HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

FY 2009 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 for housing and Treasury proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (continued) S. 3261-Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period]; Title II Department of Housing and Urban Development- all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable housing programs (with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 contracts) and fair housing activities to create translations and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency. S. 3289- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period]; Title III Rural Development, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Requested authorization language in S. 3289- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period] allowing the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service access to interagency databases which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS affordable multifamily housing programs [Not included]. S. 3260 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I Department of the Treasury, Requested authorization language allowing the Internal Revenue Service access to interagency databases which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in IRS' multifamily housing programs [not included]. H.R. 7323 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I Department of the Treasury, Requested authorization language allowing the Internal Revenue Service access to interagency databases which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in IRS' multifamily housing programs [not included]. H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2008: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Division C--Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief - requested an extension of the placed-in-service deadline for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations in each of years 2007,2008, and 2009 (not included). H.R. 1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2018 - A bill to Allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds;(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds); all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. H.R. 6803-Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act of 2008: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions. H.R. 3965 - Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 6078- Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2008: To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities; all provisions to improve energy efficiency and enviornmental friendly standards in affodable multifamily housing. H.R. 6899- Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act; Title VI Green Resouces for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (which includes the The Green Resources and Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act) all provisions which affect affordable multifamily housing. H.R. 5772- Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 3593 -Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008: To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities; all provisions. H.R. 2930 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 2736 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 1078 - Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to faciliate rental assistance. H.R. 1850- Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to facilitate rental assistance. S. 1318-Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1491- Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1227-Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina; all provisions. S. 1668 - Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes; all provisions. S.2975 - Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act: A bill to provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; all provisions. H.R.6751- Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act: To provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; all provisions. H.R. 173-One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2007: A bill to protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from eviction by reason of criminal activity; all provisions. H.R.1966- Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007: A bill to fully exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students; all provisions. H.R. 5490: Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act: A bill to reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3524-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 829-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 4002- Multi-Family Housing Preservation Act: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 3873-Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007: A bill to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing; all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2008; to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units; all provisions. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Requested that Congress include in an economic stimulus bill (not introduced at reporting period) or other appropriate legislative vehicle: an extension of the placed-in-service deadline for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations in each of years 2007,2008, and 2009; allowing greater participation of individual investors in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program; long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief; using existing enacted Federal Housing Administration lending programs to provide bridge financing to permit new development in low-income housing tax credit markets; giving State Allocating Agencies an additional year to make allocations before having to return unused credits to the national pool; and requiring all Low Income Housing Tax Credits currently being held by the Government Sponsored Enterprises as well as other institutions in federal conservatorship to be either transferred to the Treasury, or held in the respective institutions to maturity. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1[TD 9420] RIN 1545BC22 Section 42 Utility Allowance Regulations Update, Final Regulation, July 29, 2008; Section 1.42-10(a) all provisions which effectively restrict the use of submetering for low-income housing tax credit tenant utility allowances. HUD Handbook 2000.04 REV-2 CHG-7, Consolidated Audit Guide for Audits of HUD Programs: Chapter 3 HUD Multifamily Housing Programs, all provisions. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents). Advocated for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for improvements in HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) physical inspection process. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies and funding related to HUD's Housing Assistance Payment contracts with owners of affordable housing. Advocated for improvements and consitency in HUD's performance-based contract administration program. All policies and funding issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs. Requested that HUD refrain from issuing a final rule requiring affordable property owners to use the Enterprise Income Verification system until system problems are resolved and the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service have joined the necessary agreements to use the system to ease administration on mixed-subsidy properties. Requested HUD extend its implementation deadline for the the TRACS 202c software housing provides would have to use. Advocated concerns to HUD over new multifamily Model Lease content & procedures for notifying the industry of the changes. Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partments on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. Advocated that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service refrain from industry-wide freezes on management agent fees under its rental subsidy programs.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1078, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1850, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives.Monitor public housing legislation, exit tax legislation; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act; housing provisions and funding. H.R. 2893, Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. Monitor BRAC process for facility in Portland - no specific legislation at this time. H. R. 3221, Building American Homeownership Act of 2008, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, S. 2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1461 and S. 190, GSE Reform Legislation, Amendment to Create Affordable Housing Fund; S. 3508, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006; S. 829,HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 3126 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 3524, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008; H.R. 3521; Public Housing Asset Management and Improvement Act of 2007; S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007; S. 4063, Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act; H.R. 202, Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007; H.R. 174, Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 1461 and S. 190, GSE Reform Legislation, Amendment to Create Affordable Housing Fund; S. 3508, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006; S. 829,HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 3126 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 3524, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008; H.R. 3521; Public Housing Asset Management and Improvement Act of 2007; S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007; S. 4063, Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act; H.R. 202, Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007; H.R. 174, Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1078, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1850, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives.Monitor public housing legislation, exit tax legislation; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act; housing provisions and funding. H.R. 2893, Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. Monitor BRAC process for facility in Portland - no specific legislation at this time. H. R. 3221, Building American Homeownership Act of 2008, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, S. 2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2009 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 for housing and Treasury proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (continued) S. 3261-Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period]; Title II Department of Housing and Urban Development- all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable housing programs (with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 contracts) and fair housing activities to create translations and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency. S. 3289- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period]; Title III Rural Development, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Requested authorization language in S. 3289- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period] allowing the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service access to interagency databases which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS affordable multifamily housing programs [Not included]. S. 3260 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 [and unnumbered House Committee legislation]; Title I Department of the Treasury, Requested authorization language allowing the Internal Revenue Service access to interagency databases which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in IRS' multifamily housing programs [not included]. H.R. 2638-Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009; Division A Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009--all provisions related to funding and administration of federal affordable housing progams (Sections 101, Sec. 103, Sec. 105, Sec. 106 length of CR, Sec. 115 funding for Rural Rental Assistance, Sec. 168 project-based Section 8 contract renewals); Division B Disaster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008--Chapter 10 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, all provisions to assist disaster recovery housing and community development efforts and case management (especially with community development block grant, project based Section 8 funds) for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. H.R. 1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2018 - A bill to Allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds;(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds); all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. H.R. 3965 - Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 6803-Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act of 2008: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions. H.R. 6078- Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2008: To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities; all provisions to improve energy efficiency and enviornmental friendly standards in affodable multifamily housing. H.R. 6899- Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act; Title VI Green Resouces for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (which includes the The Green Resources and Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act) all provisions which affect affordable multifamily housing. H.R. 5772- Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 3593 -Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008: To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities; all provisions. H.R. 3221 - The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008: A bill to provide needed housing reform; all provisions. H.R. 5720- The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing; all provisions. S. 2666 - The Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2008: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 1427- Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 1100-Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007: A bill to address the regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, and for other purposes; all provisons. H.R. 5937- To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units. The bill would allow HUD to convert certain subsidy contracts currently in place to project-based Section 8 at the owner's request; all provisions. H.R. 2895-National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007: A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families; all provisions. S. 2523-National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007: A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families; all provisions. H.R. 1852- Expanding Homeownership Act of 2007: A bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes; Sec. 26 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Limits in High Cost Areas; Sec. 29 Use of FHA Savings for Costs of Mortgage Insurance, Housing Counseling, FHA Technologies, Procedures and Processes and for Affordable Housing Grant Fund, and Study (a)(4) Affodable Housing Fund. H.R. 2930 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 2736 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 5818 -Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008:To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs; all provisions. S. 1078 - Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to faciliate rental assistance. H.R. 1850- Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to facilitate rental assistance. S. 1318-Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1491- Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1227-Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina; all provisions. S. 1668 - Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes; all provisions. S.2975 - Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act: A bill to provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; all provisions. H.R.6751- Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act: To provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; all provisions. . H.R. 173-One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2007: A bill to protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from eviction by reason of criminal activity; all provisions. H.R.1966- Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007: A bill to fully exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students; all provisions. H.R. 5490: Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act: A bill to reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3524-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 829-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 4002- Multi-Family Housing Preservation Act: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 3873-Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007: A bill to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing; all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2008; to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units; all provisions. Preliminary discussion advocating for an extension of the placed-in-service deadline for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations in each of years 2007,2008, and 2009--no specific legislative vehicle. Preliminary discussion advocating for allowing greater participation of individual investors in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program--no legislative vehicle. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB, Emergency Comment Request; Applications for Housing Assistance Payments and Special Claims Processing and Owner Certification with Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures, Docket Number FR-5187-N-45, July 22, 2008 as it relates to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA) requirements in affordable housing. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1[TD 9420] RIN 1545BC22 Section 42 Utility Allowance Regulations Update, Final Regulation, July 29, 2008; all provisions. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated against local postmasters extending "single drop mail delivery" methods used in student housing to privately owned apartment communities. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents). Advocated for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for improvements in HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) physical inspection process. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies and funding related to HUD's Housing Assistance Payment contracts with owners of affordable housing. Advocated for improvements and consitency in HUD's performance-based contract administration program. All policies and funding issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs. Requested that the Department of Housing and Urban Development refrain from issuing a final rule requiring affordable property owners to use the Enterprise Income Verification system until system problems are resolved and the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service have joined the necessary agreements to use the system to ease administration on mixed-subsidy properties. Advocated that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service proceed with management agent fee increases for managers of multifamily properties assisted under its rental subsidy programs. Advocated concerns to Department of Housing and Urban Development over new multifamily Model Lease content and procedures for notifying the industry of the changes.

S. 1078, H.R. 1850, Housing Americas Workforce Act, entire bill S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 2536, HOPE VI Green Building and Technical Assistance Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 3524, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008, entire bill H.R. 1427, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007, entire bill S. 1100, Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 1259, High-Performance Buildings Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 1851, S. 2684, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007, entire bill S.593, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, entire bill H.R. 840, Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH) of 2007, entire bill S. 1518, Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA), entire bill H.R. 2895, S. 2523, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, entire bill S. 2062, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 44, Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act, entire bill H.R. 1982, Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 2930, S. 2736, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 647, H.R. 3965, Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 1852, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 1289, Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007", entire bill H.R. 3873, Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 4002, Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2007, entire bill S. 2391, GSE Mission Improvement Act, entire bill S. 2452, Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007, entire bill S. 2636, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, entire bill H.R. 5818, Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, entire bill H.R. 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, entire bill H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (previously, the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008), entire bill H.R. 5772, Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008, entire bill H.R. 6078, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008", entire bill

Housing foreclosure legislative proposals (e.g., H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act; H.R. 5830, FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act; H.R. 5818, Neighborhood Stabilization Act): local government activities. H.R. 2895, National Affordabale Housing Trust Fund Act: all provisions. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act: all provisions. H.R. 3126 / S. 829, HOPE VI reauthorization: all provisions. H.R. 840 / S. 1518, McKinney-Vento reauthorization.

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

Government targets: General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

FY 2009 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 for housing and Treasury proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (continued) S.CON.RES.70 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013: TITLE I, SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES all provisions related to funding federal affordable multifamily housing programs, especially paragraph (13) Income Security (600), all provisions related to funding project-based Section 8 contracts;TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT, SEC. 302. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS and SEC. 313. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS, all provisions pertaining to project-based Section 8 funding;. requested a directive to the Appropriations Committee to fully fund the 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 housing assistance payment contracts [not included in legislation]. FY 2009 appropriations for the Department of Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development [unnumbered House Committee legislation at reporting period, request to Senate but no legislation at reporting period]; Department of Housing and Urban Development- all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable housing programs (with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 contracts) and fair housing activities to create translations and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency. H.R. 2642- Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008. TITLE II, DOMESTIC MATTERS Requested $2.8 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to fully fund the 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 housing assistance payments contracts [not included in bill]. H.R. 1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2018 - A bill to Allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds;(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds); all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. H.R. 3965 - Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3221 - The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008: A bill to provide needed housing reform; all provisions. H.R. 5720- The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing; all provisions. H.R. 1427- Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 1100-Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007: A bill to address the regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, and for other purposes; all provisons. S. 1078 - Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to faciliate rental assistance. H.R. 1850- Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to facilitate rental assistance. S. 1318-Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1491- The Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1227- The Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina; all provisions. S. 1668 - Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes; all provisions. H.R. 173-One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2007: A bill to protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from eviction by reason of criminal activity; all provisions. H.R.1966- Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007: A bill to fully exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students; all provisions. H.R. 5818- Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008: The act seeks to increase housing options for low and middle-income families and establishes a HUD loan and grant program to help States purchase and rehabilitate vacated and foreclosed homes; all provisions. H.R. 5937- Preserving Certain Affordable Housing Units: The act will allow HUD allow the owners of certain affordable housing developments and HUD to convert two subsidy contracts currently in place (from RAP and Rent Supp contracts to project-based Section 8); all provisions. H.R. 6078- The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2008: A bill to improve energy efficiency and enviornmental friendly standards among HUD subsidized properties; all provisions. H.R. 4002- Multi-Family Housing Preservation Act: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions S. 2666 - The Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2008: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable housing, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R. 5490: Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act: A bill to reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R. 2895-National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007: A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families; all provisions. S. 2523-National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007: A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families; all provisions. H.R. 3524-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 829-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3873-Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007: A bill to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing; all provisions. H.R. 1852- Expanding Homeownership Act of 2007: A bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes; Sec. 26 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Limits in High Cost Areas; Sec. 29 Use of FHA Savings for Costs of Mortgage Insurance, Housing Counseling, FHA Technologies, Procedures and Processes and for Affordable Housing Grant Fund, and Study (a)(4) Affodable Housing Fund. S. 2975- The Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act: The bill will provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes because of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Independent Public Accountant Roster, Proposed Rule, [Docket No. FR-5054-P-01], RIN 2501-AD20; all provisions Internal Revenue Service Notice 2008-47, Public Comment Invited on Recommendations for 2008-2009 Guidance Priority List; all provisions. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, Section 42 Utility Allowance Regulations Update, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing, [REG-128274-03], RIN 1545-BC22; all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2008; to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units. H.R. 2930 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 2736 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 1066- Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act: A bill to increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes; all provisions because it restores banks and thrifts longstanding authority to make direct investments that promote the public welfare, including affordable multifamily housing developments. S. 2487- Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act: A bill to increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes; all provisions because it restores banks and thrifts longstanding authority to make direct investments that promote the public welfare, including affordable multifamily housing developments. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents). Advocated for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted propoerties. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for improvements in HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) physical inspection process. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies and funding related to HUD's Housing Assistance Payment contracts with owners of affordable housing. Advocated for improvements and consitency in HUD's performance-based contract administration program. All policies and funding issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs. Requested that the Department of Housing and Urban Development refrain from issuing a final rule requiring affordable property owners to use the Enterprise Income Verification system until system problems are resolved and the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service have joined the necessary agreements to use the system to ease administration on mixed-subsidy properties. Advocated that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service proceed with management agent fee increases for managers of multifamily properties assisted under its rental subsidy programs.

S. 1078, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1850, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives.Monitor public housing legislation, exit tax legislation; H.R. 2893, Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. Monitor BRAC process for facility in Portland - no specific legislation at this time. H. R. 3221, Building American Homeownership Act of 2008, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, S. 2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Housing foreclosure legislative proposals (e.g., S. 2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act; H.R. 5830, FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act; H.R. 5818, Neighborhood Stabilization Act): local government activities. H.R. 2895, National Affordabale Housing Trust Fund Act: all provisions. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act: all provisions. H.R. 3126/S. 829, HOPE VI reauthorization: all provisions.

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

Government targets: General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

S. 1078, H.R. 1850, Housing Americas Workforce Act, entire bill S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 2536, HOPE VI Green Building and Technical Assistance Act of 2007, entire bill H.R. 3524, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008, entire bill H.R. 1427, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 1259, High-Performance Buildings Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007, entire bill. S.593, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, entire bill. S. 1518, Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA), entire bill. H.R. 2895, S. 2523, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 2062, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 44, Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act, entire bill. H.R. 1982, Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 2930, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 647, Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 1852, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 1289, Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 2391, GSE Mission Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 2452, Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 2636, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, entire bill. H.R. 5818, Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, entire bill. H.R. 5830, "FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act of 2008", entire bill. H.R. 3221, To provide needed housing reform and for other purposes (previously, the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act), entire bill.

S. 1078, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1850, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives.Monitor public housing legislation, exit tax legislation; H.R. 2893, Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. Monitor BRAC process for facility in Portland - no specific legislation at this time. H. R. 3221, Building American Homeownership Act of 2008, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, S. 2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act (H.R.3524), (S.829)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

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

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs (continued) H.CON.RES.312 -Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013: Title I, SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES, all provisions related to funding federal affordable multifamily housing programs, especially paragraph (13) Income Security (600), all provisions related to funding project-based Section 8 contracts; TITLE III, SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING all provisions to provide for an affordable housing fund, offset by reforming government-sponsored enterprises; TITLE IV, SEC. 403. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS, all provisions pertaining to project-based Section 8; also requested a directive to the Appropriations Committee to fully fund the 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 housing assistance payment contracts. "Views and Estimates of the Committee on Financial Services on Matters to be Set Forth in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009" Committee Print - Housing and Community Opportunity - all provisions related to project-based Section 8 funding and administration. S.CON.RES.70 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013: TITLE I, SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES all provisions related to funding federal affordable multifamily housing programs, especially paragraph (13) Income Security (600), all provisions related to funding project-based Section 8 contracts; TITLE II, Subtitle B, SEC. 211, paragraph.(e) Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, all provisions to provide supplemental appropriations for project-based Section 8 contracts; SEC. 212. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS, all provisions pertaining to project-based Section 8; TITLE III, SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO STRENGTHEN AND STIMULATE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO AMERICAN FAMILIES, paragraph.(c) Housing all provisions to provide housing assistance, which may include low income rental assistance, or establish an affordable housing fund financed by the housing government sponsored enterprises or other sources; requested a directive to the Appropriations Committee to fully fund the 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 housing assistance payment contracts. S. 131-Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007: to extend for 5 years the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions. H.R. 647-Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007: A bill to extend for 5 years the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions. H.R. 3965 - Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; all provisions, special emphasis on Sec.9 CORRECTING HARM CAUSED BY LATE SUBSIDY PAYMENTS [of the introduced bill]. H.R. 127-FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2007: A bill to amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to FHA mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas; all provisions. H.R. 44-Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act: A bill to preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 201-Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act: A bill to authorize 150,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to help meet the housing needs of low-income families; all provisions. H.R. 202-Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007: A bill to authorize the renewal of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. H.R. 655-Pathway to Preservation Act of 2007: A bill to provide for more accurate valuation of multifamily housing properties, and loans for such properties, that are sold at a discount by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to facilitate acquisition of such properties that maintains the properties as affordable housing; all provisions. H.R. 1427- Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 1100-Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007: A bill to address the regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, and for other purposes; all provisons, also requested inclusion of an affordable housing fund. H.R. 173-One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2007: A bill to protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from eviction by reason of criminal activity; all provisions. H.R.1966- Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007: A bill to fully exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students; all provisions. S. 584 -Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit; SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES FOR DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS ELIGIBLE FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT, all provisions related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. H.R. 1043-Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit; SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES FOR DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS ELIGIBLE FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT, all provisions related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. S. 1318-Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 1491- The Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2007: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. S. 1078 - Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to faciliate rental assistance. H.R. 1850- Housing America's Workforce Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes; all provisions to facilitate rental assistance. H.R. 1227- The Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina; all provisions. S. 1668 - Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007: A bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes; all provisions. H.R. 2895-National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007: A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families; all provisions. S. 2523-National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007: A bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families; all provisions. H.R. 2930 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. S. 2736 - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3524-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.AMDT.923 to HR 3524 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008 [Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Waters]: An amendment to make a number of technical and conforming changes as well as enhancements to the bill, including the following: (1) redefines the scope of the 1 for 1 replacement requirement by requiring the replacement of all units in existence as of January 1, 2005, and provides a limited waiver from the replacement requirement; (2) extends the timeline for rebuilding replacement housing units to 54 months from the date of execution of the grant agreement, consistent with current HUD practice; (3) clarifies procedural requirements for making any significant amendments or changes to a revitalization plan; (4) removes specific references to LEED for non-residential construction and excludes costs associated with green development compliance from HUD's Total Development Cost calculation; (5) clarifies eligibility and occupancy standards; and (6) clarifies that no person not lawfully permitted to be in, or remain in, the United States is eligible for housing assistance under this bill; all provisions. H.AMDT.927 to HR 3524 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008 [Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Lee]: An amendment to safeguard the rights of tenants of HOPE VI housing from eviction based on the criminal activities of others if the tenant is elderly or disabled, and did not or should not have known of the activity, or if they were the victims of a criminal act; all provisions. H.AMDT.929 to HR 3524 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008 [Amendment (A007) offered by Mrs. Capito]: An amendment sought to substitute the green building requirement, which is part of the mandatory core component of the underlying bill, with a provision that includes green building as part of the mandatory graded section. It also strikes references in the bill to specific green building standards and instead requires the Secretary of HUD to select a rating system, standard, or code for green buildings. This standard shall meet certain criteria and the Secretary shall conduct a study every 5 years to evaluate and compare third party green building standards to see if they meet the criteria; all provisions. S. 829-HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 1851-Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2684 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. S. 2018 - A bill to Allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds;(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds); all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. H.R. 1980-Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council; all provisions. S. 2666 - The Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2008: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable housing, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R. 5490: Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act: A bill to reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R. 3873-Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007: A bill to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing; all provisions. H.R. 1852- Expanding Homeownership Act of 2007: A bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R.5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits; TITLE II--HOUSING GSE AND FHA LOAN LIMITS or TITLE III, Sec. 301 Emergency designation, requested adding a provision providing $1.96 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations to fund project-based Section 8 contracts (requested but not introduced). H.R. 1682-Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007: A bill to restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes; all provisions because some affordable multifamily properties need flood insurance.. H.R. 3121-Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007: A bill to restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes; all provisions because some affordable multifamily properties need flood insurance. H.R. 1066- Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act: A bill to increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes; all provisions because it restores banks and thrifts longstanding authority to make direct investments that promote the public welfare, including affordable multifamily housing developments. S. 2487- Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act: A bill to increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes; all provisions because it restores banks and thrifts longstanding authority to make direct investments that promote the public welfare, including affordable multifamily housing developments. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, Section 42 Utility Allowance Regulations Update, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing, [REG-128274-03], RIN 1545-BC22; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4350.3: Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs REV-1, Change 2; Chapter 2, paragraph 2-33.C, all provisions related to fair housing reasonable accomodations. Preliminary draft legislation to improve coordination of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program with other affordable multifamily housing programs. Preliminary draft legislation to preserve affordable multifamily housing. Requested $2.8 billion in either emergency supplemental appropriations, advanced appropriations or some combination thereof, to fully fund the 12 month increments for project-based Section 8 contracts (neither the FY 08 supplemental appropriaitons bill nor the FY 09 Transportation-Housing and Urban Developement bill introduced during reporting period). Sent a letter to HUD regarding their policy prohibiting assisted property owners on using project expenses for consultants to advice owners on HUD (Real Estate Assessment Center) REAC inspections and policies. Sent a letter to HUD regarding State of Mississippis request to divert $600 million of its disaster CDBG funds from housing recovery to an expansion of the Port of Gulfport. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents). Advocated for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted propoerties. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for improvements in HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) physical inspection process Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies and funding related to HUD's Housing Assistance Payment contracts with owners of affordable housing Advocated for improvements and consitency in HUD's performance-based contract administration program. All policies and funding issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties

S. 2684/H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act S. 829/H.R. 3126, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act S.2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (provisions relating to rental and affordable housing)

Client expense: $120,376 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1227/S. 1668, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 S. 829/H.R. 3126, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 S.788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007

Client expense: $251,938 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED

H.R. 1461 and S. 190, GSE Reform Legislation, Amendment to Create Affordable Housing Fund; S. 3508, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006; S. 829,HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 3126 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 3524, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008; H.R. 3521; Public Housing Asset Management and Improvement Act of 2007; S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007; S. 4063, Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act; H.R. 202, Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007; H.R. 174, Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.

Client expense: $310,776 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, all provisions. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act, all provisions. H.R. 3126/S. 829, HOPE VI reauthorization, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

* H.R.3996, "Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007" -AMT and NMTC extension H.R.2764, "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008" -Sections on HUD Section 4 Capacity Building program, CDBG, HOME, HOPE VI, Section 8 and CDFI Fund H.R.5140, "Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008" -Entire bill H.R. 2206, "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007" -Sections on HUD and Katrina relief S.1078, H.R.1850, "Housing America's Workforce Act" -Entire bill S.829, "HOPE VI Green Building and Technical Assistance Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.2536, "HOPE VI Green Building and Techniacal Assistance Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.2536, "HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006" -Entire bill H.R.1427, "Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.1259, "High-Performance Buildings Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.1851, "Section 8 Voucher Refrom Act of 2007" -Entire bill S.593, "Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act" -Entire bill S.1518, "Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA)" -Entire bill H.R.2895, S.2523, "National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.3031, "Advanced Design in Energy for Living Efficiently Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.2786, "Native American Housing Assistanceand Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.44, "Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act" -Entire bill H.R.1982, "Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.1980, "Housing Assistance Counsil Authorization Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.2930, "Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.6, S.103, "CLEAN Energy Act of 2007" -Entire bill S.1180, "Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.1227, S.1668, "Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.647, H.R.3695, "Mark-to-Market Extensionand Enhancement Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.1852, S.2338, "FHA Modernization Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.1289, "Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.3915, "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007" -Entire bill S.2391, "GSE Mission Improvement Act" -Entire bill S.2452, "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.2075,S.1239, "New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2007" -Entire bill H.R.3996, "Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007" -AMT and NMTC extension

H.R. 2893, Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R.3074, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Department of Housing and Urban Development provisions for affordable housing and the homeless. S.1789, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Department of Housing and Urban Development provisions for affordable housing and the homeless. Monitor BRAC process for facility in Portland - no specific legislation at this time. S. 1078, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1850, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. Monitor public housing legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 S. 829/H.R. 3126, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

Client expense: $362,445 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1017/S. 578 Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act – entire bill H.R. 3524/S. 829 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act – entire bill H.R. 3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act – entire bill S. 1990 Build, Update, Improve, Lift, and Design Health Centers Act of – entire bill S. 2188/H.R. 2987 Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act – entire bill S. 1210, the Drug Endangered Children Act - entire bill S. 1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reducation Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 1512 SCAAP Reimbursements - enitre bill H.R. 976, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act - entire bill OTHER: Pandemic flu Wildfire recovery and emergency advance measures HR 2638/S 1644 - FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; HR 3093/S 1644, FY 2008 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for Regional Crime Lab DNA Services, and the Ventura County Family Justice Center HR 3161/S 1859, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control HR 3074/S 1789 , FY 2008 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding HR 2643/S 1696, FY 2008 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, Outer Continental Shelf moratorium HR 2641/S 1751, FY 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Lake Cachuma, Lower Mission Creek, and Santa Maria levee projects HR 3042/S 1710, FY 2008 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for juvenile offenders with mental health problems; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding S. 456/HR 3547, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill HR 45, the Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act - entire bill HR 2677, the Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act - entire bill HR 1532/S 1551, the Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill S. 777/H.R. 1023, the Withholding Tax Relief Act - entire bill HR 211/S 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill HR 2419/S 2302, the Farm Bill - reauthorization of Food Stamp Act; conservation programs; pest detection and control programs H.R. 1386/S. 803, the Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 667/S. 949, the Early Pest Detection and Surveillance Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 2918/S. 151, the California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Lower Mission Creek project H.R. 1700, the COPS Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 1014, the HEART for Women Act - entire bill S. 941, the Community Health Center Investment Act - funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1, the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act - local government provisions S. 4, the Improving America's Security Act of 2007 - local government provisions

H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1227/S. 1668, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 S. 829/H.R. 3126, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 S.788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007

Client expense: $251,938 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1461 and S. 190, GSE Reform Legilsation, Amendment to Create Affordable Housing Fund; S. 3508, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006; S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 3126 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007.

Client expense: $364,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 2893, Homeownership Affordability Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 829, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. S. 788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. Home ownership incentives. H.R.3074, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Department of Housing and Urban Development provisions for affordable housing and the homeless. S.1789, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Department of Housing and Urban Development provisions for affordable housing and the homeless. Monitor BRAC process for facility in Portland - no specific legislation at this time. S. 1078, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives. H.R. 1850, Housing America's Workforce Act. Home ownership incentives.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

* H.R 3074/S.1789, "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008" - Sections on HUD Section 4 Capacity Building program, CDBG, HOME, HOPE VI, Section 8 and CDFI Fund H.R. 2206, "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007" - Sections on HUD and Katrina relief S. 1078, H.R. 1850, "Housing America's Workforce Act" - Entire Bill S. 829 "HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R. 2536, "HOPE VI Green Building and Technical Assistance Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R. 5347, "HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006" -Entire Bill H.R. 1427, "Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.1259, "High-Performance Buildings Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.1851, "Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007" -Entire Bill S. 593, "Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act" -Entire Bill S. 1518, "Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA)" -Entire bill H.R.2895, "National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R. 3031, "Advanced Design in Energy for Living Efficiently Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R. 2786, "Native American Housing Assistance and Self-DeterminationReauthorization Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.44, "Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act" -Entire Bill H.R.1982, "Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.1980, "Housing Assistance CouncilAuthorization Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.2930, "Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007" -Enttire Bill H.R.6, S.103, "CLEAN Energy Act of 2007" -Entire Bill S.1180, "Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.1227, "Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing RecoveryAct of 2007" -Entire Bill H.R.3043, S.1710 "Department of Labor, Health and Hman Services, and Education, and related agencies Appropriation Act for 2008 -Section on SAMHSA/Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals

H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, all provisions. H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act. H.R. 3126/S. 829, HOPE VI reauthorization. Homeless program operations and funding issues. Affordable housing legislative proposals.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1227/S. 1668, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 S. 829/H.R. 3126, HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 S.788, Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007

Client expense: $251,938 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE