State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005

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)

Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.5576, 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. Department of Housing and Urban Development provisions for affordable housing and the homeless. S.3508, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006. Monitor provisions. H.R.5443, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006. Monitor provisions. S.771, State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005. Monitor provisions. H.R.1999, State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005. Monitor provisions. H.R. 5137, Workforce Housing Act of 2006. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 3194, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. S. 1330, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5503 - FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006 amends the National Housing Act to increase high-cost area and project-based additional mortgage loan limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance; (4) moderate income and displaced family housing; (5) housing for the elderly; and (6) condominiums. S. 1710 - Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act would amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to remove the limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured under the FHA mortgage insurance program for such mortgages. S. 2597 - Federal Housing Fairness Act of 2006 would raise the FHA loan limits nationwide to the lesser of the conforming loan limit, or the median single-family home price in the area. Comment Letter on Competition in Real Estate - Comment letter was sent to the Chairman Ney and the House Financial Services Committee concerning hearings on "The Changing Real Estate Market" and competition in the industry. C.A.R. expressed their concerns over any attempts at further and burdensome federal regulations beyond the successful ones already in place. Additionally, we disputed the claim that there is a lack of competition in the real estate industry. H.R. 378 - Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their control. H.R. 1461/S. 190 - Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 would amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to establish the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which shall have supervisory and regulatory authority over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Banks, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation and the Housing Finance Oversight Board. Sets forth provisions respecting: capital levels, classifications, and undercapitalized entities, loan levels, housing goals, and enforcement and compliance. Also amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to increase total asset requirements for community financial institution members. Additionally, in the House, amendments (Garrett Amendment) were discussed concerning increasing the FHA conforming loan limits. H.R. 1999/S. 771 - State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005 - Flexible Voucher Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to public housing agencies to provide tenant-based and project-based rental assistance, and tenant-based first-time homeownership assistance to low-income individuals. (This program replaces the housing choice voucher program.) Sets forth program provisions. H.R. 3043 - Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure first-time homeowner zero-downpayment mortgages for one-family residences, including one- to three-unit dwellings, condominiums, cooperatives, and manufactured housing. H.R. 5121/S. 3535- Expanding American Homeownership Act will allow for the increase in FHA insurable limits from 95% of an area’s median home price with a ceiling of 87% of the conforming loan limit to 100% of an area’s median home price capped at 100% of the conforming loan limit, allow condos to be insured in the same manner as single-family homes, allow for the coverage of zero-down loans, allow for the FHA to insure 40-year mortgages, includes a provision intended to make it easier for homebuyers who are eligible for HECM (also known as a reverse mortgage) to gain access to the equity in their home, and allow the FHA to set its insurance premiums by risk. H.R. 176 - FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005 amends the National Housing Act to increase Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family mortgage limits.

HR 1999/S 771 - State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1999 & S. 771, State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005, all sections relating to the flexible voucher program, public housing rent flexibility and simplification, and Moving to Work program. Public Housing Operating Subsidy H.R. 3058, T-THUD Appropriations Act of 2006, all provisions relating to appropriations for Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

HUD Implementation of current law HUD movement toward accomplishing provisions in VCA with Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities State and Local Housing Flexibility Act (S.771/H.R.1999) Federal Housing Finance Reform Act (H.R. 1461) FY 2006 HUD Appropriations Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act (H.R. 3894)

Client expense: $14,807 · Firm income: Not reported

HUD implementation of current law HUD movement toward accomplishing provisions in VCA with Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities State and Local Housing Flexibility Act (S.771/H.R. 1999) Federal Housing Finance Reform Act (H.R. 1461)

Client expense: $21,204 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)