Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act

HR 5689, To amend the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient Transportation Equity Act. HR 5386, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the FY ending September 30, 2007 - water infrastructure projects and flood control. HR 5631, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the FY ending September 30, 2007 - legislation related to Hurricane Katrina. S 1766, HR 3958, S 1765, Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act. Related to the rebuilding of New Orleans. HR 2864, Water resources development act of 2005 - Water infrastructure and flood control. HR 2864, Water resources development act of 2006 - water infrastructure projects and flood control; HR 5427, Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 - water infrastructure projects and flood control.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4197, Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005 -Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana. H.R. 4287 Katrina/Rita Hurricane Relief Act of 2005. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana. S.1629, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Temporary Energy Price Freeze Act of 2005. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana S/1714 A bill to modify requirements under the emergency relief Program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. H.R. 4287 Katrina/Rita Hurricane Relief Act of 2005. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana . S.1766, Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana. S.1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana. S.1843, Louisiana Katrina Recovery Act of 2005. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana. S.1842, A bill to provide assistance to rebuild communities, schools, and hospitals damaged by Jurrican Katrina or Hurrican Rita and for other purposes. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana. S.2006, A bill to provide for recovery efforts relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers projects. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana . Economic Relief for Gulf Coast Families and Businesses Act [H.R.4035.IH ] Implementing Katrina Disaster Relief Through the CDFI Fund Act [H.R.4020.IH ] Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 [H.R.4440.ENR ] Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act of 2005 [H.R.3896.EH ] H.R. 3710, Hurricane Katrina Energy Emergency Relief Act. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana H.R. 3958, Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act. - Funding for rebuilding electric power generation and infrastructure in Louisiana

HR 3958, S 1766, S 1765, Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act. HR 5576, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transporation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the FY ending September 30, 2007 - Appropriations and projects related to Louisiana transportation.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5689, To amend the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient Transportation Equity Act. HR 5386, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the FY ending September 30, 2007 - water infrastructure projects and flood control. HR 5631, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the FY ending September 30, 2007 - legislation related to Hurricane Katrina. S 1766, HR 3958, S 1765, Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act. Related to the rebuilding of New Orleans. HR 2864, Water resources development act of 2005 - Water infrastructure and flood control. HR 2864, Water resources development act of 2006 - water infrastructure projects and flood control; HR 5427, Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 - water infrastructure projects and flood control.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 320 Tier Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer, cell phone, and television equipment to operate in environmentally sound recycling program for use by consumers who want to discard the equipment. HR 875 Public Safety and Protection Investment Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses to expense qualified security devices. HR 1473 Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of ownership in telecommunications businesses. HR 1898 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. HR 1956 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce; and for other purposes. HR 3367 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of determing the depreciation treatment of such equipment. HR 3958 Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act - To provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina. HR 4187 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the recognition of gain under section 355(e) of such Code to certain leveraged spin-merger transactions. HR 4297 Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 - To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. HR 4388 Tax Revision Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. HR 4845 Innovation and Competitiveness Act - To better prepare and develop the United States workforce for the global economy, and remove barriers that stifle innovation. HR 5422 To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. HR 5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. HR 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S 758 Federal Internet Tax Prohibition Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the federal excise tax on communication services does not apply to internet access service. S 1321 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications. S 1441 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of determining the depreciation treatment of such equipment. S 1766 Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act - A bill to provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana resident and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina. S 2152 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S 2153 Streamlined Sales Tax Simplification Act - A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S 2721 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - A bill to simplify the taxation of business activity, and for other purposes. Internal Revenue Services - filed comments on proposed regs under IRC Section 263(a) regarding the Deduction and Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tangible Property. Department of Treasury - filed comments on IRC Section 863(e) income regulations.

HR 5631 (P.L. 109-289) - Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007 and for Other Purposes; Division B-Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Section 101(a)(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007; all provisions related to funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing programs; Section 101(a)(10) The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 (in the House of Representatives), or the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 (in the Senate) and the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2007 (in the Senate), all provisions related to funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing programs; Section 115 one-year renewals of RHS rental assistance contracts; Section 130, Mark-to-Market reauthorization. H J Res 100 (P.L. 109-369) - Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2007, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to funding and administration of HUD and USDA-RHS affordable multifamily housing programs. H J Res 102 (P.L. 109-383) - Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2007, and for Other Purposes; all provisionall provisions related to funding and administration of HUD and USDA-RHS affordable multifamily housing programs. S 2611 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006: Title VI Work Authorization and Legalization of Undocumented Individuals, Subtitle A Access to Earned Adjustment and Mandatory Departure and Reentry, Section 601 Access to Earned Adjustment and Mandatory Departure and Reentry, (b) Adjustment of Status (1), basic Citizenship Skills requires deomonstration in proficiency in English; NAHMA requested an amendment specifying Limited English Proficiency (LEP) translation requirements to be satisfied by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development upon release of HUD's final LEP guidance affecting affordable rental properties; such amendment would make HUD responsible for identifying a definitive list of "vital documents," producing standard translated versions of the documents, providing oral interpretation services directly to the LEP population, and other purposes. S. Amdt. 4064 - To amendment title 4 United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the United States and to promote the patriotic integration of prospective U.S. citizens; all provisions; offered as an amendment to S 2611 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. S. Amdt. 4073 - To declare that English is the common and unifying language of the United States, and to preserve and enhance the role of the the English language; all provisions; offered as an amendment to S 2611- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. Urged urgent relief from escalating energy costs in federally assisted properties through a new Recognized Cost Increase (RIC) proposal, a rent increase, special one-time appropriation, or other means, & provide utility relief in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties by removing the utility allowance from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit gross rent formula, or other means. Urged congressional oversight to ensure timely housing assistance payments from HUD to property owners. USDA Interim Final Rule, RIN 0575-AC13: Reinvention of the Sections 514, 515, 516, and 521 Multi-Family Housing Programs; all provisions. HR 5384 - Making Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007 and for Other Purposes: Title III, Rual Development Programs, Rural Housing Service; all provisions related to funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing programs. HR 5776 - Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007 and for Other Purposes: Title III, Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions related to funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing programs. HR 3895 - Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act; all provisions. HR 3896 - Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexiblity Act; all provisons. HR 5393 - Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 4440 - Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005; Title I Establishment of Gulf Opportunity Zone, Section 101 Tax Benefits for Gulf Opportunity Zone, all provisions related to private activity bonds and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. S 1765 - Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act; Title I Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, Subtitle G Department of Housing and Urban Development & Subtitle M Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service; Title III Individual Citizens Relief and Recovery, Subtitle A Housing Relief. S 1766 - Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act; Title I Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, Subtitle G Department of Housing and Urban Development; Subtitle M Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service; Title III Individual Citizens Relief and Recovery, Subtitle A Housing Relief. S 557 and HR 136 - To provide that Executive Order 13166 Shall Have No Force or Effect, to Prohibit the Use of Funds for Certain Purposes, and for Other Purposes; all provisions. Executive Order 13166 - Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency; all, with particular emphasis on implementation related to affordable rental housing. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Notice of Guidance to Federal Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons (Docket No. FR-4878-N-01); all provisions. S 2454 - Securing America's Borders Act: Title VI Miscellaneous, requested an amendment specifiying Limited English Proficiency (LEP) translation requirments to be satisfied by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development upon release of HUD's final LEP guidance affecting affordable rental properties; such amendment would make HUD responsible for identifying a definitive list of "vital documents," producing standard translated versions of the documents, providing oral interpretation services directly to the LEP population, and other purposes. HR 5117 (P.L. 109-249) and S 2591 - To Exempt Persons with Disabilities from the Prohibition Against Providing Section 8 Rental Assistance to College Students; all provisions. HR 3402 (P.L. 109-62) - The Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009; Title VI Housing Opportunites and Safety for Battered Women and Children. S 190- Federal Housing Enterprise Reform Act of 2005; all provisions. HR 1461- Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005; all provisions. S 98 and HR 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act of 2005; all provisions. HR 2660 - Fair Choice and Competition in Real Estate Act of 2005; all provisions. S 771 and HR 1999 - State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005; all provisions. HR 5443- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 5503 - The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 5527 and S 3511 - Mark to Market Extension Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 6115 - Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 5347 - HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 5039 - Saving America's Rural Housing Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 2636 - Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2005; all provisions. S 705 and HR 3859 - Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005; all provisions. S 3941 - A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Fully Allow Students to Live in Units Eligible for the Low-Income Housing Credit, and for Other Purposes; all provisions. HR 3715 - Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2005; all provisions. HR 3616 - Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 4873 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Encourage Investment in Affordable Housing; all provisions. HR 2681 - Affordable Housing Tax Credit Enhacement Act of 2005; all provisions. HR 1468 and S 2366 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Replace the Recapture Bond Provisions of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program; all provisions. S 1330 and HR 3194 - Housing America's Workforce Act; all provisions. S 3721 - Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006; all provisions. HR 3894 - Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act; all provisions. 2007 Budget Requests by the Administration; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and programs and Treasury proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (continued)

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