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Postal POS

Federal policies affecting mail and parcel delivery service to multifamily housing communities. U.S. Postal Service reform issues impacting the multifamily housing industry

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

COVID-19 Tax Relief H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N -- Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief, Title II -- Assistance to Individuals, Families, and Businesses, Subtitle B -- COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020, Section 276: Clarification of tax treatment of forgiveness of covered loans; Division EE -- Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020: Title 1 -- Extension of Certain Expiring Provisions, Subtitle A -- Certain Provisions Made Permanent, Section 102: Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, Subtitle C -- Extension of Certain Other Provisions, Section 146: Energy efficient homes credit; Title II -- Other Provisions, Section 201: Minimum low-income housing tax credit rate, Section 202: Depreciation of certain residential rental property over 30-year period, Section 206: Clarifications and technical improvements to CARES Act employee retention credit, and Section 207: Extension and modification of employee retention and rehiring tax credit. Draft Senate legislation, Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, to provide emergency relief to American workers, families, and small businesses, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Section 1102: Small Business Recovery (tax deductibility of business expenses financed through forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans). H.R. 925, the Heroes Act, Division F -- Revenue Provisions, Title I -- Economic Stimulus: Section 101: Additional recovery rebates to individuals; Title II -- Provisions to Prevent Business Interruption: Section 201: Improvements to employee retention and rehiring credit and Section 203: Clarification of treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from certain grants and loans; and Title III -- Net Operating Losses: Section 301: Limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers restored and made permanent and Section 302: Certain taxpayers allowed carryback of net operating losses arising in 2019 and 2020. H.R. 7615, Healthy Workplace Tax Credit, to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, all provisions. H.R. 7079, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act, to provide a tax credit to ensure that businesses are properly cleaned and disinfected when stay-at-home restrictions are lifted and to help prevent further infections, all provisions. H.R. 7222, Safe Reopening Tax Credit, to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain virus transmission prevention expenses, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 7216, Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act, to provide a tax credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans organizations, and farmers, among other entities, in any year in which the President declares a national emergency relating to COVID-19, all provisions. S. 4214, Healthy Workplace Tax Credit, to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, all provisions. S. 4178, to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes, all provisions. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit legislative proposals as part of COVID-19 relief, including enacting a minimum 4 percent Housing Credit rate; allowing developments to access 4 percent Housing Credits by lowering the 50 percent test; increasing the annual Housing Credit allocation by at least 50 percent, phased in over two years, and adjusted for inflation, beginning in 2021; providing additional basis boosts for properties such as those impacted by COVID-19 or bond-financed properties designated by state housing finance agencies; repealing the qualified contract option; and prohibiting qualified allocation plans from considering support or opposition to projects from local or elected officials. Signed coalition letter requesting the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service extend deadlines and make other accommodations applicable to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit due to COVID-19. Requested Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service extend deadlines to lease units in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties due to COVID-19-related hardships. Requested that COVID-19 relief legislation include a provision enabling taxpayers to deduct expenses funded by forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans. The proposal would reverse IRS Notice 2020-32. Depreciation Rules H.R. 5313, Multifamily Depreciation Parity Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for certain residential rental property to be depreciated over a 30-year period, all provisions. S. 2984, Multifamily Depreciation Parity Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for certain residential rental property to be depreciated over a 30-year period, all provisions. Infrastructure Development H.R. 2, The Moving Forward Act, Division M -- Revenue Provisions: Title IV -- Green Energy, Subtitle C -- Green Energy and Efficiency Incentives for Individuals, Section 90423: Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction and Section 90424: Extension, increase, and modifications of new energy efficient home credit; Title VI -- Housing, Subtitle A -- Low-income Housing Tax Credit Improvements, all provisions. Infrastructure tax proposals: NMHC Supported: expanding and enhancing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; enacting the Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit; enacting a legislative change to reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes; and preserving current-law like-kind exchange rules. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit, and Affordable Housing Tax Incentives H.R. 3077, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 1703, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes, all provisions. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 26 CFR Part 1, REG-119890-18, RIN 1454 BO92, Section 42, Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations S. 3365, Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2018 (115th Congress), to provide a credit for middle-income housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8533, Support Allowing Volume Exception for Federally-Assisted Housing Act or the SAVE Federally-Assisted Housing Act, to provide an exception to the volume cap requirement for private activity bonds used to finance the preservation, improvement, or replacement of certain Federally-assisted buildings, and for other purposes, all provisions. Energy We supported extending the IRC Section 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit and extending and modifying the IRC Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction to facilitate investments in improving the utility performance of existing properties. H.R. 8547, to make permanent the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings, all provisions. H.R. 8930, Energy Efficient Qualified Improvement Property Act of 2020, or the E-QUIP Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow 10-year straight line depreciation for energy efficient qualified improvement property, and for other purposes, all provisions. Biden Tax Proposals Biden campaign tax proposals impacting multifamily housing (tax rates on individual income, tax rates on capital gains, value of itemized deductions, elimination of stepped-up basis at death and taxation of unrealized capital gains at death, elimination of like-kind exchanges, expansion of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, establishment of renter's tax credit, depreciation of multifamily property, and $15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit). Signed A Call to Invest in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Campaign memo to Biden Transition team requesting the incoming administration support: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R. 3077 / S. 1703); legislative proposals providing COVID-19 relief that establish a minimum 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and reduce from 50 percent to 25 percent the amount of project costs that tax-exempt bonds must finance to qualify for low-income housing tax credits; and regulatory proposals to: (1) Publish new regulations to align Housing Credit program rules with the Violence Against Women Act, (2) Modify current Housing Credit casualty loss guidance to allow for more reasonable rebuilding periods, (3) Include relocation expenses in rehabilitation expenditures to ensure tenants' safety, and (4) Strengthen oversight by preventing "planned foreclosures" of Housing Credit developments. Stepped-Up Basis at Death Analysis of proposals to eliminate stepped-up basis at death and tax unrealized capital gains at death: Support retaining current law providing for stepped-up basis at death and taxation of capital gains upon actual sale. Like-Kind Exchanges Support maintaining current tax law relative to the tax treatment of 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. Estate Tax Estate Tax: Support making permanent the Estate Tax rules enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 7615 (116th), H.R. 7079 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 3077 (116th), H.R. 8533 (116th), H.R. 5313 (116th), H.R. 7216 (116th), S. 1703 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), S. 2984 (116th), S. 4178 (116th), S. 4214 (116th), H.R. 7222 (116th), H.R. 8930 (116th), S. 3365 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th), H.R. 8547 (116th)

Housing HOU

Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act H.R. 8824, the Federal-Financing Bank Risk-Sharing Act of 2020 FR-6187-N-01 White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing; Request for Information; Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket ID HUD-2019-0092 (Federal Register Number 2019-25388). Housing, Affordability and Infrastructure Issues Infrastructure: Promoted policy that reinvests in the nations infrastructure and drives new investment in housing by reducing barriers to development and the cost of regulations. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME S. 2684/ H.R. 4808 Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2019 S. 787/ H.R. 1737, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 5187, Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019, to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Housing Finance Reform GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment GSE Reform: Analyzing and commenting on FHFA issued proposal on risk-based capital framework for the GSEs General Housing Finance Reform and the Multifamily Industry Fair Housing Fair Housing Act and related HUD Rulemaking and Guidance - Disparate Impact, Accessibility, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Emotional Support Animals Federal Housing Administration slope regulations and request that the FHA's rules be conformed to the American with Disabilities Act rules H.R. 5 and S 788, Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Women Act General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 General HUD Related Issues Proposals Reviewed by the House Financial Services Committee: Draft legislation - Lead Service Line Abatement Act Draft legislation - Tenant Empowerment Act Draft legislation - Ensuring Performance-Based Contract Administrators Actually Perform Act Draft legislation - Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act H.R. 8713, the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2020. Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Commented on HUD Notice: Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions. Commented on the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016-Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project Based Voucher Implementation; Additional Streamlining Changes" Fair Market Rent (FMRs) & Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) FY 2020/FY 2021 House and Senate Budget/Appropriations -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies -Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act -Department of Defense Appropriations  -Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (RHS) -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies -HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program  -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Community Development Block Grant Implementation of H.R. 3700 (114th Congress), Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act H.R. 6314 -Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020, provided extensive comments on Sec.2, Emergency Rental Assistance, Title 1, Sec. 1010 Emergency Solutions Grants, and all housing provisions. COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 748 (became P.L. 116-136), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers. Sec. 2201: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2301: Employee retention credit for employers subject to closure due to COVID-19; Sec. 2302: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2303: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2304: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2306: Modification of limitation on business interest; Sec. 4023 Forbearance of Residential Mortgage Loan Payments for Multifamily Properties with Federally Backed Loans; Sec. 4024 Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to emergency rental assistance, evictions, loan forbearance, alignment of forbearance and eviction moratoriums timelines, expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to enable multifamily properties to access the program on a property-by-property basis even if they have more than 500 employees, and creation of Federal Reserve credit facility for mortgage servicers S. 4494, State and Local Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension Act, to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period with respect to which amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund may be expended, all provisions. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act / Phase 4 COVID-19 Proposals: Emergency rental assistance program; Mortgage forbearance; Eviction moratoriums ; Creation of a Federal Reserve facility for mortgage servicers; Paycheck Protection Program clarification and expansion; ; enacting multifamily depreciation tax relief to clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to properties placed in service before 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; Infrastructure , including tax provisions. H.R. 7301, Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes, all provisions. Draft legislative proposal to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants and other programs of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance (RA) programs in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes, all provisions. In addition, to proposals to address multifamily finance. H.R. 925, updated HEROES Act Legislative efforts to provide liability protection to businesses related to COVID-19. S.4317, Safe to Work Act H.R. 7528, The Get America Back to Work Act of 2020 Priorities for COVID-19 Relief: Create an Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Provide Financial Mitigation and Mortgage Forbearance Protections, Oppose Protracted Eviction Moratoriums, Enact COVID-19 Liability Protection, and Ensure Eligibility for Loan and Forgivable Loan Programs S. 4097, the Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020, to provide a temporary moratorium on eviction filings, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act - funding for Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 2021 assisted housing programs and for COVID-19 pandemic relief. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, (THUD) and Related Agencies in support of full-year funding for Fiscal Year 2021 and for COVID-19 pandemic relief for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. House Amendment to H.R. 925, the updated version of the Heroes Act, Coronavirus Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, Title XII - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Title II - Modifications to the Paycheck Protection Program, Title I - Economic Stimulus Subtitle A - Additional Recovery Rebates To Individuals Sec. 101. Additional recovery rebates to individuals. S. 178, Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools, or HEALS, Act, Sec. 3. References. DIVISION A-LIABILITY PROTECTIONS, CONTINUED RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS, PUBLIC HEALTH ENHANCEMENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TITLE I-CORONAVIRUS LIABILITY RELIEF Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1003. Definitions. Subtitle A-Liability Relief PART I-LIABILITY LIMITATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES ENGAGED IN BUSINESSES, SERVICES, ACTIVITIES, OR ACCOMMODATIONS*KD - do you want this in the document? H.R. 133 (P.L. 116-260) Coronavirus Relief Housing Provisions Division B - Commerce Science Justice Funding, VAWA, Division L - Transportation-Housing & Urban Development, HUD Funding, Division M - Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, Transportation-Housing and Urban Development, Title II - Assistance to Individuals, Families, and Businesses Subtitle A - Unemployment Insurance. Section 201. Extension and Benefit Phaseout Rule for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Section 203. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Title III - Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program and Other Small Business Support Prepared by the House Committee on Small Business Title I: Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program and Other Small Business Support, Division N Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief, Title V Banking, Sec. 501. Emergency Rental Assistance. Sec. 502. Eviction Moratorium, Subtitle B - Community Development Investment (CDFIs and MDIs) Sec. 520., Sec. 521. Considerations; Requirements for Creditors. Sec. 522. Capital Investments for Neighborhoods Disproportionally Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sec. 523. Emergency Support for CDFIs and Communities Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sec. 904. Benefit for Broadband Service During Emergency Period Relating to COVID-19. Sec. 905. Grants for Broadband Connectivity. Sec. 1001. Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension. Updated Heroes Act. Title II -Protecting Renters and Homeowners from Evictions and Foreclosures - Sec. 201. Emergency rental assistance., Sec. 202. Homeowner Assistance Fund., Sec. 203. Protecting renters and homeowners from evictions and foreclosures., Sec. 204. Promoting access to credit for homebuyers., Sec. 205. Liquidity for mortgage servicers and residential rental property owners., Rural Housing Service., Funding for public housing and tenant-based rental assistance., Sec. 207 Fair Housing., Title III-Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness, Sec. 301. Homeless assistance funding., Emergency rental assistance voucher program. Title IV - Suspending Negative Credit Reporting and Strengthening Consumer Protections, Sec. 402. Restrictions on collections of consumer debt during a national disaster or emergency., Sec. 403. Repayment period and forbearance for consumers., Sec. 404. Credit facility, Title VI - Standing Up for Small Businesses, Minority Owned Businesses, and Non-Profits, Sec. 601 Restrictions on collections of small business and nonprofit debt during a national disaster or emergency., Sec. 602. Repayment period and forbearance for small businesses and non-profit organizations., Sec. 603. Credit facility., Sec. 604. Main Street Lending Program requirements., Sec. 605. Options for small businesses and non-profits under the Main Street Lending Program., Title VII - Providing Assistance for State, Territory, Tribal and Local Governments, Sec.  801. Emergency relief for State, territorial, Tribal, and local governments., Sec.  802. Community development block grants. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to Congress and the Administration in support for a funding for a strong assistance program to ensure the continued success of the housing finance system. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to the Congress urging them to take steps to address COVID-19 relief and to provide: Financial Assistance to Renters, Utilize Alternatives to Eviction Moratoriums, Expand the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and to provide Full-year Funding for FY 2021 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agricultures rental assistance programs. NMHC signed a real estate industry letter to Congress in support of extending the CARES Act, Coronavirus Relief Fund rental assistance program. Treasury Department NMHC provided comments on Emergency Rental Assistance implementation to the Treasury Department, HUD, Congress, the Administration and the Biden-Harris transition team. Centers for Disease Control/Eviction Moratorium Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Eviction Moratorium, Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 (85 FR 55292). CDC Eviction Moratorium Implementation - Centers on Disease Control Prevention, White House Coronavirus Task Force, Department of Health and Human Services Radon testing protocols- Communicated with HUD and FHFA regarding proposed expanded underwriting requirements for radon testing.

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 4307 (116th), H.R. 3700 (116th), H.R. 8713 (116th), S. 2076 (116th), H.R. 149 (116th), H.R. 7528 (116th), H.R. 6314 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 7301 (116th), S. 2684 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th), S. 178 (116th), S. 4494 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 232 (116th), H.R. 1856 (116th), H.R. 1737 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), S. 1919 (116th), S. 4317 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 3685 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 5187 (116th), H.R. 8824 (116th), S. 2613 (116th), H.R. 4351 (116th), S. 4097 (116th), S. 787 (116th), H.R. 4808 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (Personnel, Housing) Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing Beneficial Ownership / Corporate Transparency proposals to address anti-money laundering/counter financing of terrorism

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment Public Proposals for the Future of the Housing Finance System FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Quarterly Market Update Legislation and Regulations related to housing affordability and rent control H.R. 2513/S.1978, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 S. 2563, The Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act Federal Laws Addressing Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism Community Reinvestment Act Regulations, OCC: Docket ID# OCC-2018-0008 and FDIC: RIN 3064-AF22. Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund FHFA Scorecard FHFA Enterprise Capital Standard Small Business Administration, Business Loan Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program, Docket No. SBA-2020-0015, 13 CFR Part 120, RIN 3245-AH34, Interim Final Rule. Small Business Administration, Business Loan Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program, Docket No. SBA-2020-0019, 13 CFR Part 121, RIN 3245-AH35, Interim Final Rule. Small Business Administration, Business Loan Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program -- Additional Eligibility Criteria and Requirements for Certain Pledges of Loans, Docket No. SBA-2020-0020, 13 CFR Part 120, RIN 3245-AH36, Interim Final Rule. S. 3833, Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act, to extend the loan forgiveness period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes, all provisions. Supported additional funding for SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans Letter to Treasury and Federal Reserve regarding the multifamily industry's views on the implementation of the Main Street New Lending Facility (MSNLF) and the Main Street Expanded Loan Facility (MSELF) H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020, to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 6886, Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020, to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions. Federal Reserve emergency lending facilities (Main Street Lending Program) and ability of multifamily industry to participate Paycheck Protection Program and ability of multifamily firms to participate. Executive Order 13924 of May 19, 2020, Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Draft legislation on commercial real estate (CRE) market, especially for those with commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) debt.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Bills named: S. 2563 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th), H.R. 6886 (116th), S. 1978 (116th), H.R. 7010 (116th), S. 3833 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

Federal policies impacting availability and reliability of voice, video and data services to multifamily housing communities, including but not limited to inside wiring, broadband and cellular services. Petition of the Multifamily Broadband Council, GN No. 17-91 Accelerating Broadband Deployment, GN Docket No. 17-83 FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Updating the Commissions Rule for Over-the-Air Reception Devices (WT Docket No. 19-71) FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Declaratory Ruling: Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments (GN Docket No. 17-142) Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to all Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, GN Docket No. 20-269 FY 2021 Budget/Appropriations for FCC in House and Senate

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Federal policies surrounding music copyright law and licensing. Consent decrees governing the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) as they relate to music licensing in apartment communities. Pub.L. 115-264, The Music Modernization Act. Federal policies on patent enforcement and litigation impacting the multifamily housing industry.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Building Codes / Resiliency Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (40 CFR 745 subpart E) S. 3590, Drinking Water infrastructure Act of 2020

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 3590 (116th)

Insurance INS

Public policies affecting risk management for flood, terrorism, disaster, cyber, pandemic and other lines of insurance utilized by multifamily firms. National Flood Insurance Program policies, guidance, and requirements affecting existing and future multifamily and single-family properties. Reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program FY 2021 Budget/Appropriations for NFIP/FEMA in House and Senate H.R. 7011, the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 (PRIA) H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act,

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 8337 (116th), H.R. 7011 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Building Codes: Building Energy Performance and Efficiency / Resiliency EPA Energy Star Program H.R. 2741: Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 4447, Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act - building energy efficiency S. 2657, American Energy Innovation Act - building energy efficiency

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4447 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), S. 2657 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Immigration IMM

EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Reauthorization and Reform Immigration reforms related to multifamily industry labor shortages E-verify as it relates to Immigration reform H2-B Worker Program

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Homeland Security HOM

Federal policies affecting data security, breach notification and data privacy policies affecting owners, developers, managers and suppliers of the multifamily industry. Public policies affecting risk management for flood, terrorism, disaster, cyber, and other areas of risk faced by multifamily firms. Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA), Commented/monitoring Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce For essential employee designation for construction and property management employees

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Rule to define scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (final; 2015); recertification of pre-existing rule; proposed revised definition Navigable Waters Protection Rule (33CFR 328.3 and 40 CFR 120.2)

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)