Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016

H.Con.Res. 27 - Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget- Passed House, NFFE Oppose. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2822) - provides fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2577) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations to the DOT, HUD, and several related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25). Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR. 2250) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the legislative branch and a number of other offices. Introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14). Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 719) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2029) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA-15)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Air Traffic Controller staffing, federal civilian workers, ATC technology and modernization, funding for new ATC facilities. Realignment of Air Traffic Control facilities and airspace redesign. FERS Pension Reform, Pay Freeze, Terminal Automation and Replacement. Sequestration and impact of FAA furloughs. Contract Towers. FAA Budget. Budget Control Act. Impact of government shutdown. FAA funding, FAA reauthorization and reform. Mandatory payments - Appropriations. FAA employees stationed in Guam accessibility to base privileges. HR 2775 - Continuing Resolution. HR 2577 - THUD Appropriations. HR 2822 - FY16 Interior-Enviro Appropriations. HR 719 - Continuing Resolution. HR 2029 - 2016 Appropriations. HR 2250 - Continuing Resolution. FAA/THUD Appropriations FY17. HR 636 - FAA Extension. HR 5394 - House THUD. S 2844 - Senate THUD. HR 5325 - Continuing Resolution. HR 2028 - Continuing Resolution.

Client expense: $257,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

H.Con.Res. 27 - Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget- Passed House, NFFE Oppose. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2822) - provides fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2577) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations to the DOT, HUD, and several related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25). Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR. 2250) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the legislative branch and a number of other offices. Introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14). Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 719) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2029) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA-15)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act H.R. 5054 - Agriculture Rural Development, food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act of 2017 S. 2956 - Agriculture Rural Development, food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Oversight of FY16 USDA Budget Request Oversight of FY16 HHS/FDA Budget Request H.CON.RES.27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.Con.Res. 11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 House Subcommittee Draft of FY2016 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3049 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 House Education and Workforce Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 2129 - Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. H.J. Res. 78 - Continuing appropriations through December 22, 2015 H.R. 2250 - This measure is the Senate vehicle for continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015 H.J. Res. 75 - The Senate substituted the language of this resolution into H.R.2250 which is the vehicle for continuing appropriations. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 H.R. 2250 - This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to extend the continuing FY2016 appropriations for federal agencies at the current annual rate until the earlier of midnight on December 16, 2015, or enactment of FY2016 appropriations legislation. The bill prevents a government shutdown when funding under current law expires on December 11, 2015. H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5054/S.2956 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2017, provisions relating to dietary supplements H.R.5293/S.3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2017, track provisions relating to dietary supplements S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to dietary supplements. Public Law No. 114-53 Continuing Appropriations Act FY 2016, provisions related to dietary supplements. HR 2250, Furthering Continuing Appropriations provisions related to dietary supplements. Public Law 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions related to dietary supplements.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, and GHG NSPS); FY 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues TBD; FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. Con. Res. 11 - Barrasso Amendment #347, to keep water pollution regulations focused on water quality, support for setting parameters on final "Waters of the U.S." rule; Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); H.R.83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; Support lower rates on taxation of dividends; Tax reform; Tax extenders; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification); H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); H.R. 2822, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); H.R. 2995, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); H. Con. Res. 27, FY 2016 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO Scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); S. 1645, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, (Waters of the U.S. policy rider, regulations relating to air and climate); S. 1695, FY 2016 Labor- Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (LIHEAP); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Waters of the U.S. policy rider, potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); S. Con. Res. 11, FY 2016 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO Scoring of ESPCs and UESCs, Barrasso Amendment #347, to keep water pollution regulations focused on water quality, support for setting parameters on final "Waters of the U.S." rule); H.R. 719 - TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015; the mechanism used to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government from October 1 through December 11, 2015, including LIHEAP funding at FY 2015 levels during this period; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 3049, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; S. 1910, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); S. 2129, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Agriculture (H.R. 304), Energy and Water (H.R. 2028), Transportation Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 2577); S. 2130, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Defense (H.R. 2685), Energy and Water Development (H.R. 2028); S. 2131, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (S. 1619); S. 2132, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Financial Services (H.R. 2995), Interior Environment (S. 1645) and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (H.R. 3020); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2028, Senate FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill; H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation legislation, (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); H. Con. Res. 125, FY 2017 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation legislation, (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040, Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2017; S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); S. 3069, Senate FY 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations; H.R. 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (budget issues generally); H.R. 5926 (H. Rept. 114-699), FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)).

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues affecting the credit union industry; HR 3048, CFPB exemptions for community financial institutions; HR 989, supplemental capital; HR 1133 veterans and business lending; HR 2250 Data Security; HR 1422 Residential Loan Parity; and HR 2473 Capital Access; Mortgage Liquidity, and S. 1484,regulatory relief. Monitor the Financial CHOICE Act for credit union issues, HR 5983.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE

H.R.5394: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE II Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. House Report 114-606: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. S.2844: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE II Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. Senate Report 114-243: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. H.R.5054: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. House Report 114-531: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. S.2956: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. Senate Report 114-259: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2017, February 9, 2016. Contains the Budget Request of the President to the United States Congress, including information on the Presidents priorities for fiscal year 2017; provisions under Department of Housing and Urban Development section of appendix, including: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program; provisions under Department of Agriculture section of appendix , including: Section 521 Rental Assistance, Section 515, Section 538 Loan Level, and the Multifamily Revitalization program with emphasis on Rural Housing Vouchers. House of Representatives budget for fiscal year 2017: A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, March 15, 2016; provisions relating to the Community Development Block Grant and targeted funding levels for FY 2017. P.L. 114-74 (H.R. 1314): the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. A two-year budget deal that suspended the federal borrowing cap until March 16, 2017; all provisions. P.L. 114-96 (H.R. 2250): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. This bill provided an additional temporary extension for fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding at the same funding level as FY 2015 with an expiration date of December 16, 2015; all provisions P.L. 114-113 (H.R. 2029): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Omnibus bill providing appropriations for the remainder of FY 2016; provisions under Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title II - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title III - Rural Development Programs, and Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, 2016: Part IV - Incentives for Real Estate Investment, Section 131 Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-Federally subsidized buildings. Advocated for comprehensive budget agreement to lift current spending caps mandated by the Budget Control Act, 2011. Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. S.Con.Res.11, "An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. H.Con.Res.27, "Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. H.R. 2577: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Senate Subcommittee Draft: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) H.R. 3049: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (House). TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs S. 1800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Senate). TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs

Client expense: $110,000 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Public Law (P.L.) 114-223 (H.R. 5325): Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act. Provisions related to Division C, Continuing Appropriations Act, (11) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114-113). P.L. 114-201 (H.R. 3700): Housing Opportunities through Modernization Act, 2016; this law incorporates different housing reform bills introduced in the 114th Congress: The Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2482), The Private Investment in Housing Act (H.R. 2997). It includes a drafted bill from the 113th Congress which has not been formally introduced, the Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012 (AHSSIA); all provisions. P.L. 114-94 (H.R. 22): Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Housing provisions included in House Amendment 827. P.L. 114-74 (H.R. 1314): the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. A two-year budget deal that suspended the federal borrowing cap until March 16, 2017; all provisions. P.L. 114-96 (H.R. 2250): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. This bill provided an additional temporary extension for FY 2016 funding at the same funding level as FY 2015 with an expiration date of December 16, 2015; all provisions P.L. 114-113 (H.R. 2029): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Omnibus bill providing appropriations for the remainder of FY 2016; provisions under Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title II - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title III - Rural Development Programs, and Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, 2016: Part IV - Incentives for Real Estate Investment, Section 131 Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-Federally subsidized buildings. P.L. 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which funded the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. H.R.5835: The Fair Distribution of Affordable Housing Funds Act of 2016. Under this bill, the minimum funding level given to every state by the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) would be repealed and replaced with a formula based on population and need. H.R. 5170: the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act; this bill would require the Treasury Department to publish a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit; all provisions. H.R. 5254: the Senior Accessible Housing Act. This bill would create a non-refundable personal tax credit for senior citizens who modify their residences so that they may remain living independently, and comfortably in the residences; all provisions. H.R. 5401: the Landlord Accountability Act of 2016; this bill would mandate that owners of any HCV unit that is available for rent may not take any action, or fail to take any action, with the intent to make the unit insufficiently decent, safe, sanitary, or inhabitable so that the dwelling does not qualify for assistance; all provisions. H.R. 5360: the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act; this bill would prohibit Congress from funding housing programs and replace them with a single state block grant for all housing activities; this would affect all HUD programs as well as all rental assistance programs provided through the U.S. Department of Agricultures Rural Development; all provisions. H.R.5202: Preserving HUD's Multifamily Field Offices Act of 2016; this bill would preserve asset management staff in each of HUDs 54 multifamily field offices across the country and would require HUD to back-fill all asset management positions in every field office; all provisions. H.R. 5058: the Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016; this bill would overhaul eviction and screening policies for housing assistance programs and revise standards of evidence for eviction when criminal activity is involved. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and property owners would be required to adopt an all-inclusive approach in their determination of mitigating factors for tenants with a criminal record, such as how long ago the offense occurred or if the individual is seeking rehabilitation services; all provisions. H.R. 4908: the Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016; this bill would require that any owner of a property financed with a loan made or insured under Section 515, whether the loan is outstanding or fully paid, must lease an available unit to a family or individual with a Rural Housing Voucher (RHV). Additionally, the bill seeks to decouple the rental assistance from maturing mortgages; all provisions. H.R. 4888: The Ending Homelessness Act of 2016. This bill seeks to provide resources to end homelessness in America through $13.27 billion in emergency funding over the next five years. H.R. 4888 would also implement strategies for outreach and case management, as well as technical assistance to help states and local jurisdictions better align their healthcare and housing; all provisions. H.R. 4753: The Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2016. This bill would exclude Service-connected disability compensation, and pensions paid to a veteran age 65 or older from consideration as income for affordable housing programs; all provisions. H.R. 1142: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit. This bill would make permanent a 9 percent minimum rate for new housing projects and 4 percent rate for acquiring existing housing for rehabilitation; all provisions S. 3398: HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2016. This bill would shorten the required response time for a property owner to respond to contract violations, and for HUD to prepare a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan. HUD would also be permitted to terminate or demote employees overseeing inspections should they be found to be neglectful of their duties in inspecting a property, and the inspection process managed by HUDs Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) would be audited; all provisions. S. 3384: Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2016. This bill would create a new tax credit called the Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) to work in conjunction with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). Under the bill, the federal government would allocate tax credits to the states based on population, starting with $1 per capita with a $1.14 million small state minimum. State housing authorities would then allocate the tax credits to developers through a competitive process; all provisions. S. 3219: The Housing Accountability Act of 2016. This bill would require HUD to survey tenants twice a year about property conditions and management performance. It would also introduce new penalties for property owners who repeatedly fail the tenant surveys, and HUD would be required to gather a report regarding the adequacy of capital reserves for property receiving Section 8 assistance; all provisions. S. 3100: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act; this bill aims to strengthen homeland security efforts in small, local communities. A provision in this bill would prevent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and other federal funds from being provided to communities that are so called sanctuary cities; all provisions relating to the CDBG. S. 3083: the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA); This bill incorporates different housing reform bills introduced in the 114th Congress: The Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2482), The Private Investment in Housing Act (H.R. 2997). It includes a drafted bill from the 113th Congress which has not been formally introduced, the Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012 (AHSSIA). It is the Senate companion bill to H.R. 3700; all provisions. S.3047, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act; this bill would prohibit Congress from funding housing programs and replace them with a single state block grant for all housing activities; this would affect all HUD programs as well as all rental assistance programs provided through the U.S. Department of Agricultures Rural Development; all provisions. S.2783: the Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016; this bill would require that any owner of a property financed with a loan made or insured under Section 515, whether the loan is outstanding or fully paid, must lease an available unit to a family or individual with a Rural Housing Voucher (RHV). Additionally, the bill seeks to decouple the rental assistance from maturing mortgages; all provisions S.2868: the Investing in Opportunity Act; this bill would private investment in economically distressed communities would be encouraged by a temporary capital gains deferral for reinvestment in Opportunity Zones - geographically targeted low-income areas that will be designated by state governors; all provisions related to affordable multifamily housing development White House Housing Development Toolkit; September, 2016. Interim Report: Evaluation of HUDs Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD); September, 2016. Republican Study Committees (RSC) Empowerment Initiative recommendations for an anti-poverty agenda intended to modernize Americas social safety net programs Strengthening Our Safety Net to Empower People, April 25, 2016; all provisions concerning federally assisted housing programs. Rural Housing Report: USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing Comprehensive Property Assessment March 1, 2016. House Tax Reform Task Force tax reform blueprint titled A Pro-Growth Tax Code for All Americans. This tax reform blueprint promotes broad agenda items being pursued as part of House Speaker Paul Ryans (R-WI) A Better Way agenda to reform the tax system of the United States; provisions relating to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). House Budget Committee resolution for fiscal year 2017 titled A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America March 23, 2016. All provisions relating to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the use of fair-value accounting principles for federally financed multifamily mortgages. HUD Final Rule: Equal Access in Accordance with an Individuals Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs [Docket No. FR 5863-F-02] September 21, 2016; all provisions. HUD Final Rule: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair Housing Act [Docket No. FR-5248-F-02] September 14, 2016; all provisions. HUD Office of General Counsel Guidance Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services September 13, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice: Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2017 [Docket No. FR-5962-N-01] August 26, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice H-2016-08: Family Self Sufficiency Program in Multifamily August 26, 2016; all provisions. NAHMA also alerted members to a webinar series which reviewed HUD Notice H-2016-08. HUD Notice PIH 2016-12 & Notice H 2016-07: Funding Availability for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - Fiscal Year 2016 August 18, 2016; all provisions. HUDs Education Navigators - Mayors Challenge National Call August 17, 2016. Alerted NAHMA members of this call on August 8, 2016. Inspector Notice No. 2016-03: Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) Deficiencies and Industry Standard Repairs July 11, 2016; all provisions. HUD Proposed Rule: Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents in Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs [Docket No. FR-5855-P-02] June 16, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice PIH 2016-09 (HA): Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Moves with Continued Assistance, Family Briefing, and Voucher Terms Suspension June 6, 2016; all provisions. Response to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) white paper: "Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System." NAHMA signed on to comments in response to the OCC's request May 31, 2016. HOMEfires - Vol. 13 No. 2: Information on utility allowance (UA) requirement established in the 2013 HOME Final Rule (HOME Rule) May, 2016 HUD Notice: Notice of Demonstration to Test Proposed New Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing [Docket No. FR-5928-N-01] May 4, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs): Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2016 May 3, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice CPD-16-07: Guidance for HTF Grantees on Fiscal Year 2016 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans April 26, 2016; all provisions HUD Frequently Asked Questions on Transferring Budget Authority under Section 8(bb)(1) April 22, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice: Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Inflation Factors for Public Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal Funding [Docket No. FR-5939-N-01] April 15, 2016; all provisions. HUD Congressional Implementation Plan: Budget Neutral Demonstration Program for Energy and Water Conservation Improvements at Multifamily Residential Units (Title LXXI, Section 81001) March 4, 2016; all provisions HUD Report: Preservation Options for Section 236 Properties April 6, 2016 HUD Office of General Council (OGC) Guidance: "Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions" April 4, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice H 2016-05: Revision of Tenant Participation Requirements in accordance with 24 CFR Part 245 March 31, 2016; all provisions. HUD Report: Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2012 March 25, 2016. HUD Announcement of Fiscal Year 2015 Funding Awards: Announcement of Tenant Protection Voucher Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program [Docket No. FR-5937-FA-01] March 29, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice: Announcement of Tenant Protection Voucher Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program [Docket No. FR-5937-FA-01] March 29, 2016; all provisions HUD FY 2016 Median Family Income estimates and FY 2016 Income Limits March 28, 2016. HUD Notice PIH 2016-04: Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program March 10, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice PIH 2016-02 (HA): Enhanced Voucher Requirements for Over-housed Families March 4, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice: Family Self Sufficiency Program in Multifamily March 15, 2016; all provisions HUD Final Rule: "Streamlining Administrative Regulations for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs" [Docket No. FR 5743-F-03] March 1, 2016; all provisions and previously proposed rule HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide, Chapter 9: Rent Comparability Studies revision draft February 23, 2016; all provisions Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report HOUSING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS: Funding for HUD's Supportive Housing Programs May, 2016 HUD Memorandum New UPCS Inspector Protocol Conferencing Bed Bug Infestation February 1, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing demonstration project January 20, 2016; all provisions relating to eligible owners of HUD-assisted senior housing developments to access funding that will cover the cost of a full-time enhanced service coordinator and a part-time wellness nurse Federal Housing Finance Agency Notice for Proposed Rulemaking: Enterprise Duty To Serve Underserved Markets, December 18, 2015 - 12 CFR Part 1282 [RIN 2590-AA27]; all provisions HUD Notice of Final Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) [Docket No. FR-5885-N-02]: "Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2016" December 11, 2015; all provisions HUD Proposed Rule [Docket No. FR-5248-P-01] RIN 2529-AA94: "Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair Housing Act" October 21, 2015; all provisions HUD Notice H 2015-10 & 19: "Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions" November 2, 2015; all provisions HUD Notice [Docket No. FR-5883-N-01]: "Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2016" October 13, 2015; all provisions impacting project based assistance contracts for eligible multifamily housing projects. HUD Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [Docket No. FR-5855-A-01]: Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent (FMR) System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) in Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs; all provisions HUD Final Rule: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing [Docket No. FR-5173-F-04] RIN 2501-AD33; all provisions HUD Transmittal issued 8/7/15: Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook; all sections HUD Initiative "Transforming Multifamily for the 21st Century"; all provisions. HUD Draft FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide; all provisions relating to federally assisted multifamily housing in chapters 1.5, 3, 3.6.C, 3.7.V, 3.8, 5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.10.L.5, 7.1, 7.8, 14.7, 18.3. HUD Memorandum: "Age Restrictions in FHA Insured Housing"; all provisions. HUD Notice PIH 2012-32 (HA), REV-2, Rental Assistance Demonstration - Final Implementation, Revision 2 June 15, 2015; all provisions. HUD Notice, "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: Implementation in HUD Housing Programs" [Docket No. FR-5720-P-02] March 25, 2015; all provisions of this HUD regulation, with emphasis on language concerning emergency housing transfers for victims of domestic violence claiming protection under VAWA. Final ruling and opinion in the Supreme Court case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. NAHMA participated in advocacy campaigns to advance affordable housing issues as a national issue during the 2016 election. NAHMA signed on to an industry letter sent to the Administrator for the US Department of Agricultures Rural Housing Service regarding the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program. The letter requested four policy changes to improve the Section 538 program: i) eliminate the NOFA and NOSA process to allow smoother, year-long underwriting and origination; ii) reduce the annual guarantee fee commensurate with similar loan products; iii) use the Section 538 program for refinances; and iv) allow the continuous guarantees to be underwritten with Ginnie Maes 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio Policies relating to affordable housing development in housing finance reform efforts in Congress. All policies relating to the expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) All policies relating to HUD inspection protocol UPCS-V All policies relating to Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts All policies relating to Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) and strategies to preserve properties in this portfolio. All policies relating to funding and administration of the Housing Trust Fund. All policies and funding grants relating to the managing of lead-based paint at multifamily properties. All policies relating to the release and implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule from HUD. All policies relating to Performance-Based Contract Administration. All policies relating to the resumption of Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs). Policies relating to student occupancy requirements in properties assisted through HUD or the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Policies relating to Rural Development Housing Preservation Grants. Rural Housing Service Final Rule: Civil Monetary Penalties (7 CFR Part 3560) [RIN 0575-AC93] August 23, 2016; all provisions. Rural Development Unnumbered Letter: The Cost of Tenant Services in Multi-Family Housing Properties August 8, 2016; all provisions. Rural Development Procedure Notice: Fiscal Year 2017 Management Fees July 29, 2016; all provisions. Rural Housing Service Notice: Rural Development Voucher Program June 29, 2016; all provisions. Rural Development Unnumbered Letter dated May 24, 2016: Management of Unused Rental Assistance; all provisions Rural Development Unnumbered Letter dated May 10, 2016: Hosting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Programs at Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Properties; all provisions Rural Housing Service Announcement of Meetings: U.S. Department of Agriculture Multi-Family Housing Program 2016 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings Federal Register /Vol. 81, No. 90; May 10, 2016; all provisions Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service Notice: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions Rural Development unnumbered Letter dated March 18, 2016: Rental Assistance Obligation Tool; all provisions. Rural Development Administrative Notice dated February 5, 2016: Fiscal Year 2016 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program; all provisions Rural Housing Service Notice: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016 December 29, 2015; all provisions. Policies relating to USDA-RHS' Section 521 Rental Assistance; non-payment of rental assistance contracts in FY 2015 and initial months of FY 2016. Policies relating to the preservation of properties financed with mortgages from the Section 515 program; advocated for non-burdensome actions that will allow properties to either be acquired by new ownership or to refinance so that they may continue to receive Section 521 Rental Assistance Policies relating to management fee adjustments in Rural Development from 2010 to 2016; provisions relating of implementation of Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) method. Offered recommendations in response to USDA-RHS' informal request for ideas to implement a performance-based management fee for apartments that receive Rural Rental Assistance. Advocated for policies to address ongoing occupancy issues, including prolonged vacancies, in properties that participate in USDA-RHS's Multifamily Housing programs. Advocated for policies to address improper payments in USDA-RHS's Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance program. All policies related to USDA Rural Development's Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) audit for the Rental Assistance Program, Multi-Family Integrated System and its findings reviews, and rural housing preservation.

Client expense: $110,000 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 5054/S.2956 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2017, provisions relating to dietary supplements H.R.5293/S.3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2017, track provisions relating to dietary supplements S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to dietary supplements. Public Law No. 114-53 Continuing Appropriations Act FY 2016, provisions related to dietary supplements. HR 2250, Furthering Continuing Appropriations provisions related to dietary supplements. Public Law 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions related to dietary supplements.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings OSHA Silica Standard OSHA Recordkeeping and Anti-Retaliation Standard HR 2446- Electronic visit verification for personal care services Improving Access to Long-Term Care Services S 2921- Veterans' First Act of 2016 S 3040- UI/ES funding levels and anti-labor riders HR 4773- Protecting Workplace Advancements and Opportunity Act S 2945- Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act (EARNS) HR 532, S 2033- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act HR 2250- Dues Collection Official Time Federal Employee health, retirement, other benefits S 2699- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 3514, S 2042- WAGE Act HR 1090, HJ Res 88- DOL Fiduciary Rule DOL Overtime Rules DOL Final Rule on Overtime SJ Res 34, HJ Res 95- DOL Rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 5054 - Agriculture Rural Development, food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act of 2017 S. 2956 - Agriculture Rural Development, food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Oversight of FY16 USDA Budget Request Oversight of FY16 HHS/FDA Budget Request H.CON.RES.27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.Con.Res. 11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 House Subcommittee Draft of FY2016 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3049 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 House Education and Workforce Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 2129 - Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. H.J. Res. 78 - Continuing appropriations through December 22, 2015 H.R. 2250 - This measure is the Senate vehicle for continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015 H.J. Res. 75 - The Senate substituted the language of this resolution into H.R.2250 which is the vehicle for continuing appropriations. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 H.R. 2250 - This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to extend the continuing FY2016 appropriations for federal agencies at the current annual rate until the earlier of midnight on December 16, 2015, or enactment of FY2016 appropriations legislation. The bill prevents a government shutdown when funding under current law expires on December 11, 2015. H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, and GHG NSPS); FY 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues TBD; FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. Con. Res. 11 - Barrasso Amendment #347, to keep water pollution regulations focused on water quality, support for setting parameters on final "Waters of the U.S." rule; Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); H.R.83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; Support lower rates on taxation of dividends; Tax reform; Tax extenders; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification); H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); H.R. 2822, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); H.R. 2995, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); H. Con. Res. 27, FY 2016 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO Scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); S. 1645, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, (Waters of the U.S. policy rider, regulations relating to air and climate); S. 1695, FY 2016 Labor- Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (LIHEAP); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Waters of the U.S. policy rider, potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); S. Con. Res. 11, FY 2016 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO Scoring of ESPCs and UESCs, Barrasso Amendment #347, to keep water pollution regulations focused on water quality, support for setting parameters on final "Waters of the U.S." rule); H.R. 719 - TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015; the mechanism used to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government from October 1 through December 11, 2015, including LIHEAP funding at FY 2015 levels during this period; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 3049, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; S. 1910, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); S. 2129, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Agriculture (H.R. 304), Energy and Water (H.R. 2028), Transportation Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 2577); S. 2130, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Defense (H.R. 2685), Energy and Water Development (H.R. 2028); S. 2131, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (S. 1619); S. 2132, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Financial Services (H.R. 2995), Interior Environment (S. 1645) and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (H.R. 3020); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2028, Senate FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill; H.R. 5054 (H. Rept. 114-531), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation legislation, (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); H.R. 5293 (H. Rept. 114-577), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); H.R. 5394 (H. Rept. 114-606), FY 2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); H.R. 5485 (H. Rep. 114-624), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); H.R. 5634 (H. Rept. 114-668), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); H. Con. Res. 125, FY 2017 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program); S. 2844 (S. Rept. 114-243), FY 2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Coal and Rail Interdependencies, Community Development Block Grants, and Transportation Electrification); S. 2956 (S. Rept. 114-259), FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation legislation, (budget issues generally, De Minimis Exception Level Under the Swap Dealer Definition, Bona Fide Hedging Exemption, Financial Entity Definition and Physical Forward Contacts with Volumetric Optionality); S. 3000 (S. Rept. 114-263), FY 2017 Defense Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Enhanced Dod Collaboration on Major Storm Recovery Efforts and Enhanced Grid Resiliency); S. 3001 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, GridEx III; Cyber Mutual Assistance and Grid Hardening Investment); S. 3040, Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2017; S.3067 (S. Rept. 114-280), FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations legislation, (budget issues generally, Access to Adequate, Suitable Spectrum, Clarification of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Convergence of Energy and Telecom, Electric Utility Pole Attachment and FEC Enforcement of the Prior Approval Requirement); S. 3068 (S. Rept. 114-281), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation (budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management); S. 3069, Senate FY 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues affecting the credit union industry; HR 3048, CFPB exemptions for community financial institutions; HR 989, supplemental capital; HR 1133 veterans and business lending; HR 2250 Data Security; HR 1422 Residential Loan Parity; and HR 2473 Capital Access; Mortgage Liquidity, and S. 1484,regulatory relief.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE

Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings OSHA Silica Standard OSHA Recordkeeping and Anti-Retaliation Standard HR 2446- Electronic visit verification for personal care services Improving Access to Long-Term Care Services S 2921- Veterans' First Act of 2016 S 3040- UI/ES funding levels and anti-labor riders HR 4773- Protecting Workplace Advancements and Opportunity Act S 2945- Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act (EARNS) HR 532, S 2033- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act HR 2250- Dues Collection Official Time Federal Employee health, retirement, other benefits S 2699- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 3514, S 2042- WAGE Act HR 1090, HJ Res 88- DOL Fiduciary Rule DOL Overtime Rules DOL Final Rule on Overtime SJ Res 34, HJ Res 95- DOL Rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.5394: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE II Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. House Report 114-606: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. S.2844: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE II Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. Senate Report 114-243: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017; all provisions relating to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program. H.R.5054: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. House Report 114-531: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. S.2956: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. Senate Report 114-259: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs. Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2017, February 9, 2016. Contains the Budget Request of the President to the United States Congress, including information on the Presidents priorities for fiscal year 2017; provisions under Department of Housing and Urban Development section of appendix, including: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program; provisions under Department of Agriculture section of appendix , including: Section 521 Rental Assistance, Section 515, Section 538 Loan Level, and the Multifamily Revitalization program with emphasis on Rural Housing Vouchers. House of Representatives budget for fiscal year 2017: A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, March 15, 2016; provisions relating to the Community Development Block Grant and targeted funding levels for FY 2017. P.L. 114-74 (H.R. 1314): the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. A two-year budget deal that suspended the federal borrowing cap until March 16, 2017; all provisions. P.L. 114-96 (H.R. 2250): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. This bill provided an additional temporary extension for fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding at the same funding level as FY 2015 with an expiration date of December 16, 2015; all provisions P.L. 114-113 (H.R. 2029): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Omnibus bill providing appropriations for the remainder of FY 2016; provisions under Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title II - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title III - Rural Development Programs, and Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, 2016: Part IV - Incentives for Real Estate Investment, Section 131 Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-Federally subsidized buildings. P.L. 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which funded the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. Advocated for comprehensive budget agreement to lift current spending caps mandated by the Budget Control Act, 2011. Public Law (PL) No: 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which will fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. S.Con.Res.11, "An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. H.Con.Res.27, "Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. H.R. 2577: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Senate Subcommittee Draft: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) H.R. 3049: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (House). TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs S. 1800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Senate). TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs

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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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Public Law (P.L.) 114-94 (H.R. 22): Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Housing provisions included in House Amendment 827. P.L. 114-74 (H.R. 1314): the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. A two-year budget deal that suspended the federal borrowing cap until March 16, 2017; all provisions. P.L. 114-96 (H.R. 2250): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. This bill provided an additional temporary extension for FY 2016 funding at the same funding level as FY 2015 with an expiration date of December 16, 2015; all provisions P.L. 114-113 (H.R. 2029): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Omnibus bill providing appropriations for the remainder of FY 2016; provisions under Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title II - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title III - Rural Development Programs, and Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, 2016: Part IV - Incentives for Real Estate Investment, Section 131 Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-Federally subsidized buildings. P.L. 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which funded the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. H.R. 5170: the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act; this bill would require the Treasury Department to publish a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit; all provisions. H.R. 5254: the Senior Accessible Housing Act. This bill would create a non-refundable personal tax credit for senior citizens who modify their residences so that they may remain living independently, and comfortably in the residences; all provisions. H.R. 5401: the Landlord Accountability Act of 2016; this bill would mandate that owners of any HCV unit that is available for rent may not take any action, or fail to take any action, with the intent to make the unit insufficiently decent, safe, sanitary, or inhabitable so that the dwelling does not qualify for assistance; all provisions. H.R. 5360: the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act; this bill would prohibit Congress from funding housing programs and replace them with a single state block grant for all housing activities; this would affect all HUD programs as well as all rental assistance programs provided through the U.S. Department of Agricultures Rural Development; all provisions. H.R.5202: Preserving HUD's Multifamily Field Offices Act of 2016; this bill would preserve asset management staff in each of HUDs 54 multifamily field offices across the country and would require HUD to back-fill all asset management positions in every field office; all provisions. H.R. 5058: the Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016; this bill would overhaul eviction and screening policies for housing assistance programs and revise standards of evidence for eviction when criminal activity is involved. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and property owners would be required to adopt an all-inclusive approach in their determination of mitigating factors for tenants with a criminal record, such as how long ago the offense occurred or if the individual is seeking rehabilitation services; all provisions. H.R. 4908: the Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016; this bill would require that any owner of a property financed with a loan made or insured under Section 515, whether the loan is outstanding or fully paid, must lease an available unit to a family or individual with a Rural Housing Voucher (RHV). Additionally, the bill seeks to decouple the rental assistance from maturing mortgages; all provisions. H.R. 4888: The Ending Homelessness Act of 2016. This bill seeks to provide resources to end homelessness in America through $13.27 billion in emergency funding over the next five years. H.R. 4888 would also implement strategies for outreach and case management, as well as technical assistance to help states and local jurisdictions better align their healthcare and housing; all provisions. H.R. 4753: The Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2016. This bill would exclude Service-connected disability compensation, and pensions paid to a veteran age 65 or older from consideration as income for affordable housing programs; all provisions. H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015. This bill incorporates different housing reform bills introduced in the 114th Congress: The Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2482), The Private Investment in Housing Act (H.R. 2997). It includes a drafted bill from the 113th Congress which has not been formally introduced, the Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012 (AHSSIA); all provisions. H.R. 1142: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit. This bill would make permanent a 9 percent minimum rate for new housing projects and 4 percent rate for acquiring existing housing for rehabilitation; all provisions S. 3100: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act; this bill aims to strengthen homeland security efforts in small, local communities. A provision in this bill would prevent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and other federal funds from being provided to communities that are so called sanctuary cities; all provisions relating to the CDBG. S. 3083: the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA); This bill incorporates different housing reform bills introduced in the 114th Congress: The Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2482), The Private Investment in Housing Act (H.R. 2997). It includes a drafted bill from the 113th Congress which has not been formally introduced, the Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012 (AHSSIA). It is the Senate companion bill to H.R. 3700; all provisions. S.3047, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act; this bill would prohibit Congress from funding housing programs and replace them with a single state block grant for all housing activities; this would affect all HUD programs as well as all rental assistance programs provided through the U.S. Department of Agricultures Rural Development; all provisions. S.2783: the Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016; this bill would require that any owner of a property financed with a loan made or insured under Section 515, whether the loan is outstanding or fully paid, must lease an available unit to a family or individual with a Rural Housing Voucher (RHV). Additionally, the bill seeks to decouple the rental assistance from maturing mortgages; all provisions S.2868: the Investing in Opportunity Act; this bill would private investment in economically distressed communities would be encouraged by a temporary capital gains deferral for reinvestment in Opportunity Zones - geographically targeted low-income areas that will be designated by state governors; all provisions related to affordable multifamily housing development Republican Study Committees (RSC) Empowerment Initiative recommendations for an anti-poverty agenda intended to modernize Americas social safety net programs Strengthening Our Safety Net to Empower People, April 25, 2016; all provisions concerning federally assisted housing programs. House Tax Reform Task Force tax reform blueprint titled A Pro-Growth Tax Code for All Americans. This tax reform blueprint promotes broad agenda items being pursued as part of House Speaker Paul Ryans (R-WI) A Better Way agenda to reform the tax system of the United States; provisions relating to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). House Budget Committee resolution for fiscal year 2017 titled A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America March 23, 2016. All provisions relating to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the use of fair-value accounting principles for federally financed multifamily mortgages. HUD Proposed Rule: Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents in Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs [Docket No. FR-5855-P-02] June 16, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice PIH 2016-09 (HA): Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Moves with Continued Assistance, Family Briefing, and Voucher Terms Suspension June 6, 2016; all provisions. Response to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) white paper: "Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System." NAHMA signed on to comments in response to the OCC's request. HOMEfires - Vol. 13 No. 2: Information on utility allowance (UA) requirement established in the 2013 HOME Final Rule (HOME Rule) May, 2016 HUD Notice: Notice of Demonstration to Test Proposed New Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing [Docket No. FR-5928-N-01] May 4, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs): Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2016 May 3, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice CPD-16-07: Guidance for HTF Grantees on Fiscal Year 2016 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans April 26, 2016; all provisions HUD Frequently Asked Questions on Transferring Budget Authority under Section 8(bb)(1) April 22, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice: Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Inflation Factors for Public Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal Funding [Docket No. FR-5939-N-01] April 15, 2016; all provisions. HUD Congressional Implementation Plan: Budget Neutral Demonstration Program for Energy and Water Conservation Improvements at Multifamily Residential Units (Title LXXI, Section 81001) March 4, 2016; all provisions HUD Report: Preservation Options for Section 236 Properties April 6, 2016 HUD Office of General Council (OGC) Guidance: "Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions" April 4, 2016; all provisions. HUD Notice H 2016-05: Revision of Tenant Participation Requirements in accordance with 24 CFR Part 245 March 31, 2016; all provisions. HUD Office of General Counsel (OGC) guidance: Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions April 4, 2016; all provisions. HUD Report: Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2012 March 25, 2016. HUD Announcement of Fiscal Year 2015 Funding Awards: Announcement of Tenant Protection Voucher Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program [Docket No. FR-5937-FA-01] March 29, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice: Announcement of Tenant Protection Voucher Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program [Docket No. FR-5937-FA-01] March 29, 2016; all provisions HUD FY 2016 Median Family Income estimates and FY 2016 Income Limits March 28, 2016. HUD Notice PIH 2016-04: Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program March 10, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice PIH 2016-02 (HA): Enhanced Voucher Requirements for Over-housed Families March 4, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice: Family Self Sufficiency Program in Multifamily March 15, 2016; all provisions HUD Proposed Rule Section 542(c) Housing Finance Agencies Risk-Sharing Program: Revisions to Regulations [Docket No FR-5881-P-01] March 8, 2016; all provisions relating to affordable, multifamily housing property mortgages. HUD Final Rule: "Streamlining Administrative Regulations for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs" [Docket No. FR 5743-F-03] March 1, 2016; all provisions and previously proposed rule HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide, Chapter 9: Rent Comparability Studies revision draft February 23, 2016; all provisions Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report HOUSING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS: Funding for HUD's Supportive Housing Programs May, 2016 Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime report: Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017; provisions relating to housing assistance for human trafficking victims; advised members of NAHMA to participate in a conference call between HUD and the Department of Health and Human Services on the intersection of human trafficking and the need for housing and social services for survivors - February 24, 2016. HUD Memorandum New UPCS Inspector Protocol Conferencing Bed Bug Infestation February 1, 2016; all provisions HUD Memorandum Renewal of Expiring Project Assistance Contracts (PACs) Under the Section 202 Program of Supportive Housing for the Elderly and for Persons with Disabilities for Fiscal Year (FY 2016) January 5, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice H 2016-01: Passbook Savings Rate Effective February 1, 2016 January 19, 2016; all provisions relating to the passbook savings rate, which is used to determine annual income from net family assets. HUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing demonstration project January 20, 2016; all provisions relating to eligible owners of HUD-assisted senior housing developments to access funding that will cover the cost of a full-time enhanced service coordinator and a part-time wellness nurse Security and Exchange Commission Notice [Release No. 34-76148; File No. SR-FINRA-2015-036]: "Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) To Establish Margin Requirements for the TBA Market" October 14, 2015; all provisions relating to the coverage of multifamily agency forward-settling transactions in the multifamily financing market. Federal Housing Finance Agency Notice for Proposed Rulemaking: Enterprise Duty To Serve Underserved Markets, December 18, 2015 - 12 CFR Part 1282 [RIN 2590-AA27]; all provisions HUD Notice of Final Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) [Docket No. FR-5885-N-02]: "Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2016" December 11, 2015; all provisions HUD Proposed Rule [Docket No. FR-5248-P-01] RIN 2529-AA94: "Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair Housing Act" October 21, 2015; all provisions HUD Notice H 2015-10 & 19: "Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions" November 2, 2015; all provisions HUD Guide: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Quick Reference Guide to Multifamily Housing Requirements, October 2015; all provisions HUD Notice [Docket No. FR-5883-N-01]: "Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2016" October 13, 2015; all provisions impacting project based assistance contracts for eligible multifamily housing projects. President Obama Executive Order 13690: The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard for federal agencies; all provisions which impact multifamily housing properties financed through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) HUD Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [Docket No. FR-5855-A-01]: Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent (FMR) System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) in Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs; all provisions HUD Final Notice [Docket No. FR-5728-N-02]: Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Small Building Risk Sharing Initiative; all provisions HUD Final Rule: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing [Docket No. FR-5173-F-04] RIN 2501-AD33; all provisions HUD Transmittal issued 8/7/15: Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook; all sections HUD Initiative "Transforming Multifamily for the 21st Century"; all provisions. HUD Draft FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide; all provisions relating to federally assisted multifamily housing in chapters 1.5, 3, 3.6.C, 3.7.V, 3.8, 5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.10.L.5, 7.1, 7.8, 14.7, 18.3. HUD Memorandum: "Age Restrictions in FHA Insured Housing"; all provisions. HUD Notice PIH 2012-32 (HA), REV-2, Rental Assistance Demonstration - Final Implementation, Revision 2 June 15, 2015; all provisions. HUD Notice, "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: Implementation in HUD Housing Programs" [Docket No. FR-5720-P-02] March 25, 2015; all provisions of this HUD regulation, with emphasis on language concerning emergency housing transfers for victims of domestic violence claiming protection under VAWA. Final ruling and opinion in the Supreme Court case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Policies relating to affordable housing development in housing finance reform efforts in Congress. All policies relating to the expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) All policies relating to HUD inspection protocol UPCS-V All policies relating to Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts All policies relating to Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) and strategies to preserve properties in this portfolio. All policies relating to funding and administration of the Housing Trust Fund. All policies and funding grants relating to the managing of lead-based paint at multifamily properties. All policies relating to the release and implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule from HUD. All policies relating to Performance-Based Contract Administration. All policies relating to the resumption of Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs). Policies relating to student occupancy requirements in properties assisted through HUD or the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Policies relating to Fair Value Accounting in federal estimates of housing programs. Rural Housing Service Notice: Rural Development Voucher Program June 29, 2016; all provisions. Rural Development Unnumbered Letter dated May 24, 2016: Management of Unused Rental Assistance; all provisions Rural Development Unnumbered Letter dated May 10, 2016: Hosting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Programs at Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Properties; all provisions Rural Housing Service Announcement of Meetings: U.S. Department of Agriculture Multi-Family Housing Program 2016 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings Federal Register /Vol. 81, No. 90; May 10, 2016; all provisions Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service Notice: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions Rural Development unnumbered Letter dated March 18, 2016: Rental Assistance Obligation Tool; all provisions. Rural Development Administrative Notice dated February 5, 2016: Fiscal Year 2016 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program; all provisions Rural Housing Service Notice: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016 December 29, 2015; all provisions. Policies relating to USDA-RHS' Section 521 Rental Assistance; non-payment of rental assistance contracts in FY 2015 and initial months of FY 2016. Policies relating to the preservation of properties financed with mortgages from the Section 515 program; advocated for non-burdensome actions that will allow properties to either be acquired by new ownership or to refinance so that they may continue to receive Section 521 Rental Assistance Policies relating to management fee adjustments in Rural Development from 2010 to 2016; provisions relating of implementation of Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) method. Offered recommendations in response to USDA-RHS' informal request for ideas to implement a performance-based management fee for apartments that receive Rural Rental Assistance. Advocated for policies to address ongoing occupancy issues, including prolonged vacancies, in properties that participate in USDA-RHS's Multifamily Housing programs. Advocated for policies to address improper payments in USDA-RHS's Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance program. All policies related to USDA Rural Development's Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) audit for the Rental Assistance Program, Multi-Family Integrated System and its findings reviews, and rural housing preservation.

Client expense: $100,000 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.Con.Res. 27 - Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget- Passed House, NFFE Oppose. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2822) - provides fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2577) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations to the DOT, HUD, and several related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25). Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR. 2250) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the legislative branch and a number of other offices. Introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14). Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 719) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2029) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA-15)

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Con.Res. 27 - Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget- Passed House, NFFE Oppose. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2822) - provides fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2577) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations to the DOT, HUD, and several related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25). Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR. 2250) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the legislative branch and a number of other offices. Introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14). Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 719) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2029) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA-15)

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3049/S.1800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to dietary supplements H.R.2685/S.1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2016, track provisions relating to dietary supplements H.R. 3020 / S.1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to dietary supplements. Public Law No. 114-53 Continuing Appropriations Act FY 2016, provisions related to dietary supplements. HR 2250, Furthering Continuing Appropriations provisions related to dietary supplements. Public Law 114-113, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions related to dietary supplements.

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Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act HR 2029, issues related to FY 2017 appropriations / H.R. 2250

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, and GHG NSPS); FY 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues TBD; FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. Con. Res. 11 - Barrasso Amendment #347, to keep water pollution regulations focused on water quality, support for setting parameters on final "Waters of the U.S." rule; Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); H.R.83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; Support lower rates on taxation of dividends; Tax reform; Tax extenders; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification); H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); H.R. 2822, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); H.R. 2995, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); H. Con. Res. 27, FY 2016 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO Scoring of ESPCs and UESCs); S. 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); S. 1645, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, (Waters of the U.S. policy rider, regulations relating to air and climate); S. 1695, FY 2016 Labor- Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (LIHEAP); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Waters of the U.S. policy rider, potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); S. Con. Res. 11, FY 2016 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally, CBO Scoring of ESPCs and UESCs, Barrasso Amendment #347, to keep water pollution regulations focused on water quality, support for setting parameters on final "Waters of the U.S." rule); H.R. 719 - TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015; the mechanism used to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government from October 1 through December 11, 2015, including LIHEAP funding at FY 2015 levels during this period; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 3049, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; S. 1910, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); S. 2129, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Agriculture (H.R. 304), Energy and Water (H.R. 2028), Transportation Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 2577); S. 2130, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Defense (H.R. 2685), Energy and Water Development (H.R. 2028); S. 2131, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (S. 1619); S. 2132, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Financial Services (H.R. 2995), Interior Environment (S. 1645) and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (H.R. 3020); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience).

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Workplace Violence in Health Care settings HR 4266, S 2408- Safe Patient Handling Overtime rules under FLSA FLSA Coverage of Home Care Workers Improving Access to Quality Long Term Care Services FY 2017 appropriations- labor riders FY 2017 funding for the Employment Service and Unemployment Insurance HR 4376- Pay Stub Disclosure Act HR 3514, S 2042- WAGE Act HR 1090- DOL Fiduciary Rule DOL Overtime Rules Official Time Budget resolution- Federal Employee health, retirement and other benefits HR 532, S 2033- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act HR 2250- Dues Collection

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues affecting the credit union industry; HR 1188 member business lending; HR 601 privacy notices; HR 1133 veterans and business lending; HR 2250 Data Security; HR 1422 Residential Loan Parity; and HR 2473 Capital Access; Mortgage Liquidity, HR 3048,Community Financial Institution Exemption Act, and S. 1484,regulatory relief.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE

Oversight of FY16 USDA Budget Request Oversight of FY16 HHS/FDA Budget Request H.CON.RES.27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.Con.Res. 11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 House Subcommittee Draft of FY2016 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3049 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 House Education and Workforce Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 2129 - Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. H.J. Res. 78 - Continuing appropriations through December 22, 2015 H.R. 2250 - This measure is the Senate vehicle for continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015 H.J. Res. 75 - The Senate substituted the language of this resolution into H.R.2250 which is the vehicle for continuing appropriations. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 H.R. 2250 - This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to extend the continuing FY2016 appropriations for federal agencies at the current annual rate until the earlier of midnight on December 16, 2015, or enactment of FY2016 appropriations legislation. The bill prevents a government shutdown when funding under current law expires on December 11, 2015. H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law (P.L.) 114-94 (H.R. 22): Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Housing provisions included in House Amendment 827. P.L. 114-74 (H.R. 1314): the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. A two-year budget deal that suspended the federal borrowing cap until March 16, 2017; all provisions. P.L. 114-96 (H.R. 2250): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. This bill provided an additional temporary extension for FY 2016 funding at the same funding level as FY 2015 with an expiration date of December 16, 2015; all provisions P.L. 114-113 (H.R. 2029): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Omnibus bill providing appropriations for the remainder of FY 2016; provisions under Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title II - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title III - Rural Development Programs, and Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, 2016: Part IV - Incentives for Real Estate Investment, Section 131 Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-Federally subsidized buildings. P.L. 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which funded the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. P.L. 113-235 (H.R. 83): the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014; all provisions relating to funding for federal affordable housing programs in FY 2015. H.R. 4888: The Ending Homelessness Act of 2016. This bill seeks to provide resources to end homelessness in America through $13.27 billion in emergency funding over the next five years. H.R. 4888 would also implement strategies for outreach and case management, as well as technical assistance to help states and local jurisdictions better align their healthcare and housing; all provisions. H.R. 4753: The Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2016. This bill would exclude Service-connected disability compensation, and pensions paid to a veteran age 65 or older from consideration as income for affordable housing programs; all provisions. H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015. This bill incorporates different housing reform bills introduced in the 114th Congress: The Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2482), The Private Investment in Housing Act (H.R. 2997). It includes a drafted bill from the 113th Congress which has not been formally introduced, the Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012 (AHSSIA); all provisions H.R. 3697: The Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015. This bill aims to increase enforcement and Congressional oversight of Section 3 properties; all provisions H.R. 2482: Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015. This bill amends and eliminates certain owner limitations under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA). H.R. 2997: Private Investment in Housing Act, 2015. This bill would allow HUD to establish a demonstration program under which, in FY 2016 through FY 2019, HUD may execute budget-neutral, performance-based agreements (for up to 12 years each) that result in a reduction in energy or water costs; all provisions H.R. 1047: Housing Assistance Efficiency Act of 2015. This bill would amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow a private nonprofit organization to administer permanent housing rental assistance provided through the Continuum of Care Program; all provisions H.R. 233: The Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015. This bill would allow income reviews for fixed-income families to be completed every three years rather than the current annual inspection used to determine assisted housing program eligibility; all provisions S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. This bill would create a demonstration program under which the Secretary of HUD may enter into agreements with multifamily property owners that result in a reduction in energy or water costs; all provisions S. 1412: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2015. A bill to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit; all provisions S.1139: Improving the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rate Act of 2015. This bill would make permanent a 9 percent minimum rate for new housing projects and a 4 percent rate for acquiring existing housing for rehabilitation; all provisions S.1909: Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act, 2015. A bill which would prevent any federal funding for implementing HUDs final rule Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; all provisions H.R. 1142: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit. This bill would make permanent a 9 percent minimum rate for new housing projects and 4 percent rate for acquiring existing housing for rehabilitation; all provisions H.R. 1995: the Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015. This bill would prohibit HUD from implementing its proposed rule entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; all provisions HUD Notice: Announcement of Tenant Protection Voucher Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program [Docket No. FR-5937-FA-01] March 29, 2016; all provisions HUD FY 2016 Median Family Income estimates and FY 2016 Income Limits March 28, 2016. HUD Notice PIH 2016-04: Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program March 10, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice PIH 2016-02 (HA): Enhanced Voucher Requirements for Over-housed Families March 4, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice: Family Self Sufficiency Program in Multifamily March 15, 2016; all provisions HUD Proposed Rule Section 542(c) Housing Finance Agencies Risk-Sharing Program: Revisions to Regulations [Docket No FR-5881-P-01] March 8, 2016; all provisions relating to affordable, multifamily housing property mortgages. HUD Final Rule: "Streamlining Administrative Regulations for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs" [Docket No. FR 5743-F-03] March 1, 2016; all provisions and previously proposed rule HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide, Chapter 9: Rent Comparability Studies revision draft February 23, 2016; all provisions Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime report: Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017; provisions relating to housing assistance for human trafficking victims; advised members of NAHMA to participate in a conference call between HUD and the Department of Health and Human Services on the intersection of human trafficking and the need for housing and social services for survivors - February 24, 2016. HUD Memorandum New UPCS Inspector Protocol Conferencing Bed Bug Infestation February 1, 2016; all provisions HUD Memorandum Renewal of Expiring Project Assistance Contracts (PACs) Under the Section 202 Program of Supportive Housing for the Elderly and for Persons with Disabilities for Fiscal Year (FY 2016) January 5, 2016; all provisions HUD Notice H 2016-01: Passbook Savings Rate Effective February 1, 2016 January 19, 2016; all provisions relating to the passbook savings rate, which is used to determine annual income from net family assets. HUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing demonstration project January 20, 2016; all provisions relating to eligible owners of HUD-assisted senior housing developments to access funding that will cover the cost of a full-time enhanced service coordinator and a part-time wellness nurse HUD Notice PIH 2016-01: Family Unification Program and Family Self Sufficiency Demonstration January 15, 2016; all provisions relating to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) opportunity to participate in a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining housing choice vouchers for eligible youth with assistance under the Family Self Sufficiency program. HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC); all provisions relating to housing and infrastructure projects in states and communities that were impacted by major disasters between 2011 and 2013. Security and Exchange Commission Notice [Release No. 34-76148; File No. SR-FINRA-2015-036]: "Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) To Establish Margin Requirements for the TBA Market" October 14, 2015; all provisions relating to the coverage of multifamily agency forward-settling transactions in the multifamily financing market. Federal Housing Finance Agency Notice for Proposed Rulemaking: Enterprise Duty To Serve Underserved Markets, December 18, 2015 - 12 CFR Part 1282 [RIN 2590-AA27]; all provisions HUD Notice of Final Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) [Docket No. FR-5885-N-02]: "Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2016" December 11, 2015; all provisions HUD Proposed Rule [Docket No. FR-5248-P-01] RIN 2529-AA94: "Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair Housing Act" October 21, 2015; all provisions HUD Notice H 2015-10: "Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions" November 2, 2015; all provisions HUD Notice PIH 2015-19: "Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions" November 2, 2015; all provisions HUD Guide: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Quick Reference Guide to Multifamily Housing Requirements, October 2015; all provisions HUD Notice [Docket No. FR-5883-N-01]: "Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2016" October 13, 2015; all provisions impacting project based assistance contracts for eligible multifamily housing projects. President Obama Executive Order 13690: The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard for federal agencies; all provisions which impact multifamily housing properties financed through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) HUD Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [Docket No. FR-5855-A-01]: Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent (FMR) System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) in Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs; all provisions HUD Final Notice [Docket No. FR-5728-N-02]: Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Small Building Risk Sharing Initiative; all provisions HUD Final Rule: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing [Docket No. FR-5173-F-04] RIN 2501-AD33; all provisions HUD Transmittal issued 8/7/15: Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook; all sections HUD Initiative "Transforming Multifamily for the 21st Century"; all provisions. HUD Draft FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide; all provisions relating to federally assisted multifamily housing in chapters 1.5, 3, 3.6.C, 3.7.V, 3.8, 5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.10.L.5, 7.1, 7.8, 14.7, 18.3. HUD Memorandum: "Age Restrictions in FHA Insured Housing"; all provisions. HUD Notice PIH 2012-32 (HA), REV-2, Rental Assistance Demonstration - Final Implementation, Revision 2 June 15, 2015; all provisions. HUD Proposed Rule, "Supportive Housing and Services for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities: Implementing Statutory Reforms-Reopening of Public Comment" [Docket No. FR-5576-N-02], Dec 11, 2014; all provisions. HUD Memorandum, "Occupancy Protections for HUD-Assisted Households in Properties with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits" January 12, 2015; all provisions. HUD Notice, "Enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements for projects participating in the second component of the Rental Assistance Demonstration program" December 23, 2015; all provisions. HUD Notice, "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: Implementation in HUD Housing Programs" [Docket No. FR-5720-P-02] March 25, 2015; all provisions of this HUD regulation, with emphasis on language concerning emergency housing transfers for victims of domestic violence claiming protection under VAWA. Final ruling and opinion in the Supreme Court case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Policies relating to affordable housing development in housing finance reform efforts in Congress. All policies relating to the expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) All policies relating to HUD inspection protocol UPCS-V All policies relating to Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts All policies relating to Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) and strategies to preserve properties in this portfolio. All policies relating to funding and administration of the Housing Trust Fund. All policies and funding grants relating to the managing of lead-based paint at multifamily properties. All policies relating to the release and implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule from HUD. All policies relating to Performance-Based Contract Administration. All policies relating to the resumption of Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs). Policies relating to student occupancy requirements in properties assisted through HUD or the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Policies relating to Fair Value Accounting in federal estimates of housing programs. Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service Notice: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions Rural Development unnumbered Letter dated March 18, 2016: Rental Assistance Obligation Tool; all provisions. Rural Development Administrative Notice dated February 5, 2016: Fiscal Year 2016 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program; all provisions Rural Housing Service Notice: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016 December 29, 2015; all provisions. Policies relating to USDA-RHS' Section 521 Rental Assistance; non-payment of rental assistance contracts in FY 2015 and initial months of FY 2016. Policies relating to the preservation of properties financed with mortgages from the Section 515 program; advocated for non-burdensome actions that will allow properties to either be acquired by new ownership or to refinance so that they may continue to receive Section 521 Rental Assistance Policies relating to management fee adjustments in Rural Development from 2010 to 2016; provisions relating of implementation of Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) method. Offered recommendations in response to USDA-RHS' informal request for ideas to implement a performance-based management fee for apartments that receive Rural Rental Assistance. Advocated for policies to address ongoing occupancy issues, including prolonged vacancies, in properties that participate in USDA-RHS's Multifamily Housing programs. Advocated for policies to address improper payments in USDA-RHS's Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance program. All policies related to USDA Rural Development's Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) audit for the Rental Assistance Program, Multi-Family Integrated System and its findings reviews, and rural housing preservation.

Client expense: $130,000 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2017, February 9, 2016. Contains the Budget Request of the President to the United States Congress, including information on the Presidents priorities for fiscal year 2017; provisions under Department of Housing and Urban Development section of appendix, including: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Community Development Fund, and Home Investment Partnerships Program; provisions under Department of Agriculture section of appendix , including: Section 521 Rental Assistance, Section 515, Section 538 Loan Level, and the Multifamily Revitalization program with emphasis on Rural Housing Vouchers. House of Representatives budget for fiscal year 2017: A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, March 15, 2016; provisions relating to the Community Development Block Grant and targeted funding levels for FY 2017. P.L. 114-74 (H.R. 1314): the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. A two-year budget deal that suspended the federal borrowing cap until March 16, 2017; all provisions. P.L. 114-96 (H.R. 2250): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. This bill provided an additional temporary extension for fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding at the same funding level as FY 2015 with an expiration date of December 16, 2015; all provisions P.L. 114-113 (H.R. 2029): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Omnibus bill providing appropriations for the remainder of FY 2016; provisions under Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title II - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Title III - Rural Development Programs, and Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, 2016: Part IV - Incentives for Real Estate Investment, Section 131 Extension of minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-Federally subsidized buildings. P.L. 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which funded the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. Advocated for comprehensive budget agreement to lift current spending caps mandated by the Budget Control Act, 2011. Public Law (PL) No: 114-53 (H.R. 719): Continuing appropriations Act, 2016. This bill is a temporary continuing resolution (CR) which will fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2016 at the same funding as FY 2015 until December 11, 2015; provisions related to (Sec. 117): Provides USDA with funding flexibility to pay ongoing debt service for multi-family direct loan program rental assistance contracts under sections 514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. Permits the renewal during the duration of the CR of rental assistance contracts entered into or renewed in 2015 that exhausted funds within the 12-month contract period. Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. S.Con.Res.11, "An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. H.Con.Res.27, "Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs. H.R. 2577: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Senate Subcommittee Draft: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) H.R. 3049: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (House). TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs S. 1800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Senate). TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs

Client expense: $130,000 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S 1558/HR 2685 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, space programs, Army procurement, Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDTE), Operations and Maintenance provisions (O&M); S 1356/HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 including issues related to space programs, satellites and launch services, missile defense programs, Army procurement, RDTE, O&M provisions, aircraft and technology programs; S (not yet introduced)/HR 2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to aviation programs, airport security, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Information Technology Fund, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Transformation Fund initiatives; S 1910/HR 2995 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to the Treasury and Financial Systems and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HR 2250 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, defense programs; S 1619 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to Coast Guard provisions; HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 including issues related to defense programs; S 1611/HR 4188 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 including issues related to Coast Guard provisions; S 2130 - An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs for budget and defense issues and Coast Guard and joint federal firefighting aircraft programs; S 1695/HR 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to the Social Security Administration Information technology infrastructure, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the Department of Education; S (not yet introduced)/HR 2578 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to biometric programs, information technology programs, science programs; S (not yet introduced)/HR 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including providing funding for the federal government and Department of Defense and tax extenders (PATH ACT) legislation which makes permanent (research and development tax credit) and short-term extensions of tax provisions for businesses and individuals and cybersecurity related to liability and including issues related to US Coast Guard aviation programs and Interior and Environment title, US Forest Service wild land firefighting aviation assets, aircraft and technology programs, shipbuilding, electronic warfare programs, missile programs, helicopter programs, remote mine hunting systems, Medal of Honor pension increases, Veterans healthcare information technology programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations, space programs, satellites and launch services, missile defense programs, O&M provisions, RDTE, procurement, Homeland Security provisions, Coast Guard provisions; H.Con.Res. 27, The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution, sets budgetary levels for FY 2017-2025, including defense; HJR 75 and 78, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, defense programs.

Client expense: $3,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE

H.R. 2029 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security, supply chain, and information technology programs, funding, and policies. H.R. 2250 - The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security, supply chain, and information technology programs, funding, and policies. H.R. 719 - The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security, supply chain, and information technology programs, funding, and policies

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues related to the federal collection, analysis, security and sharing of data. H.R. 762/S. 135 - Secure Data Act of 2015; Provisions related to information technology policies. H.R. 2048/S. 1123 - The Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act; Provisions related to information technology policies. S. 754 - The Cybersecurity Act of 2015; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology policies. H.R. 2029 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to information technology funding and policies. H.R. 2250 - The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to information technology funding and policies. H.R. 719 - The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to information technology funding and policies. H.R. 1735 - The National Defense Authorization Act of 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology policies.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues related to cybersecurity and information technology policies. H.R. 2029 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology programs, funding and policies. H.R. 2250 - The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology programs, funding and policies. H.R. 719 - The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology programs, funding and policies. H.R. 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2016; Provisions related to DoD information technology acquisition and procurement reform, cybersecurity, and supply chain management.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2048/S. 1123 - The Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology policies. S. 754 - The Cybersecurity Act of 2015; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology policies. H.R. 2029 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology programs, funding and policies. H.R. 2250 - The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology programs, funding and policies. H.R. 719 - The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; Provisions related to cyber security and information technology programs, funding and policies.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Con.Res. 27 - Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget- Passed House, NFFE Oppose. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2822) - provides fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42). Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2577) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations to the DOT, HUD, and several related agencies. Introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25). Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR. 2250) - would provide fiscal year 2016 appropriations for the legislative branch and a number of other offices. Introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14). Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 719) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (HR 2029) - passed House and Senate. Introduced by Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA-15)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

DAVID BROWN: House, Senate H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 719, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to LIHEAP and FAA reauthorization); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; DAVID GILBERT: House, Senate H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 719, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to LIHEAP and FAA reauthorization); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); JACQUELINE CARNEY: House, Senate H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification); H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); S. 2129, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Agriculture (H.R. 304), Energy and Water (H.R. 2028), Transportation Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 2577); S. 2130, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Defense (H.R. 2685), Energy and Water Development (H.R. 2028); S. 2131, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (S. 1619); H.R. 2028 Latest Title: Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (Introduced 04/24/2015) H.R. 719 Latest Title: To require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (Introduced 02/04/2015) H.R. 8 Latest Title: To modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster America's energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (Introduced 09/16/2015) S. 2012 Latest Title: An original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (Introduced 09/09/2015) Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); KATHERINE OTT: House, Senate H.R. 1735 Latest Title: An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] (Introduced 04/13/2015) H.R. 2028 Latest Title: Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification);

Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations, H.J. Res. 75 / H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015, H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR 2029 H.R.2685/S.1558 Department of Defense Appropriations for FY2016, R&D H.R.2028/S.0000 Energy and Water Appropriations for FY2016, EERE H.R. 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2250 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

HR 2822 FY16 House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act S 1645 FY16 Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act HR 719 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 PL 113-235 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 S 2132 An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Access and for Other Purposes, 2016 HR 2250 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 HR1314 Bipartisan Budget Act HJ Res 78 Continuing Resolution HR 2029 To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S 1558/HR 2685 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, space programs, Army procurement, Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDTE), Operations and Maintenance provisions (O&M); S 1356/HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 including issues related to space programs, satellites and launch services, missile defense programs, Army procurement, RDTE, O&M provisions, aircraft and technology programs; S (not yet introduced)/HR 2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to aviation programs, airport security, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Information Technology Fund, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Transformation Fund initiatives; S 1910/HR 2995 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to the Treasury and Financial Systems and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HR 2250 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, defense programs; S 1619 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to Coast Guard provisions; HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 including issues related to defense programs; S 1611/HR 4188 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 including issues related to Coast Guard provisions; S 2130 - An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs for budget and defense issues and Coast Guard and joint federal firefighting aircraft programs; S 1695/HR 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to the Social Security Administration Information technology infrastructure, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the Department of Education; S (not yet introduced)/HR 2578 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to biometric programs, information technology programs, science programs; S (not yet introduced)/HR 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including providing funding for the federal government and Department of Defense and tax extenders (PATH ACT) legislation which makes permanent (research and development tax credit) and short-term extensions of tax provisions for businesses and individuals and cybersecurity related to liability and including issues related to US Coast Guard aviation programs and Interior and Environment title, US Forest Service wild land firefighting aviation assets, aircraft and technology programs, shipbuilding, electronic warfare programs, missile programs, helicopter programs, remote mine hunting systems, Medal of Honor pension increases, Veterans healthcare information technology programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations, space programs, satellites and launch services, missile defense programs, O&M provisions, RDTE, procurement, Homeland Security provisions, Coast Guard provisions; H.Con.Res. 27, The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution, sets budgetary levels for FY 2017-2025, including defense; HJR 75 and 78, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, defense programs.

Client expense: $3,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE

HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 : PROVISIONS RELATED TO: - legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for NOAA research programs and the NSF). - legislation making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes(provisions relating to funding for Science and Technology Directorate, University Centers of Excellence). - legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for NEH and USGS research programs). - legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes(provisions relating to funding for NIFA and other agriculture research programs.) HR 2028 and pending legislation making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for the Department of Energy - Office of Science). HR 2577 and pending Senate legislation making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes(provisions relating to funding for University transportation programs and the National Transit Institute). HR 3020 and S 1695 legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes(provisions relating to funding for NIH and health research programs; funding for Department of Education's post-secondary aid programs.) - legislation making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for basic and applied research). - National Defense Authorization Act(Funding for Defense research and suicide prevention programs) HR 2250: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016(ALL) HR. 1314: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations(ALL) HR 719: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 Official Title: To require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, and for other purposes(ALL)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions relating to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding. H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; all provisions relating to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding. H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; all provisions relating to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding. H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; all provisions relating to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3020/S. 1695 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2250/S. __ (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2578/S. __ (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. General lobbying with respect to consumer issues in the budget. H.R. 2029 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. General lobbying with regard to policy riders in the budget. H.R. 1735 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016); authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S. 1619/H.R. 861 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2029/S. __ (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2772/S. 1725 (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2685/S. 1558 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. S. 1611/H.R. 4188 (Coast Guard Authorization Act); authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. H.R. 2577/S.__ (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. S. 1647 (DRIVE Act)/H.R. 22 (FAST Act)/H.R. 3763 (Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act); amends title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. S. 1626 (Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act); reauthorizes Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, streamline rail project delivery. H.R. 3049/S. 1800 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2028/S. __ (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2822/S. 1645 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. H.R. 2995/S. 1910 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016); making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.

Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification); H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); H.R. 2822, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); H.R. 2995, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); H.R. 3049, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; S. 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); S. 1645, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); S. 1800, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); S. 1910, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); S. 2129, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Agriculture (H.R. 304), Energy and Water (H.R. 2028), Transportation Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 2577); S. 2130, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Defense (H.R. 2685), Energy and Water Development (H.R. 2028); S. 2131, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (S. 1619); S. 2132, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Financial Services (H.R. 2995), Interior Environment (S. 1645) and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (H.R. 3020); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience).

Client expense: $2,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Oversight of FY16 USDA Budget Request Oversight of FY16 HHS/FDA Budget Request H.CON.RES.27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.Con.Res. 11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 House Subcommittee Draft of FY2016 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3049 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 House Education and Workforce Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 2129 - Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. H.J. Res. 78 - Continuing appropriations through December 22, 2015 H.R. 2250 - This measure is the Senate vehicle for continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015 H.J. Res. 75 - The Senate substituted the language of this resolution into H.R.2250 which is the vehicle for continuing appropriations. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 H.R. 2250 - This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to extend the continuing FY2016 appropriations for federal agencies at the current annual rate until the earlier of midnight on December 16, 2015, or enactment of FY2016 appropriations legislation. The bill prevents a government shutdown when funding under current law expires on December 11, 2015. H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General Representation. H.R. 240: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Provisions concerning federal procurement prohibitions: H.R. 2578 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; H.R. 2028 The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; H.R. 2250 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act; H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; H.R. 2577 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Advocated to increase LIHEAP funding to $4.7 billion in FY 2016 and FY 2017 Appropriations; H.R. 719 - TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015; Advocated for appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles; H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience); H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification); H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); H.R. 2822, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); H.R. 2995, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); H.R. 3049, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); H.J. Res. 61, FY2016 continuing appropriations; H.J. Res. 75/H.R. 2250, FY 2016 continuing appropriations through December 16, 2015; H.J. Res. 78, FY 2016 Continuing appropriation through December 22, 2015; S. 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs); S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification); S. 1645, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS); S. 1800, FY 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (potential appropriations issues related to bona fide hedging exemptions, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); S. 1910, FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to FirstNet access and utility pole attachments); S. 2129, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Agriculture (H.R. 304), Energy and Water (H.R. 2028), Transportation Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 2577); S. 2130, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Defense (H.R. 2685), Energy and Water Development (H.R. 2028); S. 2131, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (S. 1619); S. 2132, FY 2016 bundled appropriations for Financial Services (H.R. 2995), Interior Environment (S. 1645) and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (H.R. 3020); Senate Subcommittee Draft, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience).

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service