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Homeland Security HOM

Data Security and Privacy, including breach notification, artificial intelligence in housing. Risk management for flood, terrorism, disaster, cyber, pandemic. Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, reauthorization

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax depreciation and interest deductibility rules applicable to multifamily and rental housing; including, Rental Housing Investment Act, all provisions (S.4080) and American Homeownership Act, all provisions (S. 3904). Low-Income Housing and Workforce Housing Tax Credit (including efforts to improve utilization and outcomes), Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Proposal, Workforce Housing Tax Credit / (Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Proposal), Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act (S. 3436 / H.R. 6686) (118th Congress), Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R. 2725 / S. 1515). American Affordability Act, Title I -- Housing and Municipal Infrastructure, all provisions (H.R. 6900). Incentives for development of affordable housing. Like-Kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031) Adaptive Reuse, including Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act (H.R. 2410) Opportunity Zone reform, to promote the rehabilitation and preservation of multifamily housing in all Opportunity Zones. Treasury / IRS Proposed Rule on Income of Foreign Governments and of International Organizations Treasury / IRS Rules on Income of Foreign Governments and of International Organizations

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 3436 (119th), H.R. 6900 (119th), S. 3904 (119th), S. 1515 (119th), H.R. 6686 (119th), H.R. 2410 (119th), S. 4080 (119th), H.R. 2725 (119th)

Housing HOU

Housing Supply and Affordability CARES Act 30-day Notice to Vacate and Evictions, including Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions (S. 470 / H.R. 1078), FHFA Interpretative Review and Eviction Crisis Act, reintroduction. Housing for the 21st Century Act / 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), all provisions, including Title I-Building Smarter for the 21st Century, Sec. 101 Housing Supply Frameworks, Sec. 102: Accelerating home building grant program, Sec. 106: Multifamily loan limits; Title II-Modernizing Local Development and Rural Housing Programs, Sec. 201: HOME Reform, Sec. 202: Community Development Fund Amendments, Sec. 205: Choice in Affordable Housing; and Title III-Expanding Manufactured and Affordable Housing Finance Opportunities, Sec. 303: Community investment and prosperity. Title IX-Homeownership for Main Street America, Sec. 901: Homes Are For People, Not Corporations (S. Amdt 4308 in Nature of a Substitute)(S. Amdt. 4372 to S. Amdt. 4308, to strike Title 9). Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, all provisions (H.R. 4659 / S. 2416). Permitting Reform and National Environmental Policy Act changes. HOME Reform Act of 2025, all provisions (H.R. 5878). Community Investment and Prosperity Act, all provisions (H.R. 5913, S. 2464). Public Welfare Investment (PWI) Cap, related to Low Income Housing Tax Credit and other community development activities. Housing Affordability Act, all provisions (S. 1527 / H.R. 6132). Families First Housing Act, all provisions (H.R. 6962). Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, all provisions (S. 2361). Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025 (ROAD), all provisions, including Title II-Building More in America, Section 203: Housing Supply Frameworks Act, Section 210: Accelerating Home Building Act, Section 211: Build More Housing Near Transit Act, and Section 213: Housing Affordability Act; Title IV-Accessing the American Dream, Section 405: Choice in Affordable Housing Act; and Title V-Program Reform, Section 502: HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S.2651); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Division I-Road to Housing Act, all provisions (S. 2296). Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265). FY2026 Appropraitions, related to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) households, Continuum of Care (CoC) funding, HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, Project-Based Rental Assistance and Rural Housing. Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025 proposal to reform HOME Program and create property tax abatements. TIFIA Reform, proposal on commercial and residential development. Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), related to rental housing using HUD financial assistance. Executive Orders: Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers, as it impacts build-to-rent housing; Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction; Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit. Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation Consumer Protection, Unfair and Deceptive Practices, including FTC Proposed Rule on Fees in rental housing, Fair Housing - HUD Proposed and Final Rules on Disparate Impact, Resident Screening, Emotional Support Animals Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Building Codes / Fire Safety Deregulatory efforts to reduce barriers to housing and improve affordability. Housing Choice Voucher Program, including reform and electronic benefits transfer pilot program. Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs), HUD Request for Information. HUD Proposed Rules: Mixed-Status Households; Verification of U.S. Citizenship; Work Requirements and Term Limits Business Collaboration, DOJ and FTC guidance. FHA Multifamily Loan Programs. Fraud in rental housing. Rent control. HUD NSPIRE Requirements.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4659 (119th), S. 2464 (119th), H.R. 6132 (119th), H.R. 1078 (119th), S. 2416 (119th), S. 470 (119th), H.R. 2840 (119th), H.R. 6962 (119th), S. 4265 (119th), S. 2361 (119th), S. 1527 (119th), H.R. 6644 (119th), S. 1299 (119th), S. 2651 (119th), H.R. 5913 (119th), H.R. 5878 (119th), S. 2296 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Save Local Business Act, all provisions (H.R. 4366) Project Labor Agreements, expansion of use. Davis-Bacon, split wages, residential construction issues and wage determination timing.

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4366 (119th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Reform, multifamily. Multifamily Construction Lending Federal Reserve System Proposed Regulatory Capital Rule on Risk-Based Capital Surcharges and Systemic Risk Report Treasury, Federal Reserve System, FDIC Proposed Regulatory Capital Rule on Category I and II Banking Organizations / Basel III; and Proposed Rule on Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Insurance INS

Insurance Affordability and Availability, impacts on housing costs. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), impact on housing and extension. Terrorism Risk Insurance, TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, all provisions (H.R. 7128); Treasury Request for Comment on TRIA Effectiveness. Disaster Mitigation and Climate Resiliency Risk management for cyber, business interruption, liability, builders risk and workers compensation insurance.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 7128 (119th)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband and voice, video and data services, including deployment, maintenance, reliability, affordability and adoption in multifamily housing. issues at multifamily communities; Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Artificial intelligence, data use and emerging technologies in housing. Financial Technology (FinTech), use in rental housing. Use of technology and consumer protections. Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act, reintroduction. Universal Service Program (USF), reform and funding including the Lifeline Program and similar broadband programs. FCC Proposed Rule on Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Delete, Delete, Delete Proposed Rulemaking; Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent enforcement and litigation in rental housing. Music and audiovisual copyright law and licensing.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Postal POS

Mail and parcel delivery service in rental housing.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform, impacts in rental housing. DOL H-2B Program and other foreign worker visa programs, reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Defense DEF

Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2296), Housing Amendments incorporating S. 2651 (ROAD to Housing Act of 2025).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2296 (119th), S. 2651 (119th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS)-EPA Proposed Rule on WOTUS Definition Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, all provisions (H.R. 3898). Land Use and Permitting Reform.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3898 (119th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Building Codes / Building Performance Standards / DOE Building Codes Program, deregulation and impacts on housing affordability. DOE Appliance Efficiency Standards, deregulatory efforts on proposed or final rules on essential home appliances and equipment. ENERGY STAR Program, preservation and funding Electrification / Fuel Switching Climate Change / Sustainability Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act or Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act, all provisions (H.R. 4626)

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4626 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Building Codes / Resiliency Climate Change Lead in Housing

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Transportation TRA

Department of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program. Unlocking Affordable Housing Act, (H.R. 6228) Build Housing, Unlock Benefits and Services Act (Build HUBS Act), all provisions. (S. 3636 / H.R. 7062)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 6228 (119th), H.R. 7062 (119th), S. 3636 (119th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Impact of tariffs on multifamily housing Housing Tariff Exclusion Act, all provisions. (S. 3943)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3943 (119th)