Housing Supply and Affordability Act

Briefing on the Chamber of Progress's "Cost of Living Agenda" - an effort to identify and promote policy solutions that lower costs and increase the supply of goods and services most impacting Americans pocketbooks, including housing, energy, health care, and transportation. Also in support of H.R.7132 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act to create a new Local Housing Policy Grant (LHPG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants to states, localities, tribes, and regional municipal and county coalitions support for local efforts to increase housing supply. The bill would encourage the elimination of barriers to housing supply.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 1053 Housing Supply Expansion Act H.R. 2397 Homeownership for DREAMers Act H.R. 3170 HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3507 Yes In My Backyard Act H.R. 3564 Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act H.R. 4231 Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 5648 Community Assistance for Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE Act) H.R. 5979 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 H.R. 6199 Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 H.R. 7132 Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 7857 Accurate Credit Reporting for Homebuyers Act H.R. 802 Respect State Housing Laws Act H.R. 8099 Credit Report Enhancement Directive Act H.R. 8252 Increasing Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act H.R. 9814 Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024 H.R.6785 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 1389 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 1514 HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1682 Housing Supply Expansion Act S. 1688 Yes In My Backyard Act S. 2295 LIFT Homebuyers Act of 2023 S. 2296 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 S. 2790 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 3068 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 S. 3216 Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 S. 3684Housing Supply and Affordability Act S. 3862Homeownership Affordability Act S. 3902Appraisal Industry Improvement Act S. 3930Downpayment Towards Equity Act of 2024 S. 3931 Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act of 2024 S. 4265 Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2024 S. 4460 A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes S. 4542 A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling program. S. 4971 Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024 S. 5027 ROAD to Housing Act Real estate commission issues Rural housing issues Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) issues VASP Program and Implementation, VA Partial Claim FHA appropriations, FHA 203k program, Show me case implications, FHA Cybersecurity Notice Requirements Ginnie Mae capital and liquidity issues, IMB Liquidity Issues; Ginnie Mae funding needs Housing Supply Issues, including YIMBY legislation, small-dollar lending, impact of IECC building code requirements Freddie Mac 2nd lien program, Fannie Mae Title Insurance Waiver, GSE Repurchase data transparency, FHFA Suspended Counterparty program, Realtor settlement impact on Interested Party Contributions Mortgage-related fees, CFPB Servicing regulations, Loan Officer Comp rules

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

H.R. 419, Revitalizing Downtowns Act; H.R. 837, Restoring Communities Left Behind Act; H.R. 2974, Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2023; H.R. 3145, People Over Parking Act of 2023; H.R. 3238, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023; S. 1557, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023; H.R. 3507, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act; S. 1688, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act; H.R. 3940, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act; S. 657, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act; H.R. 3963, Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act; S. 1377, Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act; H.R. 4606, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023; S. 32, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023; H.R. 6199, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023; S. 3216, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023; H.R. 6970, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act or the DASH Act; S. 680, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All DASH Act; H.R. 7132, Housing Supply and Affordability Act; S. 3684, Housing Supply and Affordability Act; S. 672, American Dream Employment Act of 2023; S. 1490, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2023; H.R. 8604, To reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes; S. 4460, A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes; S. 3905, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2024; Issues related to 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program and FHA Title I Loan programs; H.R. 8026, CDBG Modernization Act of 2024; H.R. 4820, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; Issues related to Surplus Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development.

Administration: Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights and a Resident-Centered Housing Challenge. Administration Two-part plan. Part One: protect renters and promote rental affordability. Part Two: federal actions to pursue a Renters Bill of Rights. In addition, Administration White House Fact Sheets on Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Boost Housing Supply and Lower Housing Costs, "The Price Isnt Right: How Junk Fees Cost Consumers and Undermine Competition, and President Biden Announces New Actions to Lower Costs for Americans by Fighting Corporate Rip-Offs, Administration rent caps/ rent control proposals and changes to annual income determination changes for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) communities. Biden Administration proposal to cap rent nationwide. House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Housing Solutions: Cutting Through Government Red Tape testimony Policies affecting apartment operations and management, specifically consumer reporting, resident screening (financial, criminal, resident history), consumer debt collection and eviction. H.R. 4606 and S. 32, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 3507 and S. 1688, Yes In My Backyard Act, all provisions. H.R. 802 and S. 3755, Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions. H.R. 5533, Healthy Homes Act of 2023, all provisions. S.3216 - Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 S.3684/H.R. 7132 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act Draft legislation to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes. S.4460/H.R. 8604 - Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act - A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes S.4146 - Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act of 2024 provisions S. 5027, ROAD to Housing Act, Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act H.R.1605 - Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2023 Draft legislation establishing a national rental property registry. Draft legislation First Generation College Affordability Success Act, all provisions. Draft legislation to assist in streamlining the process for households to identify appropriate available rental dwelling units, and for other purposes Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) Implementation Department of Housing and Urban Development, FR-6436-N-01-Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937, HUD-2024-0003. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notice PDR-2024-02, Transmittal of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Income Limits for the Public Housing and Section 8 Programs. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Proposed Rule on Reducing Barriers to HUD Assisted Housing - Docket No. FR-6362-P-1 (the Proposed Rule). Department of Housing and Urban Development. FR-6387-P-01 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining proposed rule - Docket No. FR-6144-P-01 Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket No. FR-6466-N-01 Request for Information; Direct Rental Assistance Improvements to Department of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan program to encourage transit-oriented multifamily development. Fees in rental housing. Fair Housing Act (Disparate Impact Rule, Screening, Criminal History Policy and Reporting) S.1293 - Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023 H.R.2918 - Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023 Eviction Crisis Act - Unintroduced Draft Draft Proposals: Rent Control, Rent Stabilization Government Funding Proposals Request for Extension of Build America, Buy America Act Public Interest Phased Implementation Waiver for HOME Investment Partnerships Program U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY 2024 and 2025 DOT, USDA Rural Housing and HUD Appropriations funding levels and specific programs that include: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG); HOME Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Section 8 Voucher Program Fair Market Rent (FMRs) and Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) Davis Bacon and Related Acts Violence Against Women Act 2022 (VAWA) PRO Housing Grant Program Homelessness Programs Rural Rental Assistance (RA) Implementation of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and 2022 Opposition to rent control Regulatory burden making it more costly to develop and operate multifamily housing Draft policy proposal for appropriation to Department of Housing and Urban Development for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatement programs S. 5078, The Homes Act of 2024, to establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 9662 / S. 5078, The Homes Act of 2024, to establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues pertaining to housing affordability FHFA RFI on multifamily tenant protections Proposals for rental assistance for emergencies Administration Proposal: Housing Supply Action Plan The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, 2025 funding Develop propose HUD competitive grant to state/local government to incentivize tax incentives for housing development.

Briefing on the Chamber of Progress's "Abundance & Affordability Agenda" - an effort to identify and promote policy solutions that lower costs and increase the supply of goods and services most impacting Americans pocketbooks, including housing, energy, health care, and transportation. Also in support of H.R.7132 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act to create a new Local Housing Policy Grant (LHPG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants to states, localities, tribes, and regional municipal and county coalitions support for local efforts to increase housing supply. The bill would encourage the elimination of barriers to housing supply.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 419, Revitalizing Downtowns Act. H.R. 837, Restoring Communities Left Behind Act. H.R. 2974, Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2023. H.R. 3145, People Over Parking Act of 2023. H.R. 3238, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023. S. 1557, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 3507, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. S. 1688, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. H.R. 3940, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. S. 657, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. H.R. 3963, Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act. S. 1377, Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act. H.R. 4606, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023 S. 32, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023. H.R. 6199, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023. S. 3216, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023. H.R. 6970, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act or the DASH Act. S. 680, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All DASH Act. H.R. 7132, Housing Supply and Affordability Act. S. 3684, Housing Supply and Affordability Act. S. 672, American Dream Employment Act of 2023. S. 1490, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2023. H.R. 8604, To reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes. S. 4460, A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes. S. 3905, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2024. Issues related to 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program and FHA Title I Loan programs. H.R. 8026, CDBG Modernization Act of 2024. H.R. 4820, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. Issues related to Surplus Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development.

H.R. 1053 Housing Supply Expansion Act H.R. 2397 Homeownership for DREAMers Act H.R. 3170 HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3507 Yes In My Backyard Act H.R. 3564 Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act H.R. 4231 Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 5648 Community Assistance for Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE Act) H.R. 5979 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 H.R.6785 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 1389 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 1514 HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1682 Housing Supply Expansion Act S. 1688 Yes In My Backyard Act S. 2295 LIFT Homebuyers Act of 2023 S. 2296 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 S. 2790 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 3068 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 S. 3216 Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 S. 3930Downpayment Towards Equity Act of 2024 S. 3902Appraisal Industry Improvement Act S. 3862Homeownership Affordability Act S. 3684Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 802 Respect State Housing Laws Act H.R. 7132 Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 6199 Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 H.R. 7857 Accurate Credit Reporting for Homebuyers Act H.R. 8099 Credit Report Enhancement Directive Act H.R. 8252 Increasing Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act S. 3931Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act of 2024 S. 4265Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2024 S. 4460A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes S. 4542A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling program. Real estate commission issues Rural housing issues Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) issues

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1053 Housing Supply Expansion Act H.R. 2397 Homeownership for DREAMers Act H.R. 3170 HELPER Act of 2023 H.R. 3507 Yes In My Backyard Act H.R. 3564 Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act H.R. 4231 Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023 H.R. 5648 Community Assistance for Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE Act) H.R. 5979 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 H.R.6785 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 1389 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 1514 HELPER Act of 2023 S. 1682 Housing Supply Expansion Act S. 1688 Yes In My Backyard Act S. 2295 LIFT Homebuyers Act of 2023 S. 2296 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 S. 2790 Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 S. 3068 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 S. 3216 Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 S. 3930Downpayment Towards Equity Act of 2024 S. 3902Appraisal Industry Improvement Act S. 3862Homeownership Affordability Act S. 3684Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 802 Respect State Housing Laws Act H.R. 7132 Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 6199 Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 GSE repurchase issues Assumption Fees FHA Servicing policies (incl. PSPC), Payment Supplement, Assumption policy, 203k program, Interested Party Contribution caps VA servicing policies (incl VASP), VA Partial Claim authority, VA loan assumption policies Issues related to affordable housing supply, including tax incentives (MRBs, MCCs, cap gains exclusions), financing options for renovation lending (e.g., FHA 203k), incentives for local government to boost supply.

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 419, Revitalizing Downtowns Act. H.R. 837, Restoring Communities Left Behind Act. H.R. 2974, Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2023. H.R. 3145, People Over Parking Act. H.R. 3238, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023. S. 1557, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act. H.R. 3507, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. S. 1688, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. H.R. 3940, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. S. 657, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. H.R. 3963, Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act. S. 1377, Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act. H.R. 4606, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023 S. 32, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023. H.R. 6199, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023. S. 3216, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023. H.R. 6970, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act or the DASH Act. S. 680, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All DASH Act. H.R. 7132, Housing Supply and Affordability Act. S. 3684, Housing Supply and Affordability Act. S. 672, American Dream Employment Act of 2023. S. 1490, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2023. Issues related to 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program and FHA Title I Loan programs. Issues related to the Community Development Block Grant program. FY2024 THUD/Appropriations. Issues related to Surplus Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development.

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