NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC. for NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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. Business Interest Deductibility Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, 26 CFR Part 1, REG-106089-18, RIN 1545-BO73, Limitation on Deduction for Business Interest Expense, issues pertaining to: (1) the interaction between the small business exception and the real estate trade or business election (as well as resulting impacts on the depreciation of multifamily buildings); and (2) the application of the REIT safe harbor to certain controlled partnerships. Opportunity Zones Opportunity Zones: No bill introduced but support legislative change to reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone substantial improvement purposes. S. 2787, Opportunity Zone Reporting and Reform Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require reporting for qualified opportunity funds, to make modifications to opportunity zones, and for other purposes, all provisions. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit, and Incentives for Housing Affordability and Infrastructure Development 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. S. 3365 (115th Congress), Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2018, to provide a credit for middle-income housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 6175, Revitalizing Economies, Housing, and Businesses Act of 2020 or the REHAB Act of 2020, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit, all provisions. Draft legislative proposal to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special allowance for certain real property placed in service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support infrastructure bill including tax incentives to: expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; enact the Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit; reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes; repeal the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act; extend the IRC Section 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit; extending and modify the IRC Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction to facilitate investments in improving the utility performance of existing properties; and provide a rehabilitation tax credit for rehabilitating multifamily housing near transit. Energy We support 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. 4506, Home Energy Savings Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and update the credit for nonbusiness energy property, all provisions. H.R. 4646, New Home Energy Efficiency Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and update the new energy efficient home credit, all provisions. S. 2588, Home Energy Savings Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and update the credit for nonbusiness energy property, all provisions. S. 2595, New Home Energy Efficiency Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and update the new energy efficient home credit, all provisions. Draft legislation, Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now Act of 2019, or the GREEN Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to promote green energy, Section 303: Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction and Section 304: Extension, increase, and modifications of new energy efficient home credit. Draft legislation, Energy Efficient Qualified Improvement Property Act of 2019, 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. Fire Sprinklers H.R. 4685, High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify certain automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation, all provisions. Tax Treatment of Capital Income Proposal by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, Treat Wealth Like Wages, A plan to fix our broken tax code, ensure the wealthy pay their fair share, and protect Social Security. Like-Kind Exchanges Support maintaining current tax law relative to the tax treatment of 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. Letter to Treasury and Internal Revenue Service requesting that the deadlines to identify replacement property and / or complete like-kind exchanges be extended per the relief described in Rev. Proc. 2018-58 and authorized under Internal Revenue Code 7508A. Carried Interest H.R. 1735, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-through entities, all provisions. S. 781, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-through entities, all provisions. S. 1639, Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the treatment of partnership interests received in connection with the performance of services, and for other purposes, all provisions. Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) H.R. 2210, Invest in America Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in United States real property, all provisions.

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

Bills named: S. 1639 (116th), S. 2787 (116th), H.R. 4506 (116th), H.R. 4646 (116th), H.R. 3077 (116th), S. 3365 (116th), S. 2984 (116th), H.R. 2210 (116th), H.R. 6175 (116th), S. 781 (116th), S. 2595 (116th), H.R. 5313 (116th), H.R. 1735 (116th), S. 1703 (116th), H.R. 4685 (116th), S. 2588 (116th)

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

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

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 Task Force on the United States Postal System and their report and proposal United States Postal Service: A Sustainable Path Forward Report from the Task Force on the United States Postal System H.Res.33 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization. All provisions. H.Res.78 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States postal facility network is an asset of significant value and the United States Postal Service should take appropriate measures to maintain, modernize and fully utilize the existing post office network for economic growth. All provisions. H.Res.23 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. All provisions. H.R. 2158 - Easy Access to Mail Act - To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish rules and procedures for the United States Postal Service regarding the use of centralized delivery of the mail with respect to residential housing units, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: H.Res. 23 (116th), H.Res. 33 (116th), H.R. 2158 (116th), H.Res. 78 (116th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (Personnel, Housing) Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing

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

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. 1889, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement Act (TITLE Act), To ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent the formation of corporations with hidden owners, stop the misuse of United States corporations by wrongdoers, and assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal and civil misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes, all provisions. 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

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

Bills named: S. 1889 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th), S. 1978 (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. FCC review of wiring access issues. Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments, GN Docket No. 17-142 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)

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

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

Housing HOU

Housing Affordability Issues Balanced Housing Policy Issues Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing Rent Control S. 3030, Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 S. 2486, Prevent Evictions Act of 2019 H.R. 5072, A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019 H.R. 149 The Housing Fairness Act Draft legislation - FHA/Financing Bank, Risk Share Partnership with HUD/Treasury 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. 4351 / S. 1919, Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act H.R. 4307, Build More Housing Near Transit Act Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Draft legislation for S. 3347 (115th Congress), Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 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 Coalition letter to FHFA Acting Director Otting asking that FHFA continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in FY2019 and going forward. GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment 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 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 Draft legislation for S. 3612 (115th Congress), Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 232, Landlord Accountability Act of 2019 Violence Against Woman H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, Title Vi, Sec. 601 - 606, Title X, Sec. 1001, Sec. 1002, all housing related provisions. S. 2920, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 603, all housing related provisions. S. 2843, the Violence Against Women Act, Title VI, Sec. 601, all housing related provisions. Domestic Violence Bonus Funding Continuum of Care Draft Legislation - Sexual Harassment in Public Housing General Rural Housing Issues Homelessness Issues  H.R. 1856/S. 2613, Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, all provisions Building Codes / Resiliency Housing Choice Voucher Programs Issues H.R. 2763, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2019, all provisions Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs H.R. 3685/S. 2076, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019 H.R. 3902/S. 1270, Housing Accountability Act of 2019 Section 2. Standards for Physical Condition and Management of Housing Receiving Assistance Payments General HUD Related Issues H.R. 3745, HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2019 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. 3703 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Issues HUD Regulatory Reform Issues Miscellaneous HUD Regulatory Issues Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) 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 COVID-19 Response HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Small Business Disaster Loans H.R. 6201 (became P.L. 116-127), Families First Coronavirus Response Act, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. Division C -- Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act. Division G -- Tax Credits for Paid Sick and Paid Family and Medical Leave. 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. S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Sec. 2101: 2020 Recovery rebates for individuals; Sec. 2201: Delay of estimated tax payments for corporations; Sec. 2202: Delay of payment of employer payroll taxes; Sec. 2203: Modification for net operating losses; Sec. 2204: Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; and Sec. 2206: Modification of limitation on business interest. Division B - Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations, Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding Post-enactment CARES Act issues pertaining to 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 NMHC advocated for the following tax legislative responses to the Coronavirus Phase 3 Package (P.L. 116-136): 2 percentage point payroll tax cut for employees; unemployment compensation tax exclusion; net operating loss (NOL) carryback; estimated tax payment reduction; business wage tax credit for quarantined and self-isolated employees or those taking care of dependents; clarifying that a 30-year depreciation period applies to multifamily buildings placed in service prior to 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility; suspending the filing of business tax returns and payment of all business taxes through the pandemic while allowing repayment of deferred taxes to be spread out over time; suspending business interest deduction limits for 2020; and suspending limitations on non-corporate losses for 2020. We also supported the provision of unsecured credit to businesses of all sizes to ensure they have the cash to pay their workers, rent, and other costs during this crisis. Finally, we advocated for relief for private student housing operators. NMHC supports the following tax proposals for any further Coronavirus relief package: Clarify that a 30-year depreciation period applies to multifamily buildings placed in service prior to 2018 for taxpayers electing out of limits on interest deductibility: expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; enact the Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit; reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes; repeal the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act; extend the IRC Section 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit; extending and modify the IRC Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction to facilitate investments in improving the utility performance of existing properties; and provide a rehabilitation tax credit for rehabilitating multifamily housing near transit.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3745 (116th), H.R. 5072 (116th), H.R. 3700 (116th), H.R. 1856 (116th), S. 3030 (116th), H.R. 1737 (116th), H.R. 3703 (116th), S. 2613 (116th), H.R. 3685 (116th), H.R. 3902 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 149 (116th), S. 2076 (116th), S. 2486 (116th), H.R. 5187 (116th), H.R. 6314 (116th), H.R. 4307 (116th), S. 3612 (116th), H.R. 1585 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 2920 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), S. 1270 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3347 (116th), S. 2843 (116th), S. 1919 (116th), H.R. 2763 (116th), H.R. 232 (116th), S. 787 (116th), H.R. 4351 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Building Codes / Resiliency Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (40 CFR 745 subpart E) HR 4011, Opportunity Zone Lead Remediation Impact Act of 2019

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

Bills named: H.R. 4011 (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 of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Public Law No: 113-89, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 Public Law No. 112-141, the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 Reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program FY 2021 Budget/Appropriations for NFIP/FEMA in House and Senate OCC/FDIC, et al: Status of Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards-Private Flood Insurance Proposal on COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund Proposal on Pandemic Risk Insurance Program H.R. 3167, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2578/S.1693, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019 S.2187/H.R. 2872, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 4634/S.2877, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

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

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 3167 (116th), H.R. 2578 (116th), S. 1693 (116th), H.R. 2872 (116th), S. 2877 (116th), S. 2187 (116th), H.R. 4634 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Building Codes: Building Energy Performance and Efficiency / Resiliency Residential non-weatherized gas furnace rule (10 CFR 430) EPA Energy Star Program H.R. 2741: Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act S.2137, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 3586, the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act H.R. 5545, the No Exhaust Act

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

Bills named: S. 2137 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), H.R. 3586 (116th), H.R. 5545 (116th)

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2474, to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 1306, to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes, all provisions. Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor

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

Bills named: S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th)

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. S. 583 - DATA Privacy Act S. 1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act H.R. 2013 - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information and for other purposes. S. 2968 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456 -- Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 House Energy & Commerce Committee-Data Privacy & Security Draft Legislation Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA), Commented on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce. Essential employee designation for construction and property management employees

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

Bills named: S. 1214 (116th), S. 2968 (116th), S. 3456 (116th), S. 583 (116th), H.R. 2013 (116th)