Recognizing the importance of manufactured housing in the United States.

H.R. 2787 - CJ's Home Protection Act-Requires all manufactured homes produced and sold in the U.S. to have weather radios. S. 2724 CJ's Home Protection Act- Requires all MH homes not on permanent foundations produced and sold to have weather radios H. R. 1851/S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act-facilitates the use of vouchers for full cost of purchasing manufactured homes sited on leased land. FS. 3261: Y09 Transportation, Treasury and HUD Appropriations - Advocating for funding for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Program. FY09 Agriculture Appropriations-Rural housing/development initiatives. H.R. 1676 - Native American Homeownership Act-Reaurthorizes the Housing and Urban Development's program of loan guarantees for housing in Native American tribal lands. H.R. 4079 - Health and Safety Emergency Housing Act-Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require temporary housing units provided to assist disaster victims to comply with certain formaldehyde emissions requirements S. 2382/H.R. 4830 - FEMA Accountablity Act- Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayers expense. H.Res. 1010-RCC Manufactured Housing Week- Recognizes the role manufactured housing plays in the housing market. H.R. 5897-Travel Trailer Residents' Registry Act - Establishes a health registery to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure. Contains an overly broad definition of travel trailers that would include manufactured housing. 24 CFR 3280, 3285 -HUD Model Manufactured Installation Standards Final Rule-Sets forth minimum requirements for the installation of manufactured homes as required by the MHIA. 24 CFR 3286 - HUD Manufactured Home Model Installation Program Final Rule-Sets forth minimum requirements for the installation program implementing and enforcing the required installation standards as required by the MHI. Included are requirements for recording keeping, temporary location of homes on dealer lots, installation training, installer certification, for manufacturers, retailers and installers. 24 CFR 3282, 3285-HUD On-Site Completion of Construction of Manufactured homes-Will set forth provisions under a new subpart allowing for the on-site completion of innovative homes components/construction practices that are essentially extensions of home construction elements currently covered by the HUD-Code but not expressly provided for and therefore require Alternative Construction letters. 24 CRF 3280.402-HUD-Code Truss Testing Protocol-The proposed rul would amend Sec.3280.402 to provide more stringent initial qualification of truss design. 24 CFR 3285-Ground Anchor Assembly Test Protocol-Will set forth standardized testing procedures and methods for determining maximum loads for different assemblies based on ground anchoring requirements in the Model Installation Standards. Intended to simiplify the ground anchor assembly selection process and improve the effectiveness of anchoring systems. FEMA 85 - Manufactured Homes in Flood Hazard Areas-FEMA 85 provides guidance on the installation of manufactured homes in flood hazard areas that in compliant with the National Flood Insurance Program requirements. While a non-mandatory guide, the provisions become mandatory if a local jurisdiction adopts it as there requirement.

Client expense: $79,510 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2787 - CJ's Home Protection Act-Requires all manufactured homes produced and sold in the U.S. to have weather radios. S. 2724 CJ's Home Protection Act- Requires all MH homes not on permanent foundations produced and sold to have weather radios H. R. 1851/S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act-facilitates the use of vouchers for full cost of purchasing manufactured homes sited on leased land. FS. 3261: Y09 Transportation, Treasury and HUD Appropriations - Advocating for funding for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Program. FY09 Agriculture Appropriations-Rural housing/development initiatives. H.R. 1676 - Native American Homeownership Act-Reaurthorizes the Housing and Urban Development's program of loan guarantees for housing in Native American tribal lands. H.R. 4079 - Health and Safety Emergency Housing Act-Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require temporary housing units provided to assist disaster victims to comply with certain formaldehyde emissions requirements S. 2382/H.R. 4830 - FEMA Accountablity Act- Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayers expense. H.Res. 1010-RCC Manufactured Housing Week- Recognizes the role manufactured housing plays in the housing market. H.R. 5897-Travel Trailer Residents' Registry Act - Establishes a health registery to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure. Contains an overly broad definition of travel trailers that would include manufactured housing. 24 CFR 3280, 3285 -HUD Model Manufactured Installation Standards Final Rule-Sets forth minimum requirements for the installation of manufactured homes as required by the MHIA. 24 CFR 3286 - HUD Manufactured Home Model Installation Program Final Rule-Sets forth minimum requirements for the installation program implementing and enforcing the required installation standards as required by the MHI. Included are requirements for recording keeping, temporary location of homes on dealer lots, installation training, installer certification, for manufacturers, retailers and installers. 24 CFR 3282, 3285-HUD On-Site Completion of Construction of Manufactured homes-Will set forth provisions under a new subpart allowing for the on-site completion of innovative homes components/construction practices that are essentially extensions of home construction elements currently covered by the HUD-Code but not expressly provided for and therefore require Alternative Construction letters. 24 CRF 3280.402-HUD-Code Truss Testing Protocol-The proposed rul would amend Sec.3280.402 to provide more stringent initial qualification of truss design. 24 CFR 3285-Ground Anchor Assembly Test Protocol-Will set forth standardized testing procedures and methods for determining maximum loads for different assemblies based on ground anchoring requirements in the Model Installation Standards. Intended to simiplify the ground anchor assembly selection process and improve the effectiveness of anchoring systems. FEMA 85 - Manufactured Homes in Flood Hazard Areas-FEMA 85 provides guidance on the installation of manufactured homes in flood hazard areas that in compliant with the National Flood Insurance Program requirements. While a non-mandatory guide, the provisions become mandatory if a local jurisdiction adopts it as there requirement.

Client expense: $120,451 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2787 - CJ's Home Protection Act S. 2724 CJ's Home Protection Act H. R. 1851/S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act FY09 Transportation, Treasury, and HUD Appropriations, PATH Funding, FY09 Homeland Security, FEMA funding FY09 Agriculture Appropriations H.R. 1676 - Native American Homeownership Act H.R. 4079 - Health and Safety Emergency Housing Act S. 2382/H.R. 4830 - FEMA Accountablity Act H.Res. 1010-RCC Manufactured Housing Week

Client expense: $97,453 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of