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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Mortgage Insurance Premiums HR109 - Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Act Mortgage Debt Forgiveness HR110 - Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act HR2543 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017 S22 - Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act Business Income Tax Rates HR116 - Main Street Fairness Act S707 - Main Street Fairness Act Changes to Mortgage Interest Deduction HR516 - Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act HR94 - Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017 Historic Tax Credit HR1158 - Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 S425 - Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 Low Income Housing Tax Credit HR1661 - Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 S548 - Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 Standard Home Office Deduction HR836 - HOME Act S290 - HOME Act Employer-Provided Housing Benefit Credit HR764 - Housing America's Workforce Act of 2017 Internet Sales Tax Fairness HR2193 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 HR2887 - No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 S976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 179D - Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction HR3507 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, and for other purposes. Communications with the House and Senate on tax reform and Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. Conversations with the House on first-time homebuyer incentives. Discussions with the White House regarding tax reform. Discussions with the Treasury regarding tax reform.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2193 (115th), H.R. 2543 (115th), H.R. 110 (115th), H.R. 94 (115th), H.R. 109 (115th), H.R. 116 (115th), H.R. 3507 (115th), H.R. 1661 (115th), H.R. 764 (115th), H.R. 516 (115th), H.R. 1158 (115th), H.R. 2887 (115th), H.R. 836 (115th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Flood Insurance HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR879 - Flood Insurance Integrity Act HR1401 - Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017 HR1422 - Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act HR1423 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 HR1558 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act HR2246 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 HR2565 - To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. HR2868 - National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 HR2874 - 21st Century Flood Reform Act HR2875 - National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 HR__ - FY2018 Homeland Security Appropriations HR__ - FY2018 Interior Appropriations (3DEP Flood Mapping) HR3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 S110 - Digital Coast Act S563 - Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act S1313 - Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017 S1368 - Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S1445 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S1571 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Wildfires HR2862 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S1842 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act Discussions with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding flood insurance and flood mapping. Discussions with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) regarding flood mapping. Discussions with the White House regarding National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization. Discussions with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding private flood insurance. Discussions with the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding disaster relief.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Bills named: H.R. 2875 (115th), H.R. 2565 (115th), H.R. 2868 (115th), H.R. 3823 (115th), H.R. 1423 (115th), H.R. 1422 (115th), H.R. 2246 (115th), H.R. 2862 (115th), H.R. 879 (115th), H.R. 1558 (115th), H.R. 1401 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th), H.R. 2874 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Health Insurance reform HR247 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act HR708 - State Age Rate Flexibility Act HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act HR1628 - American Health Care Act S28 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act S__ - Better Care Reconciliation Act Discussions with the House and Senate regarding Association Health Plans (AHPs).

Contacted: SENATE; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 247 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 708 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Brownfields HR1758 - Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2017 Lead Paint S1845 - Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017 Discussions with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule and lead paint. Communications with the House and Senate on the EPA's Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 1758 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Reform HR5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 HR26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act HR33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act HR998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act HR1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act HR__ - FY 2018 CFPB Appropriations S584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Discussions with the Department of the Treasury regarding regulatory reform proposals.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th), H.R. 1009 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 998 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

ADA Notice and Reform HR620 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Discussions with the House and Senate about ADA notice reform.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

G-Fees HR916 - Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2017 Affiliated Business Arrangements HR1153 - Mortgage Choice Act QRM Rules HR__ - FY2018 Appropriations Credit Scoring HR123 - FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 HR435 - The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017 HR898 - Credit Score Competition Act of 2017 HR2262 - Free Credit Score Act of 2017 S1685 - Credit Scoring Competition Act Credit Reporting/Data Security HR3755 - Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 HR3766 - Credit Information Protection Act of 2017 HR3878 - Free Credit Freeze Act HR3896 - Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act S1816 - Freedom from Equifax Exploitation Act Student Loans HR795 - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act HR1635 - Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act HR2477 - Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S1162 - Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S1176 - Repay Act of 2017 High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) Rules HR2148 - Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans Beneficial Ownership Disclosure HR3089 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S1454 - TITLE Act S1717 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 Discussions with the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding RESPA, TRID, and credit scoring. Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) regarding single family rentals, fees, GSEs, and credit scoring. Discussions with the Department of the Treasury regarding money laundering, regulatory reform, and credit availability. Discussions with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding money laundering.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1635 (115th), H.R. 2148 (115th), H.R. 795 (115th), H.R. 123 (115th), H.R. 3755 (115th), H.R. 2262 (115th), H.R. 916 (115th), H.R. 1153 (115th), H.R. 435 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 3896 (115th), H.R. 3878 (115th), H.R. 3766 (115th), H.R. 898 (115th), H.R. 2477 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform S1390 - STRONGER Patents Act Conversations with the House and Senate regarding patent reform. Discussions with the U.S. Copyright Office regarding database copyrights.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Housing HOU

FHA Premiums HR1321 - To amend the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance to reduce up-front premiums for FHA-insured mortgages if the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund exceeds the statutory limit, and for other purposes. Fair Housing Protections HR1447 - Fair and Equal Housing Act S1328 - Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 Manufactured Housing HR1699 - Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 Rural Housing Programs HR__ - FY2018 Agriculture Appropriations HR__ - FY2018 HUD Appropriations HR3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 VA Housing HR2777 - Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017 Communications with the Senate regarding Pam Patenaude's nomination to be Deputy Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Paul Compton's nomination to serve as the HUD General Counsel. Discussions with the Department of Agriculture regarding rural housing. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding FHA, FHA mortgage insurance premiums, condo regulations, nominations, HUD multifamily housing, and PACE loans. Discussions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding the appraiser shortage.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3267 (115th), H.R. 1699 (115th), H.R. 2777 (115th), H.R. 1321 (115th), H.R. 1447 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Broadband Access S96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 S964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 CFPB/RESPA HR3354 - Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations - CFPB Amendment Cyber Security S1428 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2017 Occupational Licensing HR3446 - RBI Act S149 - RBI Act Census HR3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Discussions with the House and Senate regarding network neutrality and data security. Discussions with the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding TRID and RESPA rules.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th), H.R. 3446 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Efficiency Labels and Building Codes S385 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act PACE Loans HR1958 - PACE Act of 2017 S838 - PACE Act of 2017 Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding PACE loans. Discussions with the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding home energy scores and solar panels.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 1958 (115th)

Immigration IMM

EB-5 Investor Visa Program HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR1502 - To terminate the EB-5 program. S232 - A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. H-2B Visas S792 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 601 (115th), H.R. 1502 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

FAA One-Engine Inoperative (OEI) Rules HR2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act Discussions with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) regarding appraisal waivers and valuation data. Discussions with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding the commercial real estate appraisal threshold. Discussions with the Federal Reserve System regarding the commercial real estate appraisal threshold. Discussions with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding the commercial real estate appraisal threshold.

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th)