Home Internet Accessibility Act

Broadband deployment, maintenance, access and adoption issues at multifamily communities. Federal policies impacting availability and reliability of voice, video and data services to multifamily housing communities, including but not limited to inside wiring, broadband and cellular services. FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Declaratory Ruling: Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments (GN Docket No. 17-142) PL 117-58/H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provisions related to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) FCC Notice of Inquiry on Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (GN Docket No. 22-69) Issues Related to FCC Broadband Data Collection and Mapping Efforts H.R. 8778, the Home Internet Accessibility Act

Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 117-328: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, This bill provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2023, provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and to support Ukraine, extends several expiring authorities, and modifies or establishes various programs that address a wide range of policy areas. The bill includes the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund federal agencies for FY2023. Signed by the President on December 29, 2022. PL 117-180 - Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. For FY23, this bill temporarily extends fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending levels until Dec. 16. In addition to extending federal funding, the CR includes $17 billion in emergency spending primarily for Ukraine, and $19 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief. This funding would be used to help address the impacts of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, as well as other natural disasters. President Biden signed into law on Sept. 30. PL. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This act provides funding to HUD for loans and grants. The loans and grants must fund projects that address affordable housing and climate change issues. It also provides funding, which shall remain available through FY2028, for energy and water benchmarking of eligible property along with associated data analysis and evaluation at the property. Eligible property includes low-income housing or housing for the elderly or disabled. The act provides funding to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a greenhouse gas reduction fund and to support several programs that provide financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution emissions. The act extends through 2034 the tax credit for residential clean energy, modifies the phaseout for such credit, and extends the credit to include qualified battery storage technology expenditures. The act modifies the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings to revise the maximum amount of such deduction and energy efficiency requirements for such buildings. The act extends the new energy-efficient home tax credit through 2032. It increases the credit to allow a $2,500 credit for new homes that meet certain Energy Star efficiency standards and a $5,000 credit for new homes that are certified as zero-energy ready homes, and further allows a credit for energy efficient multifamily dwelling. H.R.8866 - Expanding Service Coordinators Act. This bill would make critical investments and reforms to expand the service coordinator programs to serve more people in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill would: Authorize an additional $100 million each year for five years to the Multi-Family Housing Service Coordinator program; Authorize a total $45 million each year for five years for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency service coordinator program; establish a training set aside to improve capacity and retention of service coordinators; extend qualification for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to service coordinators. H.R.8778 - Home Internet Accessibility Act. This bill would gather information on all federally assisted housing that lacks the capacity to support broadband service and will task HUD with producing an action plan, including retrofitting, to close Internet service gaps across our country. H.R.7981/S.4442 - Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022. This bill requires each unit of federally assisted housing to contain hardwired or tamper-resistant battery-powered smoke alarms. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to complete a national campaign to educate the public about health and safety requirements and how to properly use safety features in housing. Public Law No: 117-103 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. This bill provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2022, provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modifies or establishes various programs that address a wide range of policy areas. In addition, the bill reauthorizes several expiring programs and authorities, including the National Flood Insurance Program; and programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The bill also includes several additional provisions that address a wide range of policy issues and programs, including: fraud targeting the elderly; and carbon monoxide poisoning. Bill was signed into law by President Biden on March 15, 2022. Choice in Affordable Housing Act (H.R.6880/ S.1820). This bill establishes programs and grants to incentivize landlord participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program. The bill authorizes HUD to provide one-time incentive payments to landlords, security deposit payments, bonuses to public housing agencies that employ landlord liaisons, and amounts for other recruitment purposes. Additionally, the bill allows dwelling units to meet HCV program inspection requirements by satisfactory inspection through participation in other housing programs. Landlords not yet participating in a low-income housing assistance program may request inspection by a public housing agency to determine whether the dwelling meets requirements prior to selection by a tenant. Finally, HUD must expand the use of an alternative method of calculating fair market rent for purposes of the HCV program. Introduced by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE). LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act or the LIFELINE Act (H.R.7078). This bill permits states, territories, and Tribal governments to use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to finance qualified low-income housing projects (i.e., projects for residential rental property meeting certain income tests) with loans obligated by December 31, 2024, and having maturities of 30 or more years. Introduced by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC). Public Law No: 117-70 - Further Extending Government Funding Act. This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of February 18, 2022, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2022 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on December 3, 2021. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2021 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs. In addition, the bill provides supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for activities related to the evacuees from Afghanistan. Introduced by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. (D-CT). Bill was signed into law by President Biden on Dec. 23, 2021. H.R.4502 - This bill provides FY2022 appropriations to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022. Introduced by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. (D-CT). PL 117-43 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act. This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 3, 2021, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. The continuing resolution funds most programs and activities at the FY2021 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs. In addition, the bill provides supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for activities related to natural disasters and evacuees from Afghanistan. The bill also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including, the National Flood Insurance Program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, and the authority for the Department of Agriculture to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act. This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including affordable housing education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. The bill provides funding for tribal infrastructure, housing, environmental, and health programs. S.2820 - Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act. This bill proposes a generational investment to house all people experiencing homelessness, tackle the housing affordability crisis, and expand homeownership opportunities for young people by creating a new down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Specifically, the bill would: 1. House everyone experiencing homelessness within five years, and prioritize children and families for placement, by issuing them a Housing Choice Voucher; 2. Expand health, child care, financial and nutrition services for families and individuals to stay on a path to unassisted housing stability; 3. Greatly increase the production of deeply affordable housing for families exiting homelessness and for low-income households by investing in effective, efficient existing programs and reforming the tax code to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to weather the economic fallout from the pandemic, as well as establish a Renter's Tax Credit and Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC); 4. Invest in homeownership in underserved communities and for low income Americans with new tax credits and downpayment assistance, including a down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers; and 5. Incentivize environmentally-friendly development strategies and land use policies. H.R.5196 - Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021. This bill proposes to expedite the application for payment of rental arrearages by landlords and mandate tenant access to financial assistance, and for other purposes. S.2578 - A bill to extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and for other purposes. This bill proposes to extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and for other purposes. H.R.4497 - Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021. This bill would provide a historic investment of over $600 billion in equitable, affordable, and accessible housing infrastructure. This generational investment would address our national eviction and homelessness crises, increase access to homeownership, and support a robust recovery from the pandemic by creating jobs, addressing climate change, and improving housing stability for struggling households. H.R.4496 - Ending Homelessness Act of 2021. This bill would end homelessness and significantly reduce poverty in America by transforming the Housing Choice Voucher program into a federal entitlement so that every household who qualifies for assistance would receive it. S.1820 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2021. This bill would increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program. The bill provides $500 million to create the Herschel Lashkowitz Housing Partnership Fund; uses neighborhood-specific data to set rents fairly, and reduces inspection delays. Public Law No: 117-2 - American Rescue Plan Act, 2021. This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. Public Law 116-260 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. An act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes. An omnibus spending bill consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills ($1.4 trillion), coronavirus relief ($900 billion), and authorizations. Signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020. Public Law No: 116-136 (03/27/2020), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. (Sec. 4024) Tenants in specified federally backed housing (e.g., federally subsidized housing, rural voucher-program housing, and housing financed through federally backed mortgages) may not be evicted for 120 days beginning on the date of enactment of this subtitle. A lessor that serves an eviction notice after this time period must provide the tenant with 30 days to vacate. Furthermore, during the 120-day moratorium, tenants may not be charged late fees, penalties, or other charges for nonpayment of rent. This title provides FY2020 appropriations for the HUD. All policies related to Resident-Centered Property Management All policies related to Inflation Reduction Act All policies related to State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds All policies relating to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Notice to Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 All policies relating to the Presidents Executive Order on Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners All policies relating to Depts. of HUD, Treasury, USDA, Homeland Security, SBA, and Labor coronavirus response efforts All policies relating to access to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) All policies relating to Depts. of HUD, Treasury, and USDA Disaster Recovery efforts in PDD-areas All policies relating to A Budget for Americas Future - Presidents Budget FY 2021 All policies relating to HUD Real Assessment Estate Center (REAC) and physical inspections All policies relating to Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) All policies relating to Project Rental Assistance (PRACs) All policies relating to Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents All policies relating to HOME Investment Partnership Program All policies relating to Community Development Block Grant All policies relating to HUD Rental Assistance (Housing Choice Vouchers and Project-Based Rental Assistance) Programs All policies relating to USDA-RHS Section 521 Rental Assistance Program, Section 515 Rural Rental Housing, Section 542 Rural Development Voucher, and 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program. All policies relating to Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs) All policies relating to the Rental Assistance Demonstration All policies relating to the Family Self Sufficiency Program All policies relating to Housing Finance Reform All policies relating to Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, including Mixed Immigration status of households All policies relating to Lead-Based Paint All Policies related to the White House Announces Interagency Council on Barriers to Affordable Housing All Policies related to the Fair Housing Act All Policies related to the Foster Youth to Independence initiative All Policies related to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) All Policies related to the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Rule All Policies related to Opportunity Zones All Policies related to the coronavirus pandemic All Policies related to the CARES Act implementation All Policies related to Emergency Rental Assistance Program All Policies related to President Biden's Building Back Better Housing-related Initiatives All Policies related to the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program All Policies related to Disaster Recovery All Policies related to the increase in the price of lumber and supply chain disruption and labor market shortages in the housing industry All Policies related to Ending Homelessness, House America Initiative All policies relating to the FY23 President Budget Request and Appropriations All policies relating to the Biden-Harris Housing Supply Action All policies relating to a Federal Tenant Bill of Rights All policies relating to Rural Housing Preservation

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Monitoring H.R. 1868 To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes Support H.R. 1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development S580 Affordable Housing Redevelopment Act HR 1 For the People Act 2021 Monitoring HR3580 Monitoring S1674 Affordable Housing Production Act Monitoring HR3279 HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2021 Monitoring HR2851 Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2021 Monitoring HR2768 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2021 Support HR1904 Broadband Justice Act of 2021 Support HR1947 Ensuring a Long-Term Housing Recovery Act of 2021 Support HE 2126 Housing Supply and Affordability Act Support HR2200 Housing Accountability Act of 2021 Monitoring HR2573 Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021 Monitoring 2768 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2021 Monitoring 2851 Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2021 Monitoring 3279 HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2021 Support HR3555 Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2021 Support HR 3772 Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2021 Support HR 4237 Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021 Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021 Support HR 4497 Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021 Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021 Support HR 4502 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 Support HR 4550 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Monitoring HR 5361 We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2021 Monitoring HR 5385 Affordable HOME Act Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable Act Support S1820 Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2021 Support S 2234 Affordable HOME Act Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable Act Support S2820 DASH Act Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act Support S769 Housing Fairness Act of 2021 Support S 4181 LIFELINE Act LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act Support HR8866 Expanding Service Coordinators Act Support HR8778 Home Internet Accessibility Act Support HR7981 Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022 Support HR6528 Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 Support HR3111 Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021

Client expense: $47,954 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE