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Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 2, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other housing laws to modify the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rental assistance (including section 8 low-income [voucher]) and public housing programs, the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA's) requirements for condominium mortgage insurance, and the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) single family housing guaranteed loan program. TITLE I--SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC HOUSING (Sec. 101) This section revises the requirements for Public House Agencies (PHAs) to inspect dwelling units before making housing assistance payments to ensure that units comply with housing quality standards. If the PHA determines that a unit has defects, the bill sets forth procedures and requirements for determining noncompliance, correcting defects, withholding assistance payments, terminating a housing payments contract for a unit, notifying tenants, and relocating a tenant. (Sec. 102) A PHA must review the incomes of assisted families in dwelling units: (1) upon the initial provision of housing assistance for the family, (2) annually thereafter, and (3) any time the family's income and deductions are estimated to increase by 10%. A family may request a review at any time its income and deductions are estimated to decrease by 10%. The PHA must follow specified requirements in calculating income and deductions. HUD must: (1) develop a mechanism for disclosing information to PHAs for employment and income verification, and (2) ensure that PHAs have access to information contained in the Do Not Pay system established by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012. (Sec. 103) If a PHA determines that a tenant's income is greater than 120% of the area median income for two consecutive years, the PHA must: (1) charge the tenant the greater of the fair market rent or the amount of the government subsidy for the unit, or (2) terminate the tenancy. HUD may increase or decrease the income limitation based on unique local conditions, such as construction costs, unusually high or low family incomes, vacancy rates, or rental costs. (Sec. 104) A PHA may not rent a dwelling unit to or assist families with net family assets exceeding $100,000 annually (adjusted for inflation) or an ownership interest in property that is suitable for occupancy. This restriction does not apply to victims of domestic violence, individuals using housing assistance for homeownership opportunities, or a family that is offering a property for sale. PHAs must require applicants to authorize financial institutions to disclose records necessary to determine eligibility for benefits. (Sec. 105) A unit owned by a PHA means any dwelling unit located in a project owned by: (1) the PHA, (2) an entity wholly controlled by the PHA, or (3) a limited liability company or limited partnership in which the PHA holds a controlling interest. A unit shall not be deemed to be owned by a PHA if the agency only holds an interest in the ground lease, holds a security interest under a mortgage or deed of trust on the unit, or holds a non-controlling interest in an entity that owns the unit. (Sec. 106) This section changes requirements for PHA project-based assistance. (Project-based rental assistance is a subsidy attached to a unit of privately-owned housing that houses low-income tenants. If the family moves, the subsidy remains with the housing unit. In contrast, tenant-based rental assistance vouchers permit families to move and retain their vouchers.) A PHA may not use more than 20% of its authorized units for project-based vouchers (PBVs), except for an additional 10% that a PHA may use for PBVs that target the homeless, veterans, the elderly, the disabled, or for units in areas where vouchers are difficult to use due to market conditions. Calculation of the 20% limit shall not include units subject to federal rent restrictions or receiving another type of long-term housing subsidy from HUD. A PHA may not provide PBVs in a project that exceed the greater of 25% of the units in a property or 25 units, subject to exceptions for units: (1) exclusively made available to elderly families or to households eligible for supportive service, or (2) located in areas where vouchers are difficult to use or where the poverty rate is 20% or lower. This section extends the permissible term for PBV contracts from 15 to 20 years, subject to the availability of funds and inspection requirements. If there are insufficient funds, a PHA must prioritize payments for units subject to a PBV contract if other cost-saving measures that do not require the termination of contracts are available. Subject to these limitations, a PHA and the owner may: (1) add eligible units within the same project during the term of a contract, and (2) enter into a housing assistance payments contract with an owner for housing under construction or recently constructed. If a PBV contract is not extended or is terminated, this section extends tenant-based rental assistance for households to continue to reside in the property or to choose to move. Subject to existing rent restrictions, a PHA and owner may agree to limit rent increases to the operating cost adjustment factor (OCAF) established by HUD pursuant to the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997. Owners may request an additional adjustment periodically subject to rent reasonableness. Residents may place their names on site-specific waiting lists managed by owners, in addition to waiting lists established by PHAs. A PHA may provide PBV assistance to improve, develop, or replace a public housing property or property that it controls or has an ownership interest in without using a competitive process if it notifies the public of its intent through its public housing agency plan. PHAs may use project-based HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) and Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers under the same policies and procedures applicable to general purpose vouchers. (Sec. 107) This section modifies the public notice requirements for proposed Fair Market Rents (FMRs). PHAs may request exception payment standards within fair market rental areas, subject to HUD procedures and criteria. (Payment standards are used to calculate the housing assistance payment that the PHA pays to the owner on behalf of the family leasing the unit.) No PHA shall be required to reduce any payment standard for a unit based on a reduction in the fair market rent determination if the family occupying the unit before the FMR analysis continues to reside in the unit. (Sec. 108) HUD must collect and publish utility consumption data to assist in establishing tenant-paid utility allowances. (Sec. 109) PHAs may establish a replacement reserve to fund specified capital fund activities, subject to specified requirements and restrictions on the transfer of operating funds into the replacement reserve. (Sec. 110) This section increases: (1) to 36 months the time-period for which a child aging out of foster care may use a family unification housing voucher, and (2) to 24 the maximum age for an individual using the Family Unification Program (FUP). HUD must issue guidance to improve coordination between PHAs and public child welfare agencies in carrying out the FUP. (Sec. 111) HUD must publish guidelines for minimum heating requirements in public housing units operated by PHAs. (Sec. 112) This section revises the requirements for providing and calculating voucher rental assistance for families living in manufactured housing. (Sec. 113) HUD must prioritize financial assistance for U.S. citizens or nationals over aliens who are eligible for assistance. (Sec. 114) This section exempts PHAs in the county of Los Angeles, California, and in the states of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi from the requirement to include public housing residents on their governing boards. PHAs that do not include residents on their boards must establish an advisory board of at least six public housing residents or recipients of section 8 assistance. TITLE II--RURAL HOUSING (Sec. 201) This section amends the Housing Act of 1949 to permit USDA to delegate to preferred lenders its loan approval authority for the Rural Housing Service's single family housing guaranteed loan program. (Sec. 202) USDA may charge lenders a fee of up to $50 per loan to use USDA's automated underwriting systems for the single family loan program. TITLE III--FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR CONDOMINIUMS (Sec. 301) This title amends the National Housing Act to require the FHA to modify its certification requirements for condominium mortgage insurance to make recertifications substantially less burdensome than original certifications. The FHA must consider lengthening the time between certifications for approved properties and allowing information to be updated rather than resubmitted. A HUD field office must make decisions regarding exemptions to current FHA commercial space requirements and must consider factors relating to the economy of the locality in which the project is located. The FHA must apply to FHA condominium mortgage insurance the existing standards of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) relating to encumbrances under private transfer fee covenants to the same extent and in the same manner as those standards apply to mortgage investments by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). If the FHFA changes its standards after enactment of this bill, the FHA must adopt the changes or disregard them with an explanatory notice within 90 days. The FHA must issue guidance regarding the percentage of units that must be occupied by the owners (or sold to owners intending to meet such occupancy requirements) in order for a condominium to be eligible for FHA mortgage insurance. If the guidance is not issued within 90 days of enactment of this bill: (1) at least 35% of all family units must be occupied by the owners or sold to owners who intend to meet the occupancy requirement, and (2) the FHA may increase the requirement for a project on a project-by-project or regional basis after considering factors relating to the economy of the locality in which the project is located. TITLE IV--HOUSING REFORMS FOR THE HOMELESS AND FOR VETERANS (Sec. 401) This section amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require HUD to define the ''geographic area'' for purposes of the Continuum of Care Program (which awards project sponsors or unified funding agencies competitive grants focused on addressing the long-term housing and services needs of homeless individuals and families). (Sec. 402) Local governments receiving Emergency Solutions Grants may distribute all or part of the assistance to PHAs or Local Redevelopment Authorities. (The grants are awarded to assist the homeless and prevent homelessness. Distribution of the grants is currently limited to nonprofit organizations.) (Sec. 403) This section amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require HUD to transfer the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs to the Office of the Secretary. (Sec. 404) HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must submit annually to Congress reports regarding: the number of veterans assisted by HUD programs, coordination of services for veterans, and the cost of administering programs to veterans. (Sec. 405) HUD must reopen the public comment period for the interim rule entitled "Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program." TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS (Sec. 501) All recipients of HUD Disaster Housing Assistance Program funds must meet specified income verification requirements. (Sec. 502) This section amends the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 to prohibit HUD from requiring any dwelling in the Self-Help Ownership Opportunity Program to meet energy efficiency standards other than those included in the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. (Sec. 503) HUD must create data exchange standards to improve interoperability between federal and state agencies. TITLE VI--REPORTS (Sec. 601) HUD, in consultation with the Department of Labor, must report to Congress on their interagency strategies to improve family economic empowerment by linking housing assistance with other support services, such as employment counseling and training, financial education and growth, childcare, transportation, meals, and youth recreational activities. TITLE VII--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (Sec. 701) This title revises the formula and requirements for distributing funds under the Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) Program. A grantee that received an allocation in FY2016 shall continue to be eligible for such allocations in subsequent fiscal years, subject to HUD approval and the amounts available from appropriations Acts. HUD shall: redetermine a grantee's eligibility at least once every 10 years, and ensure that a grantee that received an allocation in the prior fiscal year does not receive an allocation 5% less than or 10% greater than the amount allocated to that grantee in the preceding fiscal year. HUD may also award such funds to an alternative grantee if the original grantee agrees in a written document meeting HUD approval.
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Became Public Law No: 114-201.
Became Public Law No: 114-201.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5185)
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5185)
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act H.R. 8824, the Federal-Financing Bank Risk-Sharing Act of 2020 FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME S. 2684/ H.R. 4808 Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2019 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment GSE Reform: Analyzing and commenting on FHFA issued proposal on risk-based capital framework for the GSEs General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals Federal Housing Administration slope regulations and request that the FHA's rules be conformed to the American with Disabilities Act rules H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Women Act General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 8713, the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2020. Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Commented on HUD Notice: Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions. Commented on the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016-Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project Based Voucher Implementation; Additional Streamlining Changes" Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020, provided extensive comments on Sec.2, Emergency Rental Assistance, Title 1, Sec. 1010 Emergency Solutions Grants, and all housing provisions. COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest; Sec. 4023 Forbearance of Residential Mortgage Loan Payments for Multifamily Properties with Federally Backed Loans; Sec. 4024 Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, alignment of forbearance and eviction moratoriums timelines, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers S. 4494, State and Local Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension Act, to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period with respect to which amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund may be expended, all provisions. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act / Phase 4 COVID-19 Proposals: Emergency rental assistance program; Mortgage forbearance; Eviction moratoriums ; Creation of a Federal Reserve facility for mortgage servicers; Paycheck Protection Program clarification and expansion; ; enacting multifamily depreciation tax relief to clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to properties placed in service before 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; Infrastructure , including tax provisions. H.R. 7301, Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes, all provisions. Draft legislative proposal to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants and other programs of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance (RA) programs in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes, all provisions. In addition, to proposals to address multifamily finance. H.R. 925, updated HEROES Act Legislative efforts to provide liability protection to businesses related to COVID-19. S.4317, Safe to Work Act H.R. 7528, The Get America Back to Work Act of 2020 Priorities for COVID-19 Relief: Create an Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Provide Financial Mitigation and Mortgage Forbearance Protections, Oppose Protracted Eviction Moratoriums, Enact COVID-19 Liability Protection, and Ensure Eligibility for Loan and Forgivable Loan Programs S. 4097, the Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020, to provide a temporary moratorium on eviction filings, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act - funding for Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 2021 assisted housing programs and for COVID-19 pandemic relief. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, (THUD) and Related Agencies in support of full-year funding for Fiscal Year 2021 and for COVID-19 pandemic relief for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. House Amendment to H.R. 925, the updated version of the Heroes Act, Coronavirus Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, Title XII - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Title II - Modifications to the Paycheck Protection Program, Title I - Economic Stimulus Subtitle A - Additional Recovery Rebates To Individuals Sec. 101. Additional recovery rebates to individuals. S. 178, Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools, or HEALS, Act, Sec. 3. References. DIVISION A-LIABILITY PROTECTIONS, CONTINUED RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS, PUBLIC HEALTH ENHANCEMENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TITLE I-CORONAVIRUS LIABILITY RELIEF Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1003. Definitions. Subtitle A-Liability Relief PART I-LIABILITY LIMITATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES ENGAGED IN BUSINESSES, SERVICES, ACTIVITIES, OR ACCOMMODATIONS*KD - do you want this in the document? H.R. 133 (P.L. 116-260) Coronavirus Relief Housing Provisions Division B - Commerce Science Justice Funding, VAWA, Division L - Transportation-Housing & Urban Development, HUD Funding, Division M - Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, Transportation-Housing and Urban Development, Title II - Assistance to Individuals, Families, and Businesses Subtitle A - Unemployment Insurance. Section 201. Extension and Benefit Phaseout Rule for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Section 203. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Title III - Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program and Other Small Business Support Prepared by the House Committee on Small Business Title I: Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program and Other Small Business Support, Division N Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief, Title V Banking, Sec. 501. Emergency Rental Assistance. Sec. 502. Eviction Moratorium, Subtitle B - Community Development Investment (CDFIs and MDIs) Sec. 520., Sec. 521. Considerations; Requirements for Creditors. Sec. 522. Capital Investments for Neighborhoods Disproportionally Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sec. 523. Emergency Support for CDFIs and Communities Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sec. 904. Benefit for Broadband Service During Emergency Period Relating to COVID-19. Sec. 905. Grants for Broadband Connectivity. Sec. 1001. Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension. Updated Heroes Act. Title II -Protecting Renters and Homeowners from Evictions and Foreclosures - Sec. 201. Emergency rental assistance., Sec. 202. Homeowner Assistance Fund., Sec. 203. Protecting renters and homeowners from evictions and foreclosures., Sec. 204. Promoting access to credit for homebuyers., Sec. 205. Liquidity for mortgage servicers and residential rental property owners., Rural Housing Service., Funding for public housing and tenant-based rental assistance., Sec. 207 Fair Housing., Title III-Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness, Sec. 301. Homeless assistance funding., Emergency rental assistance voucher program. Title IV - Suspending Negative Credit Reporting and Strengthening Consumer Protections, Sec. 402. Restrictions on collections of consumer debt during a national disaster or emergency., Sec. 403. Repayment period and forbearance for consumers., Sec. 404. Credit facility, Title VI - Standing Up for Small Businesses, Minority Owned Businesses, and Non-Profits, Sec. 601 Restrictions on collections of small business and nonprofit debt during a national disaster or emergency., Sec. 602. Repayment period and forbearance for small businesses and non-profit organizations., Sec. 603. Credit facility., Sec. 604. Main Street Lending Program requirements., Sec. 605. Options for small businesses and non-profits under the Main Street Lending Program., Title VII - Providing Assistance for State, Territory, Tribal and Local Governments, Sec.  801. Emergency relief for State, territorial, Tribal, and local governments., Sec.  802. Community development block grants. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to Congress and the Administration in support for a funding for a strong assistance program to ensure the continued success of the housing finance system. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to the Congress urging them to take steps to address COVID-19 relief and to provide: Financial Assistance to Renters, Utilize Alternatives to Eviction Moratoriums, Expand the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and to provide Full-year Funding for FY 2021 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agricultures rental assistance programs. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to Congress in support of extending the CARES Act, Coronavirus Relief Fund rental assistance program. Treasury Department NMHC provided comments on Emergency Rental Assistance implementation to the Treasury Department, HUD, Congress, the Administration and the Biden-Harris transition team. Centers for Disease Control/Eviction Moratorium Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Eviction Moratorium, Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 (85 FR 55292). CDC Eviction Moratorium Implementation - Centers on Disease Control Prevention, White House Coronavirus Task Force, Department of Health and Human Services Radon testing protocols- Communicated with HUD and FHFA regarding proposed expanded underwriting requirements for radon testing.
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation, Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, ACA implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, COVID-19 pandemic, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO coding, Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act (S.2106/HR3700) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act (S.1107/HR2222), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act (HR.3911), Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 (HR.4019/S.1832), Protection for Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Act (HR.4086), The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R.748), Coronavirus Provider Protection Act (H.R.7059), Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 348/H.R. 1763), Quit Because of COVID-19 Act (H.R.7286), Tobacco to 21 Act (S.1258/H.R.2411), The Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act (H.R.6697), Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act (S.3559/H.R.6365), Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R.2339), Vaccines Act of 2019 (H.R.2862), Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act (S.2443), Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R.3502), Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (H.R.1498), Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R.1554), Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R.1682), Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (H.R.1854), Women & Lung Cancer Research & Preventive Services Act (H.R.2222), Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 (H.R.2550), Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act (H.R.2781), PCORI Reauthorization (H.R.3030), Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R.3107), Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act (H.R.3302), Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (S.655), Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (S.753)
2020 · third_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act Draft legislation - FHA/Financing Bank, Risk Share Partnership with HUD/Treasury FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Rep. Ilhan Omars Draft - Holistic Economic Aid for Low Income Neighborhood Growth Act (HEALING Act) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment GSE Reform: Analyzing and commenting on FHFA issued proposal on risk-based capital framework for the GSEs General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Women Act General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Reviewed HUD Notice: Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions. Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020, provided extensive comments on Sec.2, Emergency Rental Assistance, Title 1, Sec. 1010 Emergency Solutions Grants, and all housing provisions. COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest; Sec. 4023 Forbearance of Residential Mortgage Loan Payments for Multifamily Properties with Federally Backed Loans; Sec. 4024 Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, alignment of forbearance and eviction moratoriums timelines, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act / Phase 4 COVID-19 Proposals: Emergency rental assistance program; Mortgage forbearance; Eviction moratoriums ; Creation of a Federal Reserve facility for mortgage servicers; Paycheck Protection Program clarification and expansion; ; enacting multifamily depreciation tax relief to clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to properties placed in service before 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; Infrastructure , including tax provisions. H.R. 7301, Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes, all provisions. Draft legislative proposal to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants and other programs of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance (RA) programs in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes, all provisions. In addition, to proposals to address multifamily finance. Legislative efforts to provide liability protection to businesses related to COVID-19. S.4317, Safe to Work Act H.R. 7528, The Get America Back to Work Act of 2020 Priorities for COVID-19 Relief: Create an Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Provide Financial Mitigation and Mortgage Forbearance Protections, Oppose Protracted Eviction Moratoriums, Enact COVID-19 Liability Protection, and Ensure Eligibility for Loan and Forgivable Loan Programs S. 4097, the Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020, to provide a temporary moratorium on eviction filings, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act - funding for Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 2021 assisted housing programs and for COVID-19 pandemic relief. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, (THUD) and Related Agencies in support of full-year funding for Fiscal Year 2021 and for COVID-19 pandemic relief for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. House Amendment to H.R. 925, the updated version of the Heroes Act, Coronavirus Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, Title XII - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Title II - Modifications to the Paycheck Protection Program, Title I - Economic Stimulus Subtitle A - Additional Recovery Rebates To Individuals Sec. 101. Additional recovery rebates to individuals. S. 178, Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools, or HEALS, Act, Sec. 3. References. DIVISION A-LIABILITY PROTECTIONS, CONTINUED RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS, PUBLIC HEALTH ENHANCEMENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TITLE I-CORONAVIRUS LIABILITY RELIEF Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1003. Definitions. Subtitle A-Liability Relief PART I-LIABILITY LIMITATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES ENGAGED IN BUSINESSES, SERVICES, ACTIVITIES, OR ACCOMMODATIONS*KD - do you want this in the document? NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to the House Financial Services Committee to comment on the hearing entitled, The HEROES Act: Providing for a Strong Economic Recovery from COVID-19. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to the House Financial Services Committee to comment on the hearing entitled, Oversight of the Treasury Departments and Federal Reserves Pandemic Response. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, to comment on the hearing entitled, COVID-19: An Update on the Federal Response. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Eviction Moratorium, Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 (85 FR 55292).
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 427 - 0 (Roll no. 52).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 427 - 0 (Roll no. 52).
HouseThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H459-465)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H481)
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3700.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (NC) amendment No. 14.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, as modified.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 13.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Al Green amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Al Green demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Al Green amendment No. 12.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment No. 11.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 10.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 9.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 8.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Palazzo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Palazzo demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Palazzo amendment No. 7.
RISING INFORMALLY - The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message. Subsequently, the Committee resumed its sitting.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 6.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provsions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hinojosa amendment No. 5.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sewell amendment No. 3.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maxine Waters (CA) amendment No. 2.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 594, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Buchanan amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3700.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 594 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ryan A. Costello to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3700 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-42.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 594. (consideration: CR H451-470, H470-482)
Rule H. Res. 594 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 594 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3700 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-42.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 300.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-397.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 10.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Prior to Referral.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Markup by |
| December 9, 2015 |
| Financial Services Committee | House | Referred to | October 7, 2015 |
| January 28, 2016 |
| Introduced in House | October 7, 2015 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Democratic |
| MO |
| Keith J. Rothfus | Republican | PA |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Patrick T. McHenry | Republican | NC |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Reid J. Ribble | Republican | WI |
| Robert Pittenger | Republican | NC |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| HR 3827 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 2997 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 251 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 2482 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 1816 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 1047 | 114th | Related bill |
Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $143,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation, Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, ACA implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO coding, Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act (S.2106/HR3700) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act (S.1107/HR2222), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act (HR.3911), Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 (HR.4019/S.1832), Protection for Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Act (HR.4086), The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R.748), Coronavirus Provider Protection Act (H.R.7059), Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 348/H.R. 1763), Quit Because of COVID-19 Act (H.R.7286), Tobacco to 21 Act (S.1258/H.R.2411), The Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act (H.R.6697), Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act (S.3559/H.R.6365), Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R.2339), Vaccines Act of 2019 (H.R.2862), Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act (S.2443), Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R.3502), Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (H.R.1498), Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R.1554), Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (H.R.1682), Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (H.R.1854), Women & Lung Cancer Research & Preventive Services Act (H.R.2222), Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 (H.R.2550), Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act (H.R.2781), PCORI Reauthorization (H.R.3030), Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R.3107), Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act (H.R.3302), Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (S.655), Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act (S.753)
Client expense: $186,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2020 · second_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 H.R. 5072, A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019 H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act Draft legislation - FHA/Financing Bank, Risk Share Partnership with HUD/Treasury FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment GSE Reform: Analyzing and commenting on FHFA issued proposal on risk-based capital framework for the GSEs General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Women Act General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020, provided extensive comments on Sec.2, Emergency Rental Assistance, Title 1, Sec. 1010 Emergency Solutions Grants, and all housing provisions. COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest; Sec. 4023 Forbearance of Residential Mortgage Loan Payments for Multifamily Properties with Federally Backed Loans; Sec. 4024 Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, alignment of forbearance and eviction moratoriums timelines, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act / Phase 4 COVID-19 Proposals: Emergency rental assistance program; Mortgage forbearance; Eviction moratoriums ; Creation of a Federal Reserve facility for mortgage servicers; Paycheck Protection Program clarification and expansion; ; enacting multifamily depreciation tax relief to clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to properties placed in service before 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; Infrastructure , including tax provisions. H.R. 7301, Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes, all provisions. Draft legislative proposal to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants and other programs of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance (RA) programs in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes, all provisions. In addition, to proposals to address multifamily finance. Rep. Katko (R-NY) and Rep. Rice (D-NY) efforts to align the forbearance and eviction timelines. Commented on the June 2, Senate Banking virtual hearing on the Implementation of Title IV of the CARES Act. Commented on the June 10, House Financial Services hearing The Rent Is Still Due: Americas Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis Submitted a statement for the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing Community Development and Insurance hearing entitled, The Rent is Still Due: America's Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis. Legislative efforts to provide liability protection to businesses related to COVID-19.
Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · second_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 H.R. 5072, A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019 H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act Draft legislation - FHA/Financing Bank, Risk Share Partnership with HUD/Treasury FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment GSE Reform: Analyzing and commenting on FHFA issued proposal on risk-based capital framework for the GSEs General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Women Act General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020, provided extensive comments on Sec.2, Emergency Rental Assistance, Title 1, Sec. 1010 Emergency Solutions Grants, and all housing provisions. COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest; Sec. 4023 Forbearance of Residential Mortgage Loan Payments for Multifamily Properties with Federally Backed Loans; Sec. 4024 Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, alignment of forbearance and eviction moratoriums timelines, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act / Phase 4 COVID-19 Proposals: Emergency rental assistance program; Mortgage forbearance; Eviction moratoriums ; Creation of a Federal Reserve facility for mortgage servicers; Paycheck Protection Program clarification and expansion; ; enacting multifamily depreciation tax relief to clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to properties placed in service before 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; Infrastructure , including tax provisions. H.R. 7301, Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes, all provisions. Draft legislative proposal to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants and other programs of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance (RA) programs in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes, all provisions. In addition, to proposals to address multifamily finance. Rep. Katko (R-NY) and Rep. Rice (D-NY) efforts to align the forbearance and eviction timelines. Commented on the June 2, Senate Banking virtual hearing on the Implementation of Title IV of the CARES Act. Commented on the June 10, House Financial Services hearing The Rent Is Still Due: Americas Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis Submitted a statement for the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing Community Development and Insurance hearing entitled, The Rent is Still Due: America's Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis.
Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation, Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, ACA implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO coding, Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act (S.2106/HR3700) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act (S.1107/HR2222), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act (HR.3911), Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 (HR.4019/S.1832), Protection for Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Act (HR.4086), The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2020 · first_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 H.R. 5072, A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019 H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act Draft legislation - FHA/Financing Bank, Risk Share Partnership with HUD/Treasury FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. S. 2920, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 603, all housing related provisions. S. 2843, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 601, all housing related provisions. Domestic Violence Bonus Funding Continuum of Care Draft Legislation - Sexual Harassment in Public Housing General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 H.R. 3902/S. 1270, Housing Accountability Act of 2019 Section 2. Standards for Physical Condition and Management of Housing Receiving Assistance Payments General HUD Related Issues H.R. 3745, HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2019 Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020 COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 6201 (became P.L. 116-127), Families First Coronavirus Response Act, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. Division C -- Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act. Division G -- Tax Credits for Paid Sick and Paid Family and Medical Leave. H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest. S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Sec. 2101: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2201: Delay of estimated tax payments for corporations; Sec. 2202: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2203: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2204: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2206: Modification of limitation on business interest. Division B - Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers NMHC advocated for the following tax legislative responses to the Coronavirus Phase 3 Package (P.L. 116-136): 2 percentage point payroll tax cut for employees; unemployment compensation tax exclusion; net operating loss (NOL) carryback; estimated tax payment reduction; business wage tax credit for quarantined and self-isolated employees or those taking care of dependents; clarifying that a 30-year depreciation period applies to multifamily buildings placed in service prior to 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; suspending the filing of business tax returns and payment of all business taxes through the pandemic while allowing repayment of deferred taxes to be spread out over time; suspending business interest deduction limits for 2020; and suspending limitations on non-corporate losses for 2020. We also supported the provision of unsecured credit to businesses of all sizes to ensure they have the cash to pay their workers, rent, and other costs during this crisis. Finally, we advocated for relief for private student housing operators. NMHC supports the following tax proposals for any further Coronavirus relief package: Clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to multifamily buildings placed in service prior to 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility: expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; enact the Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit; reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes; repeal the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act; extend the IRC Section 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit; extending and modify the IRC Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction to facilitate investments in improving the utility performance of existing properties; and provide a rehabilitation tax credit for rehabilitating multifamily housing near transit.
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · first_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 H.R. 5072, A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019 H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act Draft legislation - FHA/Financing Bank, Risk Share Partnership with HUD/Treasury FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. S. 2920, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 603, all housing related provisions. S. 2843, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 601, all housing related provisions. Domestic Violence Bonus Funding Continuum of Care Draft Legislation - Sexual Harassment in Public Housing General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 H.R. 3902/S. 1270, Housing Accountability Act of 2019 Section 2. Standards for Physical Condition and Management of Housing Receiving Assistance Payments General HUD Related Issues H.R. 3745, HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2019 Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020 COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 6201 (became P.L. 116-127), Families First Coronavirus Response Act, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. Division C -- Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act. Division G -- Tax Credits for Paid Sick and Paid Family and Medical Leave. H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest. S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Sec. 2101: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2201: Delay of estimated tax payments for corporations; Sec. 2202: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2203: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2204: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2206: Modification of limitation on business interest. Division B - Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers NMHC advocated for the following tax legislative responses to the Coronavirus Phase 3 Package (P.L. 116-136): 2 percentage point payroll tax cut for employees; unemployment compensation tax exclusion; net operating loss (NOL) carryback; estimated tax payment reduction; business wage tax credit for quarantined and self-isolated employees or those taking care of dependents; clarifying that a 30-year depreciation period applies to multifamily buildings placed in service prior to 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; suspending the filing of business tax returns and payment of all business taxes through the pandemic while allowing repayment of deferred taxes to be spread out over time; suspending business interest deduction limits for 2020; and suspending limitations on non-corporate losses for 2020. We also supported the provision of unsecured credit to businesses of all sizes to ensure they have the cash to pay their workers, rent, and other costs during this crisis. Finally, we advocated for relief for private student housing operators. NMHC supports the following tax proposals for any further Coronavirus relief package: Clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to multifamily buildings placed in service prior to 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility: expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; enact the Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit; reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes; repeal the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act; extend the IRC Section 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit; extending and modify the IRC Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction to facilitate investments in improving the utility performance of existing properties; and provide a rehabilitation tax credit for rehabilitating multifamily housing near transit.
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. S. 2920, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 603, all housing related provisions. S. 2843, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 601, all housing related provisions. General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 368/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues H.R. 3745, HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2019 Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2019 FY 2020 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. S. 2920, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 603, all housing related provisions. S. 2843, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 601, all housing related provisions. General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 368/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues H.R. 3745, HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2019 Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2019 FY 2020 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation, Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, ACA implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO coding, Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act (S.2106/HR3700) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act (S.1107/HR2222), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act (HR.3911), Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 (HR.4019/S.1832), Protection for Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Act (HR.4086)
Client expense: $101,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation, Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, ACA implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO coding, Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act (S.2106/HR3700) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act (S.1107/HR2222), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Client expense: $127,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2019 · third_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. H.R. 3620, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019, all provisions General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 3685, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · third_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. H.R. 3620, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019, all provisions General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 3685, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation, Medicare physician payment reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, ACA implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce issues, comparative clinical effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, EHR data blocking, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, registry access to Medicare claims data, lung cancer screenings, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, graduate medical education, electronic cigarette and cigar regulation, PTAC, meaningful use, congenital heart disease funding, unique device identifiers, medical liability reform, tobacco riders in appropriations bills, tobacco regulation in the FDA, price transparency, ECMO coding, Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act (S.2106/HR3700) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.348/HR1763), Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, surprise billing, prior authorization, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act (S.1107/HR2222), T21 bills, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Client expense: $102,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2019 · second_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Affordable/Workforce Issues related to Infrastructure Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Presented Housing Material before the HUD Innovative Housing Showcase, highlighting housing affordability issues. Rent Control Evictions Housing and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 Testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Housing in America: Assessing the Infrastructure Needs of Americas Housing Stock Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. H.R. 3620, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019, all provisions General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs Project-Based Voucher Programs HUD: Interagency Task Force to Streamline Physical Inspections HUD: Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) HUD: Commented on Proposed Changes to the Methodology for Estimating Fair Market Rents (FMRs). Docket No. FR-6161-N-01 Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2019 · first_quarter · Housing
Housing Affordability Issues Affordable/Workforce Issues related to Infrastructure Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing  Rent Control Evictions Housing and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3342 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 Housing Finance Reform Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Emotional Support Animals H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 1741: Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2019 H.R. 1310: VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019 Rural Housing Issues related to the Violence Against Women Act General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019 Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues/HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs Project-Based Voucher Programs H.R. 1122, Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019 Housing Voucher Mobility Funding HUD: Housing Choice Voucher Research - Evidence Matters, Transforming Knowledge into Housing and Community Development Policy  HUD: Landlord Task Force Meetings - Inspections/REAC HUD: Interagency Task Force to Streamline Inspection HUD: Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign and Training Initiative Section 8 Source of Income Issues Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) General FHA Multifamily Program Issues FHA Multifamily Programs FHA: Expands Pilot Program to Accelerate Financing of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor HUD: REAC Notice PIH-2019-02-(HA) H-2019-04, Standardization of REAC Inspection Notification Timelines Government Shutdown HUD Issues HUD: Issues Related to the Government Shutdown, related to Multifamily Production and Asset Management Activities S.72, HR 588 Federal Employees Civil Relief Act Federal Employees Civil Relief Act Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2017 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 101, Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 189, Service member Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 190, Making Service member Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act H.R. 233, Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 574, To prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership, and for other purposes H.R. 576, To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, and for other purposes. H.R. 650, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate H.R. 1297, To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, to provide relief to homeowners affected by major disasters who have mortgages insured by the FHA or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and for other purposes H.R. 1354, Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 H.R. 1491, Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1577, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3700, Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S. 65, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2015 S. 256, Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 S. 351, A bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt S. 495, A bill to revoke the charters for the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation upon resolution of their obligations, to create a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes S. 730, Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 S.752, A bill to establish a scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit
Client expense: $27,003 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Lender delayed foreclosures and negative impact on community associations --Prepared lobbying materials for CAI and CAI members for congressional contacts urging FHFA to cease lawsuits against community associations exercising their lawful right to foreclose on vacant and abandoned properties where Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage servicers have failed to follow contractual obligations to foreclose in a timely manner and to urge that FHFA pursue negligent servicers to recover losses rather than suing non-profit community associations which are not at fault. --draft CAI member correspondence in support of S. 3146 and meeting request for CAI members FHA Reverse Mortgage (HECM) Rulemaking --requests for information to FHA staff concerning proposed HECM rule --prepared comment letter to FHA opposing provisions of proposed rule limiting access of seniors to HECM program in states that provide a statutory priority for community association liens. --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members to contact Congress and FHA to oppose provisions of proposed rule limiting access of seniors to HECM program in states that provide a statutory priority for community association liens. Federal Housing Administration Condominium Policy --Lobbying U.S. House and U.S. Senate concerning FHA condominium project approval standards in support of policies that will promote FHA project approval in the condominium housing space. --Support for H.R. 3700 concerning improvements to FHA condominium project approval and outreach to FHA concerning implementation of statutory provisions of condominium approvals --review and preparation of comments on FHA proposed rulemaking to update the condominium project approval process Federal Housing Administration PACE Loans --summarize FHA PACE loan guidance --education for CAI members on FHA PACE guidance and similarity to association lien priority GSE/Housing Finance Reform --monitor and provide informational updates on FHFA, Treasury, and Congressional actions concerning housing finance reform; no lobbying activity--no lobbying activities Flood Insurance --monitor hearings in Senate Banking Committee concerning the national flood insurance program and legislation to create a private flood insurance market --informational updates only; no lobbying activities Fair Housing Act --updates to CAI members concerning HUD rule codifying interpretations of the Fair Housing Act that may require community association board members, staff, and agents to intervene in and adjudicate disputes between neighbors to avoid liability under the Fair Housing Act
Client expense: $33,675 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 101, Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 189, Service member Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 190, Making Service member Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act H.R. 233, Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 574, To prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership, and for other purposes H.R. 576, To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, and for other purposes H.R. 650, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate H.R. 1297, To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, to provide relief to homeowners affected by major disasters who have mortgages insured by the FHA or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and for other purposes H.R. 1354, Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 H.R. 1491, Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1577, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015 H.R.2997, Private Investment in Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 3700, To provide housing opportunities in the United States through modernization of various housing programs, and for other purposes S. 65, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2015 S. 256, Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 S. 351, A bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt S. 495, A bill to revoke the charters for the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation upon resolution of their obligations, to create a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes S. 730, Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 S.752, A bill to establish a scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit
Client expense: $22,123 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Funding for HUD, HUD program reform, SHARP (Small Housing Authority Reform Proposal) (S 2292), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HR 3700)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act, H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015.
Client expense: $1,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support H.R. 372 oppose H.R. 574 Support the National Housing Trust Fund; support its funding through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Support HR 2997 Oppose HR 3192 Support, in the President's budget proposal for FY 17, Additional $50 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs - $2.5 million for the national prevalence, needs, and characteristics of homeless youth in America authorized by RHYA - Additional $50 million for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCYA) Program - Additional $400 million for McKinney-Vento HUD Homeless Assistance programs, of which $150 million be directed to serving homeless youth - Additional $40 million for 10 community demonstration projects to provide comprehensive approaches to serving homeless youth. - Clarifying language that all children, youth and families in vulnerable and unsafe situations should be eligible for HUD homeless assistance and waived from being required to provide third-part documentation to receive housing and supportive services with Continuum of Care funds. Support, in FY16, - Additional $50 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs - $2.5 million for the national prevalence, needs, and characteristics of homeless youth in America authorized by RHYA - Additional $50 million for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCYA) Program Support HR 1662 Oppose S. 2038 Support principle reduction of mortgages Support the Low Income Housing Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, Specifically, Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support substantive changes to ensure that the LIHTC program will further the Administrations goals of promoting racial and socioeconomic integration and provide ladders of opportunity to low-income families - particularly Black and Latino families. Support FHFAs effort to provide Extra Credit for Residential Economic Diversity Activities. Support EPA coordination with HUD, and both to engage in the AFFH process and leverage it for its other nondiscrimination investigations and enforcement. Support including language preference in the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Support Al Green, TX, amendment to HR 3700 Support HR 3700 Support Moore (WI) Fair Housing amendment to HR 1927 Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Support reassessment of Treasurys plan to eliminate the GSEs capital buffers by the end of 2017. Support making the AFFH Assessment tool more effective and closing gaps Support suspension of GSE dividend payments to Treasury, and require the GSEs to develop and implement capital restoration plans, so they have enough capital to safely manage their business and to support Americas housing finance system. Support HUD AFFH tools as designed to local PHAs and state and local governments with some strengthening suggestions. Support the elimination / reduction of loan level price adjustments Support capturing the borrowers preferred language on mortgage application forms. Support HR 4888 Support HR 4893 Support principal reduction by HUD and FHFA. Support S 3164 Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Support the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) permitting its borrowers to use the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to finance home improvements that increase energy efficiency and lower utility costs Support HUDs proposal to implement Small Area Fair Market Rents in metropolitan areas where Housing Choice Voucher families are most severely clustered in high poverty neighborhoods. Support HUD responding to its IG report on down payment assistance (DPA) and not restricting DPA by geography Support the following improvements in the AFFH Local Assessment Tool: The need for stronger community participation and consultation elements; More accountability around the use of local knowledge and data (for which participants go beyond the HUD-supplied data, and assess the particular problems of the community in more range and depth); The need to assess whether the requirement to incorporate the AFHs goals into other planning processes has been met; Improvements to the Opportunity Indices, specifically in assessing education, environmental health, and transportation; The need to include assessment of other civil rights enforcement (beyond fair housing), such as Title V I; Changes to the Inserts that HUD includes for secondary participants, such as requiring them to identify contributing factors, incorporate community participation that focuses on those participants, and evaluate PHA programmatic features. Oppose Congressional efforts to attach piecemeal GSE reform as amendments to must pass legislation. Support HR 6211 Support Principal reduction Support improvements in proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing tool for public housing authorities; support the inclusion of Low Income Housing Tax Credit demographic data; support the inclusion of PHA waiting list questions. Support the implementation of best practices in the PACE program, including a strong ability-to-repay; contract assignee liability; a requirement of recorded phone calls with borrower confirmation before and after home improvement work; a prohibition on mandatory arbitration clauses in PACE contracts; foreclosure prevention measures; and a requirement that programs participants in the PACE program direct low-income borrowers to low-cost alternatives. Support more robust directives around community participation, use of local data/knowledge, and linked accountability for civil rights enforcement for Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing tool (AFH). Also support states AFH to assess additional contributing factors particular to state legal and financial authority, which differs in nature as well as in degree from localities; and the need for HUD to adjust its language in order to clearly and consistently encourage the use of local data, local knowledge, community participation, and interagency coordination. Support mortgage servicers to employ a phone hotline to efficiently address the most pressing of mortgage problems. Support OMB approval of HUD-proposed AFFH tools Support better cross-subsidization in the GSEs pricing so that borrowers across the credit spectrum, including those with less than perfect credit, may have better and more affordable access to conventional mortgage credit
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - H.R. 3700. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations. Public Housing Income verification.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to housing and financial services; H.R.3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
National Housing Trust Fund HR1662 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 HOME and Section 8 Funds HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Employer-Assisted Housing HR480 - Housing America's Workforce Act Manufactured Housing HR650 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 S682 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 Rural Housing Provisions HR1259 - Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 HR __ - FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill HR__ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S871 - HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Fair Value Accounting SConRes11 - 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. HConRes27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Federal Assisted Housing Programs HR233 - Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 FHA Programs HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Service Members Foreclosure Relieft S2393 - Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Veterans Housing Programs HR3016 - Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) Program S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 HUD Condominium Rules HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on FHA premiums, FHA handbook, condominium rules, Sec. 8, manufactured housing, loan conversion, HUD homes rules of sale. Discussions with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on rural housing, rural housing program administrative fees, septic tank rules. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA Home Loan guarantee program and administrative fees.
Client expense: $19,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Lender delayed foreclosures and negative impact on community associations --Prepared lobbying materials for CAI and CAI members for congressional contacts urging FHFA to cease lawsuits against community associations exercising their lawful right to foreclose on vacant and abandoned properties where Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage servicers have failed to follow contractual obligations to foreclose in a timely manner and to urge that FHFA pursue negligent servicers to recover losses rather than suing non-profit community associations which are not at fault. --draft CAI member correspondence in support of S. 3146 and meeting request for CAI members FHA Reverse Mortgage (HECM) Rulemaking --requests for information to FHA staff concerning proposed HECM rule --prepared comment letter to FHA opposing provisions of proposed rule limiting access of seniors to HECM program in states that provide a statutory priority for community association liens. --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members to contact Congress and FHA to oppose provisions of proposed rule limiting access of seniors to HECM program in states that provide a statutory priority for community association liens. Federal Housing Administration Condominium Policy --Lobbying U.S. House and U.S. Senate concerning FHA condominium project approval standards in support of policies that will promote FHA project approval in the condominium housing space. --Support for H.R. 3700 concerning improvements to FHA condominium project approval and outreach to FHA concerning implementation of statutory provisions of condominium approvals --review and preparation of comments on FHA proposed rulemaking to update the condominium project approval process Federal Housing Administration PACE Loans --summarize FHA PACE loan guidance --education for CAI members on FHA PACE guidance and similarity to association lien priority GSE/Housing Finance Reform --monitor and provide informational updates on FHFA, Treasury, and Congressional actions concerning housing finance reform; no lobbying activity--no lobbying activities Flood Insurance --monitor hearings in Senate Banking Committee concerning the national flood insurance program and legislation to create a private flood insurance market --informational updates only; no lobbying activities Fair Housing Act --updates to CAI members concerning HUD rule codifying interpretations of the Fair Housing Act that may require community association board members, staff, and agents to intervene in and adjudicate disputes between neighbors to avoid liability under the Fair Housing Act
Client expense: $33,675 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Balanced Housing Policy Section 8 Reform Project -Based Voucher Programs Federal Affordable Housing Programs Federal Affordable Housing Energy Savings Programs H. R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 all provisions Fair Housing/Disparate Impact Rural Housing Issues National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (Personnel, Family Housing) Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing H.R. 1491- Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act Housing Finance Proposals HUD Final Rule: Implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Discrimination Effects Federal Affordable Housing Programs HUD Fair Market Rents/Small Area Fair Rent Issues HUD: Commented on HUD Using Small Area Fair Market Rent proposal in Housing Choice Voucher Program Rental Assistance Demonstration Program FHA Multifamily Programs GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment FY 2017 Housing Appropriations - House and Senate: -Continuing Resolution/H.R.5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act Appropriations Department of Defense Appropriations Agriculture Appropriations bill, Rural Housing Service (RHS), Housing issues, Appropriations Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Appropriations for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program - Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Omnibus, all provisions (the Act) FY2017Budget House and Senate: -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-data on labor, employment, American productivity statistics and information on economy and workforce funding - Funding for Housing - Transportation Housing Urban Development -HUD: Fair Market Rents -P.L. 114-201/H.R. 3700/S. 3083, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions - Rural Housing Issues: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Rental Assistance Agreements related to the funding. - HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing - H.R. 2997, Private Investment in Housing Act, all provisions - H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, all provisions -S. 2038, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions -Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing -S. 2006 the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 -Reviewed proposals for the sharing economy H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 S. 3446, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016 HUD: Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions HUD: Section 8 Policy Renewal Guidebook FEMA/HUD: Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated FEMA P-1037 / September 2015 FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2016 Scorecard multifamily FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs regulator Duty to Serve guidance S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, Title VII- Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance, provisions relating to multifamily housing finance. HUD: Bed Bug Policy House Financial Services Committee: H.R. 2901, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act Commented on House Financial Services Committee Luetkemeyer Draft Flood Insurance Proposal HUD: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance rates in order to spur the financing of affordable housing and energy-efficient apartments. HUD: Median zip code rents HUD: Limited English Proficiency Commented on the Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing entitled Housing Vulnerable Families and Individuals: Is There a Better Way? HUD: Guidance on 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 HUD: Violence Against Women Act Final Rule HUD: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices under the Fair Housing Act. S.3219, Housing Accountability Act of 2016, all provisions Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on the Department of Labor Land Use/Infrastructure Trump Administration transition issues associated with all aspects of multifamily housing
Client expense: $652,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
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: Implementation guidance for the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). HOTMA altered several HUD regulations, including the frequency of income certifications for tenants living on a fixed income. This guidance seeks to advise HUD program participants and interested members of the public on this and other statutory provisions under HOTMA, all provisions. HUD Draft Chapters of Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing, 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 Final 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 2017; 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 Final Rule: 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 Final 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 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 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy Benchmarking, 81 FR 68446 all provisions. HUD Notice PIH 2012-32 (HA), REV-2, Rental Assistance Demonstration - Final Implementation, Revision 2 June 15, 2015; all provisions. HUD Final Rule, "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: Implementation in HUD Housing Programs" Final ruling and opinion in the Supreme Court case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Housing Notice 2016-09 "Streamlining Rule", all provisions. 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(RHS) Unnumbered Letter March 1, 2017, Pilot Program to Promote Non-Profit Participation in Transactions to Retain the Section 515 Portfolio. 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: $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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
FY 2017 HUD budget HR 3700 Tenant selection preference guidance
Client expense: $5,046 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
H.R. 480: Housing America's Workforce Act of 2015 - Would create incentives for companies to offer housing assistance programs for their employees. H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 - Would make changes to the Truth in Lending Act so that more manufactured housing buyers will have access to affordable mortgages. H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015 - Would require the FHA to look at their condo approval rules and how the FHA treats transfer fee covenants. C.A.R. met with members of Congress and discussed the continued role of the government in the mortgage finance system, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration. C.A.R. met with members of Congress and discussed the impact of proposed "market based" accounting would have on the Federal Housing Administration. C.A.R. met with the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Administration to discuss the auction of distressed notes. C.A.R. met with the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Administration to discuss ways to expand home ownership opportunities in under served communities. C.A.R. met with the Federal Housing Finance Agency to discuss the guarantee fee currently being charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. C.A.R. discussed the August 1 roll-out of the new Truth in Lending Act's closing document. C.A.R. commented on the Federal Housing Administration proposed rule on FHA's condo requirements. C.A.R. discussed with the Federal Housing Administration the FHA's guidelines on assumable loans. C.A.R. discussed with the Federal Housing Administration the FHA's mortgage insurance premiums. C.A.R. submitted a letter to the Federal Housing Administration with recommendations on guidelines for property assessed clean energy loans. C.A.R. submitted a letter to the Office of Management and Budget with recommendations on guidelines for the FHA's treatment of property assessed clean energy loans. C.A.R. discussed with the Federal Housing Administration the FHA's guidelines on transfer fee covenants. C.A.R. discussed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency proposals for private mortgage insurance to increase their coverage of conforming loans. C.A.R. discussed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency the guidelines for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as they pertain to manufactured housing. C.A.R. discussed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency the guidelines for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as they pertain to condo approvals. C.A.R. submitted a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in response to the "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2015" report. C.A.R. submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on their Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer Request for Input.
Client expense: $25,342 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
Oppose proposals to eliminate or scale back the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds S. 698: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 -- support legislation HR 5394/S 2844: FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations -- support increases for key HUD programs, such as the Community Development Block Grant program FERC re-licensing of City-owned Azusa Hydroelectric Power Plant HR 636: FAA Reauthorization -- oppose language to preempt local control over drone use HR 3700: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 -- support legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 1157, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations -funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill -transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding, Community Development Block Grants, HOME Program Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Conversion technology Land-Into-Trust process Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization WRDDA 2014 Project De-authorization Process
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1865/S. 1423, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill S. 1964, the Family Stability & Kinship Care Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3153, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program/ Contract Tower Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4676, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5467, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutritional services for older Americans, LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants, oral health funding H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program Federally Qualified Health Centers Managed care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 211, the Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development (REBUILD) Act - entire bill S. 414, the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act - entire bill S. 517, the Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1211/S. 1588, the Mental Health in Schools Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1439/H.R. 3160, the Foster Youth Independence Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1854/S. 993, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4076, the Treat Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Deilnquency Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative. H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations - funding for the Salton Sea H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program funding. Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) EB-5 Visa Program reform Endangered Species Act/Habitat Conservation Intercept of Federal Tax Refunds for Delinquent Fines Older Americans Act reauthorization Salton Sea Restoration Project Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Homeless SSA issue; H.R. 3700, Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Guidance and Project Based Vouchers; Sunnydale and Potrero Hill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 1157, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations -funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill -transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding, Community Development Block Grants, HOME Program Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Conversion technology Land-Into-Trust process Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization WRDDA 2014 Project De-authorization Process
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice ActReauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1865/S. 1423, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill S. 1964, the Family Stability & Kinship Care Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/ H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act, - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 3153, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program/ Contract Tower Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4676, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill H.R. 4472/S. 2574, Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act - entire bill H.R. 5244, the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 5467, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations -Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants; Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutritional services for older Americans, LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants, oral health funding H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program Federally Qualified Health Centers Managed care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 211, the Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development (REBUILD) Act - entire bill S. 414, the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act - entire bill S. 517, the Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 933, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill H.R. 988, the Elder Justice Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1169, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1211/S. 1588, the Mental Health in Schools Act - entire bill H.R. 1343/S. 688, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - entire bill S. 1439/H.R. 3160, the Foster Youth Independence Act - entire bill S. 1513, the Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1854/S. 993, the Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act - entire bill S. 1879, the Interior Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1893, the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 1945, the Mental Health Reform Act - entire bill H.R. 2197, the Youth PROMISE Act - entire bill S. 2533/H.R. 5247, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill S. 2565, the Protecting Families Affected By Substance Abuse Act - entire bill S. 2577/H.R. 4602, the Justice For All Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act - entire bill H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act - entire bill H.R. 2952, the Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act - entire bill H.R. 3025, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill S. 3270, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 4076, the Treat Act - entire bill H.R. 4201, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program; drone interference with wild fire fighting H.R. 4472/S. 2574, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act - entire bill H.R. 4724, the Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act - entire bill H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act - entire bill H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 - entire bill H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act - entire bill H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Deilnquency Act - entire bill H.R. 5456/S. 3065, the Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 5054/S. 5296, FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5393/S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative. H.R. 5055/S. 2804/H.R. 2028, FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations - funding for the Salton Sea H.R. 5634/S. 3001, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 5538/S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Payments in Lieu of Taxes S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 5394/S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program funding. Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) EB-5 Visa Program reform Endangered Species Act/Habitat Conservation Intercept of Federal Tax Refunds for Delinquent Fines Older Americans Act reauthorization Salton Sea Restoration Project Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress 340B Hospital Drug program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
Funding for HUD, HUD program reform, SHARP (Small Housing Authority Reform Proposal) (S 2292), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HR 3700)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
Balanced Housing Policy Section 8 Reform Project -Based Voucher Programs Federal Affordable Housing Programs Federal Affordable Housing Energy Savings Programs H. R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 all provisions Fair Housing/Disparate Impact Rural Housing Issues National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (Personnel, Family Housing) Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing H.R. 1491- Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act Housing Finance Proposals HUD Final Rule: Implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Discrimination Effects Federal Affordable Housing Programs HUD Fair Market Rents/Small Area Fair Rent Issues HUD Multifamily Transformation Initiative HUD Small Multifamily Building Programs Rental Assistance Demonstration Program FHA Multifamily Programs GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment FY 2017 Housing Appropriations - House and Senate: -Continuing Resolution/H.R.5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act Appropriations Department of Defense Appropriations Agriculture Appropriations bill, Rural Housing Service (RHS), Housing issues, Appropriations Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Appropriations for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program - Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Omnibus, all provisions (the Act) FY2017Budget House and Senate: -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-data on labor, employment, American productivity statistics and information on economy and workforce funding - Funding for Housing - Transportation Housing Urban Development -HUD: Fair Market Rents -P.L. 114-201/H.R. 3700/S. 3083, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions - Rural Housing Issues: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Rental Assistance Agreements related to the funding. Section 521 issues - HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing - H.R. 2997, Private Investment in Housing Act, all provisions - FHFA Comments: Commented on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) multifamily production cap on the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, all provisions -S. 2038, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions -Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing -S. 2006 the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 -Reviewed proposals for the sharing economy H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 HUD: Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions HUD: Section 8 Policy Renewal Guidebook FEMA/HUD: Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated FEMA P-1037 / September 2015 FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2016 Scorecard multifamily FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs regulator Duty to Serve guidance S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, Title VII- Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance, provisions relating to multifamily housing finance. HUD: Bed Bug Policy House Financial Services Committee: H.R. 2901, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act HUD: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance rates in order to spur the financing of affordable housing and energy-efficient apartments. HUD: Median zip code rents HUD: Limited English Proficiency Commented on the Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing entitled Housing Vulnerable Families and Individuals: Is There a Better Way? Submitted a statement for the House Budget Committee, hearing on Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans. HUD: Guidance on 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 HUD: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices under the Fair Housing Act. S.3219, Housing Accountability Act of 2016, all provisions
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act - H.R. 3700. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations. Public Housing Income verification.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
FY17 HUD appropriations, H.R. 3700 and general housing preservation issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
National Housing Trust Fund HR1662 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 HOME and Section 8 Funds HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Employer-Assisted Housing HR480 - Housing America's Workforce Act Manufactured Housing HR650 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 S682 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 Rural Housing Provisions HR1259 - Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 HR __ - FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill HR__ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S871 - HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Fair Value Accounting SConRes11 - 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. HConRes27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Federal Assisted Housing Programs HR233 - Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 FHA Programs HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 HR3700 - Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Service Members Foreclosure Relieft S2393 - Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Veterans Housing Programs HR3016 - Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) Program S2844 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 HUD Condominium Rules HR3700 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 S3083 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on FHA, septic tanks, HUD homes, FHA handbook, condominium rules, Sec. 8, and FHA fees. Discussions with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the 502 loan program, multifamily programs, and direct endorsements. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA Home Loan guarantee program and appraiser timetables. Discussions with the Federal Housing Administration in HUD about mortgage insurance premiums.
Client expense: $23,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
Lender delayed foreclosures and negative impact on community associations --Prepared lobbying materials for CAI and CAI members for congressional contacts urging FHFA to cease lawsuits against community associations exercising their lawful right to foreclose on vacant and abandoned properties where Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage servicers have failed to follow contractual obligations to foreclose in a timely manner and to urge that FHFA pursue negligent servicers to recover losses rather than suing non-profit community associations which are not at fault. --draft CAI member correspondence in support of S. 3146 and meeting request for CAI members FHA Reverse Mortgage (HECM) Rulemaking --requests for information to FHA staff concerning proposed HECM rule --prepared comment letter to FHA opposing provisions of proposed rule limiting access of seniors to HECM program in states that provide a statutory priority for community association liens. --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members to contact Congress and FHA to oppose provisions of proposed rule limiting access of seniors to HECM program in states that provide a statutory priority for community association liens. Federal Housing Administration Condominium Policy --Lobbying U.S. House and U.S. Senate concerning FHA condominium project approval standards in support of policies that will promote FHA project approval in the condominium housing space. --Support for H.R. 3700 concerning improvements to FHA condominium project approval and outreach to FHA concerning implementation of statutory provisions of condominium approvals --review and preparation of comments on FHA proposed rulemaking to update the condominium project approval process Federal Housing Administration PACE Loans --summarize FHA PACE loan guidance --education for CAI members on FHA PACE guidance and similarity to association lien priority GSE/Housing Finance Reform --monitor and provide informational updates on FHFA, Treasury, and Congressional actions concerning housing finance reform; no lobbying activity--no lobbying activities Flood Insurance --monitor hearings in Senate Banking Committee concerning the national flood insurance program and legislation to create a private flood insurance market --informational updates only; no lobbying activities Fair Housing Act --updates to CAI members concerning HUD rule codifying interpretations of the Fair Housing Act that may require community association board members, staff, and agents to intervene in and adjudicate disputes between neighbors to avoid liability under the Fair Housing Act
Client expense: $33,675 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act, H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015.
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support H.R. 372 oppose H.R. 574 Support the National Housing Trust Fund; support its funding through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Support HR 2997 Oppose HR 3192 Support, in the President's budget proposal for FY 17, Additional $50 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs - $2.5 million for the national prevalence, needs, and characteristics of homeless youth in America authorized by RHYA - Additional $50 million for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCYA) Program - Additional $400 million for McKinney-Vento HUD Homeless Assistance programs, of which $150 million be directed to serving homeless youth - Additional $40 million for 10 community demonstration projects to provide comprehensive approaches to serving homeless youth. - Clarifying language that all children, youth and families in vulnerable and unsafe situations should be eligible for HUD homeless assistance and waived from being required to provide third-part documentation to receive housing and supportive services with Continuum of Care funds. Support, in FY16, - Additional $50 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs - $2.5 million for the national prevalence, needs, and characteristics of homeless youth in America authorized by RHYA - Additional $50 million for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCYA) Program Support HR 1662 Oppose S. 2038 Support principle reduction of mortgages Support the Low Income Housing Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, Specifically, Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support substantive changes to ensure that the LIHTC program will further the Administrations goals of promoting racial and socioeconomic integration and provide ladders of opportunity to low-income families - particularly Black and Latino families. Support FHFAs effort to provide Extra Credit for Residential Economic Diversity Activities. Support EPA coordination with HUD, and both to engage in the AFFH process and leverage it for its other nondiscrimination investigations and enforcement. Support including language preference in the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Support Al Green, TX, amendment to HR 3700 Support HR 3700 Support Moore (WI) Fair Housing amendment to HR 1927 Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Support reassessment of Treasurys plan to eliminate the GSEs capital buffers by the end of 2017. Support making the AFFH Assessment tool more effective and closing gaps Support suspension of GSE dividend payments to Treasury, and require the GSEs to develop and implement capital restoration plans, so they have enough capital to safely manage their business and to support Americas housing finance system. Support HUD AFFH tools as designed to local PHAs and state and local governments with some strengthening suggestions. Support the elimination / reduction of loan level price adjustments Support capturing the borrowers preferred language on mortgage application forms. Support HR 4888 Support HR 4893 Support principal reduction by HUD and FHFA. Support S 3164 Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Support the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) permitting its borrowers to use the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to finance home improvements that increase energy efficiency and lower utility costs Support HUDs proposal to implement Small Area Fair Market Rents in metropolitan areas where Housing Choice Voucher families are most severely clustered in high poverty neighborhoods. Support HUD responding to its IG report on down payment assistance (DPA) and not restricting DPA by geography Support the following improvements in the AFFH Local Assessment Tool: The need for stronger community participation and consultation elements; More accountability around the use of local knowledge and data (for which participants go beyond the HUD-supplied data, and assess the particular problems of the community in more range and depth); The need to assess whether the requirement to incorporate the AFHs goals into other planning processes has been met; Improvements to the Opportunity Indices, specifically in assessing education, environmental health, and transportation; The need to include assessment of other civil rights enforcement (beyond fair housing), such as Title V I; Changes to the Inserts that HUD includes for secondary participants, such as requiring them to identify contributing factors, incorporate community participation that focuses on those participants, and evaluate PHA programmatic features. Oppose Congressional efforts to attach piecemeal GSE reform as amendments to must pass legislation. Support HR 6211 Support Principal reduction
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office