 2735Amend title 38, USC, to make improvements for homeless veteransTo amend title 38, USC, to make certain improvements to the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans H.R. 3073Amend title 38, USC, to direct the VA to establish grant assistance to veterans To amend title 38, USC, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless. H.R. 3976Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2009Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2015, specified protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures. H.R. 4359Warriors Adapting Residences with Mortgages for Energy Renovations Act (WARMER Act)To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee housing loans for the construction energy efficient dwellings, and for other purposes. S. 1547Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009A bill to amend title 38, USC, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other purposes. H.R. 476 LETTERHousing Fairness Act of 2009To ensure that veterans and military families are not being targeted for predatory lending or being discriminated against in any fashion as they seek safe and affordable housing
Client expense: $6,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2010 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: voting rights ; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 1966 `Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act' - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government.; HR 2765 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Net Neutrality; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Abortion language, opposing MTR, Title V extension; HR 3630 The Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: 4th Amendment, Privacy, FOIA, Whistleblower provisions; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 476 Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 97 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Voting Rights; Deceptive Practices in Elections; HR 984 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Separation of powers, constitutional rights, open government; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR5566 Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Date Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government, Intelligence oversight; S 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1516 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Immigrants Rights; S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: 4th Amendment, Privacy, FOIA, Whistleblower provisions; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Military facilities abortion ban; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 3518 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; HR 4879 Global Democracy Promotion Act - Issues Lobbied: support for the bill; HR 5092 To amend section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Other Congressional Matters: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Filming Police - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: due process, profiling; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI, ending 14 country policy; Electronic Communications Privacy - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Gene Patenting Legislation - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; Permanent rescission of the Global Gag Rule - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Detention, 287(g) report language; ICE leadership - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, detention, due process; Intelligence Authorization - Issues Lobbied: civil liberties, open government; Immigration court reform - Issues Lobbied: due process; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Material Support - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Due Process; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Repro health care and EC for sexual assault victims in ICE custody - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Torture/Detention/Interrogation Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Thompson prison facility - Issues Lobbied: indefinite detention, due process; Ideological exclusion - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; CEDAW - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: EOIR, LOP, LSC Funding , Due Process, Equal Protection; FY2011 Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention, 287 (g), other local enforcement of federal immigration law; Southwest border issues - Issues Lobbied: detention, due process; Electronic medical records report language - Issues Lobbied: privacy; AZ racial profiling bill - Issues Lobbied: racial profiling, due process; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, possible legislation; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Hate Speech Issues - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Medicaid family planning - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Right to Vote by Mail - Issues Lobbied: Voting Righs; Citizenship-stripping plan - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Due Process; Earmark Transparency Bill - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; Animal Enterprise Terrorism Bill Repeal - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; FY11 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Issus Lobbied: Title X, Abstinence only, comprehensive sex ed, teen pregnancy prevention; Federal Agencies Issues: Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: S 2977/HR 4556, National Security, Detention/Interrogation; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men, Privacy, Electronic medical records, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590), Eliminate funding for Title V abstinence only program; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: National Security, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, DHS/TSA Oversight, National ID, employment verification, privacy, watch/no fly lists, racial profiling in immigration enforcement, Mental health of detainees, Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) System of Records, Use of datamining technologies by the government, use of body scanners, Racial Profiling, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ICE quotas, Immigration detention, 2002 OLC Bybee opinion, 287(g) agreements, inherent authority, AZ racial profiling bill, TRIG, OCRCL Complaint process, Sexual assault in ICE detention facilities, Privacy Act System of Records, Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), Controlled Unclassified Information, limiting use of WBI/ending 14 Country policy; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Alternatives to detention, Asylum Parole Policy, Immigration Detainers, Metally-disabled immigration detainees; DHS Privacy Office - Issues Lobbied: Immigration and Enforcement Operational Records System of Records; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance , Executive Racial Profilig Policy, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Fair Sentencing Act, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, S 2977/HR 4556, Criminal Investigation, Indigent Defense Reform, Guidance on Parents Involved, Voting Rights Oversight, VRA, NRVA, HAVA,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 287 (g) agreements, Attorney General Guidelines, Miranda Warning; DOJ/FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Department of Justice/ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009; Department of Labor, OSHA - Issues Lobbied: Women workers; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Electronic Communications Privacy Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, GINA Implementation; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, privacy, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Cyber-security Policy/Review, Controlled Unclassified Information, Fair Sentencing Act, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, Operation Streamline, Faith-Based Programs, S 2977/HR 4556, Abortion riders for Medicaid-eligible women and Medicare beneficiaries, FEHBP, Peace Corps volunteers, Native American women, women in federal prisons, Medicaid Family Planning Extension, Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Detention/Interrogation, PCLOB vacancies, CEDAW, Military facilities abortion ban, Eliminate funding for Title V abstinence only program, Miranda Warnings, Targeted killings, 287 (g) agreements, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Executive Order 12958, Charitable Giving; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Faith-Based Programs; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, broadband access, classification; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, declassification procedures, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Fourth Amendment, privacy, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction Act, Executive Order 12958, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Restoration of Inter-agency working groups on human rights, Ideological Exclusion, 14 Country Policy, HIV Injection Drug Users, ICCPR; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Fair Sentencing Act, Cultural Assimilation, Collateral Consequences, and Recency; US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Homelessness Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Defining Homelessness (FR-5333-P-01); National Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act; ISOO - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information
Client expense: $339,340 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act FHA Oversight HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2995- Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 Funding for Rural Housing Service Programs HR 4899- Disaster/War Supplemental Appropriations HR 5017- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 S 3266- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act" HR 3425 - A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 FHA Downpayment Requirements HR 3706- FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase HR 2483- Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act HR 587- A bill to increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009 FHA Modernization HR 3146- 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance HR 600- FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066- Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068- TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 HR 3142- Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance ActHOU HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Modifications to Improve FHA Stability HR 5072- FHA Reform Act of 2010 Prevention of Housing Discrimination HR 476- Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Protection of Affordable Housing HR 4868- Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents HR 3026 - Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009 Recognition of the Value of Homeownership H Res 1434- A resolution recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States Reform of Section 8 Programs HR 3045- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009HOU (Housing) Meetings with HUD and FHA on conforming loan limits, multifamily housing, and Rural Housing Service Meetings with Department of Agriculture on Rural Housing Service
Client expense: $3,940,000 · 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, 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
2010 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Ensure adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directed towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. Support funding for the Hope VI program. Support funding ($1 billion) for the National Housing Trust Fund. Support for HR 4810, increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. support improving the HAMP program.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 476 Housing Fairness Act H.R. 5072, Federal Housing Administration Reform Act of 2010 Transforming Rental Assistance - House bill not yet numbered H.R. 4828 Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 - to add protected classes to the bill H.R. 4820 - Fair Housing and Inclusive Housing Rights Act of 2010 - to add protected classes and other amendments to the Fair Housing Act Fix to law that makes mortgage lending testing illegal - no bill number
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions; assisted housing porvisions H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009, multifamily mortgage provisions 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. H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009- assisted housing provisions, multifamily owner provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 3288, Transportation/HUD Appropriations-assisted housing provisions, energy performance provisions H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, mortage reform provisions, mortgage lending provisions, foreclosure provisions H.R. 476, The Housing Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3527, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009 Housing Finance-What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part I-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives (House Committee on Financial Services Hearing) H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010-ivestor/owner provisions, tenant access provisions H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 5028, Right to Rent-all provisions H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act - commercail real estate issues H.R. 5361 Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act-overall, Fannie Freddie as it relates to multifamly housing PETRA, Preservation, Enhancement and transformation Rental Assistance-assited housing provisions H.R. 4099, the energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009-provisions on assisted housing, Wall Street Reform H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act-multifamily mortgage provisions H.R. 3527, the FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act- all provisions FY 2011 HUD Appropriations-FHA multifamily commitment authority, assisted housing provisions H.R. 476, Housing Fairness Act-Section 2 Testing for Discrimination, Section 3 FHIP Funding, Section 5 Studies
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 1799, the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3904, the Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4300, the Restoring America's Commitment to Consumers Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4694, the Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 5017, the Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2555, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3723, the Small Business Credit Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3614, S. 1513, and S. 1929, to provide a temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3044, to delay the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (Entire Bill); H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (Title II); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2336, the GREEN Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4778, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4691, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); Job-Creation legislation; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Credit Card Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Pension Relief; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; Refund Anticipation Loans; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Department of Treasury Financial Services Regulatory Reform proposal entitled "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation."
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Entire Bill); S. 1799, the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3904, the Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4300, the Restoring America's Commitment to Consumers Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4694, the Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act (Entire Bill); H.R. 5017, the Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2555, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); S. 2919, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3723, the Small Business Credit Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3614, S. 1513, and S. 1929, to provide a temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3044, to delay the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (Entire Bill); H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3380, the Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (Title II); H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 2336, the GREEN Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4778, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4691, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (Entire Bill); Job-Creation legislation; Regulatory Compliance with Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations; Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises; Reform of Credit Rating Agencies; Financial Literacy; Overdraft Fees; Credit Card Interchange Fees; Financial Regulatory Reform; CDFI Appropriations; CLF Appropriations; Regulatory Relief for Financial Institutions; Financial Modernization; Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA); FY 2010 Budget Resolution; Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Military New Housing Assistance Program; Pension Relief; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Credit Union Member Business Lending (MBL); Corporate Credit Union issues; Mortgage Bankruptcy Cramdown; First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit; SBA Loan Guarantee; Mark to Market Accounting Rules; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF); Remittances; Refund Anticipation Loans; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension; Credit Risk Retention; Department of Treasury Financial Services Regulatory Reform proposal entitled "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation."
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Housing
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) HR 4868-The Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010: A bill to help preserve federally financed and state-financed affordable housing at risk of conversion to market-rate housing, restore housing at risk of loss due to deterioration, protect residents of affordable housing; preserve troubled projects facing foreclosure, maintain housing affordability, create an affordable housing database, and reform the section 202 and rural housing programs; all provisions. S 118-Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. HR 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. HR 1675-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 1481-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. HR 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. HR 3045-The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested amendment [to HR 3045] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) HR 476- Fair Housing Fairness Act: A bill to authorize $20 million for each of the next five years to allow HUD to test for discrimination in home buying, renting, or financing; all provisions. HR 4099- Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing; all provisions. S. 2897 - Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing. S 1676- Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009: A bill to allow the use of residual receipts from project-based voucher funded properties with expiring contracts to be transferred to nonprofit agencies that commit to preserving the affordable units; all provisions. HR 3897-Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009:A bill to close a loophole that allows Project-Based Section 8 properties to lower rents for families who are repaying the government when welfare fraud has been detected; all provisions. HR 5072-FHA Reform Act of 2010: A bill to improve the financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program; Sec. 19 Maximum Mortgage Amount Limits for Multifamily Housing, all provisions related to multifamily housing projects with elevators and extremely high-cost areas. HR 3527-The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009: A bill increasing the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas; all provisions. H.R. 2336-The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009: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; all provisions. HR 2887-Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 4849-Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010: A bill to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, extend the Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives; Title II Section 204, Elective Payments in lieu of Low Income Housing Credits, all provisions authorizing elective payments (cash exchange) in lieu of LIHTCs for bond-financed buildings. HR 3641-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. S 2827-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. S. 1637-Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009: A bill to extend the existing new energy efficient home tax credit (section 45L) and allow it to be used more effectively with affordable multifamily housing; all provisions. HR 4109-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2009:A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years; all provisions. S. 3141-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act of 2010: A bill to provide a five-year carry-back for current and future low-income housing tax credit investments and allow LIHTCs to offset 100 percent of federal tax liability; all provisions. HR 2995-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. S 1326-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A bill to provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets; Title XIV, Subtitle G, all provisions in Sec. 1481 about the Multifamily Mortgage Resolution Program and in Sec. 1484 about Protecting tenants at foreclosure extension and clarification. HR 1935 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services; all provisions (affordable multifamily properties are often owned by partnerships in which the managing general partner assumes greater liablity for the property's compliance and management). H.R. 4106-Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009: The legislation would authorize HUD to create a program to make grants and loans to owners of eligible federally assisted housing projects for making eligible green retrofit improvements to their properties as long as those owners agree to an affordability extension, as determined by HUD, for the building; all provisions. Requested an additional $5 billion of commitment authority for FHA to insure mortgages under the General Insurance/Special Risk Insurance (GI/SRI) Fund for multifamily rental and health care facilities from the House Appropriations Committee on the first available vehicle. HR 4213- American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (as passed by the Senate 3/10/10):A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; all provisions related to affordable multifamily housing in: Title I Sec. 121 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010; Title VI Sec. 604 Extension of Low-Income Housing Credit Rules for Buildings in GO Zones; Title VI Sec. 608 Election of Refundable Low Income Housing Credit for 2010 and Title VI Sec. 609 Low-Income Housing Grant Election. Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to extend the LIHTC cash exchange program to 4% credits generated from bonds, to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & to change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 4213- American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (as passed by the House 5/28/10):A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; all provisions related to affordable multifamily housing in: Title II Sec. 231 Election for Direct Payment of Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010; Title II Section 297 Extension of Low-Income Housing Credit Rules for Buildings in GO Zones; Title VI Sec. 412. Income of Partners for Performing Investment Management Services Treated as Ordinary Income Received for Performance of Services (affects ownership structures of some multifamily properties); Title VI Sec. 606 Housing Trust Fund. Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to extend the LIHTC cash exchange program to 4% credits generated from bonds and GO Zone Credits, to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & to change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 3929- A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. S. 1761-A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. H.R. 4687-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Exchange Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010: A bill to extend the LIHTC cash-exchange program for 2010 9 percent tax credits (Section 1602 from ARRA) and expand the program to include 4 percent LIHTCs; all provisions. S 3326- Job Creation and Affordable Housing Act of 2010: A bill to provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of the low-income housing credit; all provisions. H.R. 4766-Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2010: A bill to permanently extend the law that allows renters whose landlords have lost their properties to foreclosure the right to stay in the home for 90 days after the foreclosure or through the term of their lease, unless the property is sold to someone who will occupy the home; all provisions. Draft Legislation from HUD- Preservation, Enhancement, and Transforming Rental Assistance Act of 2010: The legislation would streamline the rental assistance programs would allow public housing and privately owned RAP, Rent Supp, and old Mod Rehab properties to convert to long-term project-based rental assistance, which includes a resident mobility feature; all provisions [not introduced]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5351F02], "Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification SystemAmendments; Final Rule," December 29, 2009; all provisions. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44 "Part III - Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous, Section 42. Low-Income Housing Credit," May 26, 2009; clarifies when utility submetering is permissible in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properies under the Section 42 utility allowance rules; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development "Annual Contributions Contracts, Project-based Section 8 Contract Administration," May 14, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Overview of Key Elements of Invitation for Submission of Applications for Contract Administrators and Annual Contributions Contract Revisions, January 26, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Notice 2009-51: "PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises," December 11, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Notice PIH 2010- 18:"Revision to HUD Notice PIH 2009-51 PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises," May 10, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Multifamily Housing Notice H2010-04: "Revised Protocol for Placing a Flag in the Active Partners Performance System (APPS) When a Property Receives a Physical Inspection Score Below 60 but Above 30," January 22, 2010; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents) & for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts and requested HUD to reinstate 24 CFR 207.260 for insurance loss. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notice H 09-20, "Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System," December 7, 2009; all provisions. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS multifamily housing programs. Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Provided requested recommendations to the White House Executive Office of the President, HUD, Tresasury-IRS, USDA-RHS regarding the regulatory changes needed to harmonize federal rental assistance programs across agencies. Requested guidance from HUD on how to treat tenants' requests to use medical marijuana. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Management and Occupancy Review for owners and management agents. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Real Estate Assesment Center scoring and procedures for HUD-assisted and/or FHA insured properties. Provided requested recommendations to HUD regarding needed reforms to the Section 202 elderly housing and Section 811 special needs housing programs. Provided requested recommendations to HUD and EPA regarding energy efficiency reforms to the Section 202 elderly housing and Section 811 special needs housing programs.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act (all provisions).
Client expense: $1,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 1586 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, Religious Liberty, School Vouchers; HR 1623 International Megans Law of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 1966 `Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act' - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government.; HR 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY10 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation), Immigration courts, LOP; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3288 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 omnibus spending bill for FY10 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation), Ending abstinence-only programs, funding more comprehensive approaches, establishing OAH; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Net Neutrality; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Abortion language, opposing MTR, Title V extension; HR 3630 The Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3764 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation); HR 3845 USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security.; HR 3961 To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security.; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act - Issues Lobbied: Opposing abortion language; due process, privacyHR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4005 Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security.; HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4364 Anti-SLAPP bil - Issues Lobbied: right to petition, free speech; HR 4470 Strong STANDARDS Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4621 Deceptive Census bill - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; HR 476 Housing Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 984 State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Separation of powers, constitutional rights, open government; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Date Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government, Intelligence oversight; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1516 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S 1549 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; S 1550 Strong STANDARDS Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1594 Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; S 1686 Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security; S 1692 USA Patriot Act Sunset Extention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues, constitutional rights, national security; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2959 American Elections Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: free speech; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Immigrants Rights; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 A bill to protect free speech. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 712 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation); S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; HR 2892 Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Detention, 287(g) report language; Other Congressional Matters: Other Congressional Matters: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Appointed counsel - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; Campaign finance issues - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Census issues - Issues Lobbied: Civil rights; Civil Rights Act of 2009 (no bill introduced) - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Employment Discrimination; Restoring Civil Rights Protections; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: due process, profiling; Corporal Punishment - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment in Public Schools; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI, ending 14 country policy; Electronic Communications Privacy - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI exigent ltr abuse - Issues Lobbied: open government; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Gene Patenting Legislation (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; Global gag rule - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; ICE leadership - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, detention, due process; Immigration court reform - Issues Lobbied: due process; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Lobby restrictions - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Natl popular vote bill - Issues Lobbied: voting rights; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Repro health care and EC for sexual assault victims in ICE custody - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Torture/Detention/Interrogation Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security,Torture/Detention/Interrogation; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Varick/Hudson Detention facilities - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, detention; Thompson prison facility - Issues Lobbied: indefinite detention, due process; Ideological exclusion - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Federal Agency Issues: CIS - Issues Lobbied: Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: S 2977/HR 4556, National Security, Detention/Interrogation, National Security, Detention/Interrogation, Discrimination, Don't Ask Don't Tell,; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization, Sex-Segregated Education, civil rights data collection; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records; Department of Health and Human Services, ORR - Issues Lobbied: reproductive health care for unaccompanied immigrant and refugee minors; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Preemption, watch/no fly lists, fusion centers, immigration detention, racial profiling in immigration enforcement (including 287g agreements), Mental health of detainees, Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) System of Records, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, DHS/TSA Oversight, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies by the government, use of body scanners, Racial Profiling; DHS Privacy Office - Issues Lobbied: Immigration and Enforcement Operational Records System of Records; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing Act, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation), Operation Streamline, Faith-Based Programs, S 2977/HR 4556, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance , Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009; Department of Labor, OSHA - Issues Lobbied: Women workers; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation) ; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing Act, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation), Operation Streamline, Faith-Based Programs, S 2977/HR 4556, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Cyber-security Review, Controlled Unclassified Information, Abortion riders for Medicaid-eligible women and Medicare beneficiaries, FEHBP, Peace Corps volunteers, Native American women, women in federal prisons, Medicaid Family Planning Extension, Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Detention/Interrogation, Federal websites cookies policy, privacy, PCLOB vacancies, 14 country policy; FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines, exigent ltr abuse; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, broadband access; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: ICEs vision, online detainer locator, detention standards, risk assessment tool, Haiti; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction Act, Executive Order 12958, Improving classification policy, Controlled Unclassified Information; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Faith-Based Programs; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, data collection; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: transgender discrimination; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Support for ratification, Restoration of Inter-agency working groups on human rights, Ideological Exclusion, 14 Country Policy; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing Act, Cultural Assimilation, Collateral Consequences, and Recency; US Interagency Council on Homelessness - Issues Lobbied: Prevent domestic violence and protect housing rights of survivors
Client expense: $334,182 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2010 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Ensure adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directed towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. Support funding for the Hope VI program. Support funding ($1 billion) for the National Housing Trust Fund. Support for HR 4810, increasing the annual authorization for programs to help homeless veterans. support improving the HAMP program.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing: HR 3766: Main Street TARP Act of 2009 FHA Modernization: HR 3146 - "21 Century FHA Housing Act of 2009" FHA Downpayment Requirements: H.R. 3706 - "FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009" Low Income Housing Credits: H.R. 2995 - "Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009" Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act": H.R. 3425 - "A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968." Section 8 Voucher Reform: H.R. 3045 - "Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009" Preservation of affordable housing: H.R. 4868 - "Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010"
Client expense: $4,300,000 · 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 Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
HR 476 Housing Fairness Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009 H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street 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. 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 Housing Finance-What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part I-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives (House Committee on Financial Services Hearing) H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 5028, Right to Rent
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act (all provisions).
Client expense: $1,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Housing
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H.R. 4868-The Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010: A bill to help preserve federally financed and state-financed affordable housing at risk of conversion to market-rate housing, restore housing at risk of loss due to deterioration, protect residents of affordable housing; preserve troubled projects facing foreclosure, maintain housing affordability, create an affordable housing database, and reform the section 202 and rural housing programs; all provisions. S. 118-Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 1675-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 1481-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. H.R. 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. H.R. 3045-The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested amendment [to HR 3045] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) H.R. 476- Fair Housing Fairness Act: A bill to authorize $20 million for each of the next five years to allow HUD to test for discrimination in home buying, renting, or financing; all provisions. HR 4099- Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing; all provisions. S. 2897 - Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing. S 1676- Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009: A bill to allow the use of residual receipts from project-based voucher funded properties with expiring contracts to be transferred to nonprofit agencies that commit to preserving the affordable units; all provisions. H.R. 3897-Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009:A bill to close a loophole that allows Project-Based Section 8 properties to lower rents for families who are repaying the government when welfare fraud has been detected; all provisions. HR 3793- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. S. 1658- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. H.R. 2336-The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009: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; all provisions. HR 3527-The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009: A bill increasing the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas;all provisions. HR 2887-Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 4849-Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010: A bill to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, extend the Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives; Title II Section 204, Elective Payments in lieu of Low Income Housing Credits, all provisions authorizing elective payments (cash exchange) in lieu of LIHTCs for bond-financed buildings. HR 3641-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. S 2827-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. HR 2847- Jobs for Main Street Act of 2009 (As Passed by the House): A bill providing additional appropriations for federal programs to boost the number of jobs in the economy; Division A, Title I, Chapter 6 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning & Development, all provisions about the Housing Trust Fund. Requested amendments [none included] to extend the low-income housing tax credit Section 1602 cash exchange by 1 year, provide a 5 year carryback to the LIHTC and change passive loss laws to allow certain S corportations, limited liablity companies, & closely held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. HR 2847(P.L. 111-147)- Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (As Passed by the House and Senate): A bill providing additional appropriations for federal programs to boost the number of jobs in the economy. Requested amendments [none included] to extend the low-income housing tax credit Section 1602 cash exchange by 1 year, include 4% LIHTCs in the Sec. 1602 cash exchange, provide a 5 year carryback to the LIHTC and change passive loss laws to allow certain S corportations, limited liablity companies, and closely held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. S. 1637-Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009: A bill to extend the existing new energy efficient home tax credit (section 45L) and allow it to be used more effectively with affordable multifamily housing; all provisions. HR 4109-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2009:A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years; all provisions. S. 3141-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act of 2010: A bill to provide a five-year carry-back for current and future low-income housing tax credit investments and allow LIHTCs to offset 100 percent of federal tax liability; all provisions. HR 2995-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. S 1326-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. H.R. 4173-Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009:A bill to provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets; Title VII, Subtitle I, Section 9801 all provisions about the Multifamily Mortgage Resolution Program. HR 1935 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services; all provisions (affordable multifamily properties are often owned by partnerships in which the managing general partner assumes greater liablity for the property's compliance and management). HR 4213-The Tax Extenders Act of 2009 (as passed by the House):A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; Title II Sec. 207 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010- all provisions about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit; and Title VI Subtitle A Partnership Interests Held by Partners Providing Services - all provisions which affect the tax treatment of income received by managing general partners (affordable multifamily properties are often owned by partnerships in which the managing general partner assumes greater liablity for the property's compliance and management). Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 4213-American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (as passed by the Senate):A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; all provisions related to affordable multifamily housing in Title I Part II Sec. 121 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010, Title VI Sec. 604 Extension of Low-Income Housing Credit Rules for Buildings in GO Zones, Title VI Sec. 608 Election of Refundable Low Income Housing Credit for 2010 and Title VI Sec. 609 Low-Income Housing Grant Election. Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to extend the LIHTC cash exchange program to 4% credits generated from bonds, to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & to change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 3929- A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. S. 1761-A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. H.R. 4687-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Exchange Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010: A bill to extend the LIHTC cash-exchange program for 2010 9 percent tax credits (Section 1602 from ARRA) and expand the program to include 4 percent LIHTCs; all provisions. S. 1861-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone; all provisions to benefit multifamily properties. H.R. 4766-Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2010: A bill to permanently extend the law that allows renters whose landlords have lost their properties to foreclosure the right to stay in the home for 90 days after the foreclosure or through the term of their lease, unless the property is sold to someone who will occupy the home; all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5351F02], "Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification SystemAmendments; Final Rule," December 29, 2009; all provisions. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44 "Part III - Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous, Section 42. Low-Income Housing Credit," May 26, 2009; clarifies when utility submetering is permissible in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properies under the Section 42 utility allowance rules; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Framework for the Revised Performance Based Contract Administrators Annual Contributions Contracts, October 20, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Overview of Key Elements of Invitation for Submission of Applications for Contract Administrators and Annual Contributions Contract Revisions, January 26, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Notice 2009-51: "PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises," December 11, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing [Docket No. FR5354N01] Notice:"HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents: Proposed Revisions and Updates and Notice of Information Collection," January 21, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Multifamily Housing Notice H2010-04: "Revised Protocol for Placing a Flag in the Active Partners Performance System (APPS) When a Property Receives a Physical Inspection Score Below 60 but Above 30," January 22, 2010; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. Provided feedback to HUD on prelminary draft proposals for changes to FHA Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Programs Underwriting Requirements. All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents) & for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts and requested HUD to reinstate 24 CFR 207.260 for insurance loss. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS multifamily housing programs. Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Offered input on Draft 2010-2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Strategic Plan; all provisions. Requested guidance from HUD on how to treat tenants' requests to use medical marijuana.
Client expense: $108,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2009 · fourth_quarter · Housing
HR 476 Housing Fairness Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2009 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H.R. 3288-FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act: A bill making appropriations for: Transportation-HUD; Commerce-Justice-Science; Financial Services; Labor-HHS; Military Construction-VA; and State-Foreign Operations, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; Division A, Title II Housing and Urban Development; - all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable housing programs, with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 contracts and fair housing activities to create translations and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). Requested amendments [to H.R. 3288, Title II] to fully fund project-based Section 8 contracts [included], exempt multifamily property owners who received Project-Based Section 8 funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) from ARRA's Section 1512 reporting requirements (which requires recipients to report their project plan, the number of jobs created or retained, salaries of highest paid employees) and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements [not included], funding &/or report language for HUD's Big Buy program, which was to assist property owners with compliance costs of the Lead Safe Housing Rule [not included], & maintaining $500,000 line item for LEP translations and services [included]. H.R. 2997-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill providing USDA, FDA and other agencies with appropriations for FY 2010; Title III Rural Development programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Also requested amendments [to HR 2997] authorizing use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS multifamily housing programs [not included]; & reinstating interest subsidy to Section 538 program [not included]. H.R. 2996- the FY 2010 Interior-Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies (including a continuing resolution for FY 2009 appropriations until December 18, 2009); Division B Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, Section 104 all provisions to prevent the termination of housing assistance to families with Housing Choice Vouchers in the new Section 169. Requested amendments [to HR 2996, Division B] to fully fund project-based Section 8 contracts[partial funding provided through Section 101, which included an extension for HUD funding under the continuing resolution], exempt multifamily property owners who received Project-Based Section 8 funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) from ARRA's Section 1512 reporting requirements (which requires recipients to report their project plan, the number of jobs created or retained, salaries of highest paid employees) and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements [not included], funding for HUD's Big Buy program, which was to assist property owners with compliance costs of the Lead Safe Housing Rule &/or committee report language [not included] & including the $500,000 line item for LEP translations &services [in HR 3288]. H.R. 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. H.R. 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 1675-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 1481-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 118-Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3045-The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested amendment [to HR 3045] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. H.R. 476- Fair Housing Fairness Act: A bill to authorize $20 million for each of the next five years to allow HUD to test for discrimination in home buying, renting, or financing; all provisions. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced during reporting period]. HR 2887-Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. HR 2995-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election;all provisions. S 1326-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election;all provisions. HR 3527-The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009: A bill increasing the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas;all provisions. HR 2847- Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010: A bill providing additional appropriations for federal programs to boost the number of jobs in the economy; Division A, Title I, Chapter 6 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning & Development, all provisions about the Housing Trust Fund. Requested amendments [none included] to extend the low-income housing tax credit Section 1602 cash exchange by 1 year, provide a 5 year carryback to the LIHTC and change passive loss laws to allow certain S corportations, limited liablity companies, and closely held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009: A bill using amounts made available under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to provide relief to homeowners and affordable rental housing; Section 2 Housing Trust Fund all provisions about the HTF. HR 4099- Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing; all provisions. HR 4106- Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009: A bill to authorize HUD to create a program to offer grants and loans to owners of federally assisted housing projects for costs of making green retrofit improvements; all provisions. S 1676- Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009: A bill to allow the use of residual receipts from project-based voucher funded properties with expiring contracts to be transferred to nonprofit agencies that commit to preserving the affordable units; all provisions. S 1731- Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009:A bill to provide grants and subsidized loans to states for homeowners in default and authorizes appropriations; Section 6 all provisions about the Housing Trust Fund. S 1733- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: A bill to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; Division A, Title I, Subtitle F, Sec. 163. Energy Efficiency in Building Codes all provisions applicable to multifamily properties & Sec. 164 Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance, all provisions for a multifamily housing retrofit program. HR 3641-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. S 2827-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. HR 4109-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2009:A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years; all provisions. H.R. 3897-Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009:A bill to close a loophole that allows Project-Based Section 8 properties to lower rents for families who are repaying the government when welfare fraud has been detected; all provisions. HR 3793- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. S. 1658- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. HR 3929- A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. & S. 1761-A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. S. 1861-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone; all provisions to benefit multifamily properties. H.R. 4173-Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009:A bill to provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets; Title VII, Subtitle I, Section 9801 all provisions about the Multifamily Mortgage Resolution Program. H.R.3548-Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation; Sec. 13. 5-Year Carryback of Operating Losses. Requested amendments [to H.R.3548] to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit, extend Treasurys Section 1602 LIHTC cash-exchange program for 1 year & change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 4213-The Tax Extenders Act of 2009:A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; Title II, Sec. 207 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010, all provisions to extend the Section 1602 LIHTC cash exchange program. Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included] H.R. 2336-The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009: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; all provisions. H.R. 2454-The American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009: A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; Title II Subtitle H, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods all provisions related to multifamily housing. H.R.3715-Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit; all provisions applicable to multifamily properties. & S.1743-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit;all provisions applicable to multifamily properties. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009; a bill to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Preliminary draft legislation, Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Requested legislation, Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-4998-F-02], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs; Final Rule, Jan. 27, 2009;all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4998F05], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Delay of Effective Date,August 28, 2009;all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44 "Part III - Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous, Section 42. Low-Income Housing Credit," May 26, 2009; clarifies when utility submetering is permissible in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properies under the Section 42 utility allowance rules; all provisions. U.S. Treasury Department Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, "Application and Terms and Conditions:Grants to States for Low-Income Housing Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Credits for 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," May 2009; all provisions [guidance for implmenting Section 1602 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a Low Income Housing Tax Credit gap-financing program which exchanges LIHTCs for cash]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development Notice: CPD-09-03 "Implementation of the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP)," May 4, 2009; all provisions [guidance for implementing gap financing assistance to Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties through the HOME Investment Partnership Program authorized by he American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]. Office of Management and Budget Memoradum to the Heads of All Departments and Agencies M-09-21: "Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," June 22, 2009; all provisions which affected owners of apartments who received ARRA Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts (these owners were considered recipients and were required to report on use of funds under Division A, Title XV, Sec. 1512 of ARRA (P.L. 111-5). Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Office of the General Counsel Docket No. FR31AU09-47: "Proposed Information Collection Activities, Title of Collection: FederalReporting.Gov Recipient Registration Sytem," August 31, 2009; all provisions which affected owners of apartments who received ARRA Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts (these owners were considered recipients and were required to report on use of funds under Division A, Title XV, Sec. 1512 of ARRA (P.L. 111-5) and potentially Division A, Title XVI, Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements.) Advocated for the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide Project-Based Section 8 owners who received Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5) a waiver from the Section 1512 reporting requirements for use of funds and job calculations and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements. Also requested that OMB extend the filing deadline for the Section 1512 reporting requirements for the October 2009 reporting period for apartment owners who got Project-Based Section 8 appropriations for their HAP contracts from the ARRA (P.L. 111-5). Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket No. FR5323N01:"Request for Comments on Ending Hold Harmless Policy in Calculating Income Limits Under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937," September 14, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Framework for the Revised Performance Based Contract Administrators Annual Contributions Contracts, October 20, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Notice 2009-51: "PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises," December 11, 2009; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents) & for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts and requested HUD to reinstate 24 CFR 207.260 for insurance loss. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Offered input on Draft 2010-2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Strategic Plan; all provisions. Provided input in the HUD/DHS-FEMA Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group for consideration in the White House Working Group Report to the President (on strengthing long-term disaster recovery) & the draft National Disaster Recovery Framework; all provisions related to federal rental assistance programs. Requested guidance from HUD on how to treat tenants' requests to use medical marijuana.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2009 · fourth_quarter · Housing
FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing: HR 3766: Main Street TARP Act of 2009 HUD, FHA Appropriations HR 3288 - "Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes." FHA Modernization: HR 3146 - "21 Century FHA Housing Act of 2009" FHA Downpayment Requirements: HR 3706 - "FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009" Community Development Block Grant Assistance: H.R. 2532 - "Community Development Block Grant Improvement Act of 2009" Meetings with FHA/HUD on Changes to FHA Insurance Programs Meetings with HUD, Dept. of Agriculture, & Treasury on Multifamily Housing Issues Meetings with HUD on "Flipping" Houses
Client expense: $5,600,000 · 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 Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Enusre adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvenstment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directod towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. Support funding for the Hope VI program. Support funding ($1 billion) for the National Housing Trust Fund
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiaves. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for decendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H.Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Housing
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
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2009 · third_quarter · Housing
FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Preservation of Assisted Rural Multifamily Housing: H.R. 2876 - "Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009" HUD, FHA Appropriations HR 3288 - "Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes." FHA Modernization: HR 3146 - "21 Century FHA Housing Act of 2009" Loan limits for high-rise condo development: H.R. 3527 - "FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009" Meetings with HUD/FHA, FHFA on Condominium Rules Letter to HUD on Affordable Housing
Client expense: $4,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Enusre adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126), and the inclusion of all real estate professionals in CFPA oversight. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvenstment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Oppose allowing guns in public housing. Support HR 3068. Ensure that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) works well and results in affordable, sustainable loan modifications. Support proposals that would require that a portion of TARP funds to be directod towards assisting those targeted by predatory lenders, including racial and ethnic minorities. Supported legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their loans through the Hope for Homeowners program (supported S. 896). Opposed requiring residents of public housing to perform community service each month. support Hope VI,
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiaves. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for decendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H.Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiaves. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for decendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support full funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund . Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Enusre adequate housing for low-income veterans. Support H.R. 476 and H.R. 403. Support Shaun Donovan as Secretary of HUD. Support comprehensive relief for homelessness. Increase funding for additional testing and testers to uncover housing discrimination. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126). Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvenstment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1105 - Including provision that would amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 356 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied on the issues of the loan limits for GSE's and FHA in both their size, scope, and duration. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans. C.A.R. lobbied to have the Making Homes Affordable program allow a 125% Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio under the provisions of the program directly realted to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)