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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: H.R. 8415, Small Business Tax Cut Act, amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for qualified business income, and for other purposes, all provisions. Tax depreciation rules applicable to multifamily structures, including proposal to shorten depreciation period to 20 years for workforce housing. H.R. 8996, Rental Housing Investment Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide bonus depreciation for long-term residential rental housing, all provisions. S. 4080, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide bonus depreciation for long-term residential rental housing, all provisions. S. 3904, the American Homeownership Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny interest and depreciation deductions for certain taxpayers, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8626, Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for middle-income housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 4773, Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act, to provide rental vouchers for the homeless, and for other purposes, provisions impacting multifamily rental housing and in particular middle-income housing tax credit. Issues pertaining to and potential for additional policies necessary for successful implementation of changes to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit enacted in One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as well as policies to improve the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R. 2725 and S. 1515) when it is reintroduced in the 120th Congress. Draft legislative proposal, Boosting Urban Infill for Lasting Development (BUILD) of Affordable Housing Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the low-income housing credit for qualified low-income infill buildings, and for other purposes, all provisions. Studied ways to reduce the cost of producing housing under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Proposal to broaden like-kind exchange completion period to 3 years for investors selling single-family rental properties and reinvesting gain into new residential units or repurposed commercial housing units. To promote the rehabilitation and preservation of multifamily housing in all Opportunity Zones nationwide (not only Opportunity Zones located in rural areas), Congress should reduce the basis increase necessary to qualify a multifamily rehabilitation project for Opportunity Zone purposes to no higher than 50 percent. S. 4330, 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. Issues pertaining to the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction and the New Energy Efficient Home Credit. Tax incentive to expense environmental remediation costs (brownfields). Request to Treasury and the IRS that the 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan include guidance pertaining to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to: (1) Implement Violence Against Women Act protections for Housing Credit tenants; (2) Provide greater flexibility for properties suffering casualty loss; (3) Include relocation expenses in rehabilitation expenditures; and (4) Better restrict planned foreclosure.
Housing: Housing Supply and Affordability CARES Act 30-day Notice to Vacate and Evictions, including Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions (S. 470 / H.R. 1078), Rules Committee amendment 136 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800) pertaining to eviction 30-Day notice to vacate requirement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Requested that Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill include language striking subsection (c) from Section 4024 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058), making clear that the requirement that a lessor of a covered property provide a tenant 30-days notice before requiring the tenant to vacate has ended. Request for Executive Order to clarify that the 30-day notice to vacate requirement contained in the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058(c)) is no longer in effect and does not impose an ongoing federal pre-filing notice requirement. H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, all provisions, including Sec. 101: Housing Supply Frameworks, Sec. 102: Accelerating home building grant program, Sec. 106: Multifamily loan limits, Sec. 201: HOME Reform, Sec. 202: Community Development Fund Amendments, Sec. 205: Choice in Affordable Housing, and Sec. 303: Community investment and prosperity. H.R. 6664, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Sec. 503: Rural Housing Service Reform Act and Sec. 901: Homes are for people, not corporations. H. Res. 1299, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment, all provisions, and in particular Sec 1001: Homes are for people, not corporations. Senate Amendment 5823 to House Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, an act to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 9311, Build Housing Affordably Act, to exempt certain covered projects from the requirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, or any regulation or guidance issued for such chapter, all provisions. Draft legislation, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reallocate unobligated funding for tenant-based assistance to public housing agencies which are in need of more funding for tenant-based assistance, all provisions. Draft legislation, Tenants' Right to Organize Act, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, all provisions (H.R. 4659 / S. 2416). Permitting Reform and National Environmental Policy Act changes. HOME Reform Act of 2025, all provisions (H.R. 5878). Community Investment and Prosperity Act, all provisions (H.R. 5913, S. 2464). Public Welfare Investment (PWI) Cap, related to Low Income Housing Tax Credit and other community development activities. Housing Affordability Act, all provisions (S. 1527 / H.R. 6132). Families First Housing Act, all provisions (H.R. 6962). Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, all provisions (S. 2361). Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265). Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture housing programs, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, Project Based Rental Assistance, Rental Assistance Demonstration, Homelessness Programs, HOME, Community Development Block Grants, and Rural Housing programs. Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025 proposal to reform HOME Program and create property tax abatements. TIFIA Reform, proposal on commercial and residential development. Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), related to rental housing using HUD financial assistance. Draft legislative proposal, Investing in Housing Affordability Act of 2026, to create a new program based off the Small Business Investment Company model, operated at zero subsidy cost to taxpayers, and housed at the Treasury Department to provide low-cost capital to funds that invest equity or debt in affordable rental housing and homeownership projects. Draft legislative proposal, to prohibit Community Development Block Grant funding and Federal mortgage support in municipalities that allow squatting, all provisions. Request the Trump Administration direct the Office of Management and Budget to apportion the more than $500 million in Capital Magnet Fund program resources currently awaiting release by the Department of the Treasury. Issues pertaining to Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation. Issues pertaining to HUD Restore-Rebuild Initiative. Executive Orders: Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers, as it impacts build-to-rent housing; Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction; Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit. Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation Consumer Protection, Unfair and Deceptive Practices, including FTC Proposed Rule on Fees in rental housing, Fair Housing - HUD Proposed and Final Rules on Disparate Impact, Resident Screening, Emotional Support Animals Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Building Codes / Fire Safety Deregulatory efforts to reduce barriers to housing and improve affordability. Housing Choice Voucher Program, including reform and electronic benefits transfer pilot program. HUD Proposed Rules: Mixed-Status Households; Verification of U.S. Citizenship; Work Requirements and Term Limits Issues pertaining to HUD Restore-Rebuild Initiative. Proposed Rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, 91 FR 32198, docket OMB-2026-0034. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2026, Notice -- request for comments, Docket No. FR-6495-N-02, 91 FR 4934. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status, Proposed Rule, 24 CFR Part 5, Docket No. FR-6524-P-01, RIN 2501-AE16. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent, Interim Final Rule, 24 CFR Parts 247, 880, 882, 884, 886, 891, and 966, Docket No. FR-6529-I-01, RIN 2501-AE14. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Further Program Updates and Streamlining, Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; re-opening of comment period, 24 CFR Parts 91 and 92, Docket No. FR-6144-P-09, RIN 2506-AC50. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits, Proposed Rule, 24 CFR Parts 5, 960, 982, and 983, Docket No. FR-6520-P-01, RIN 2501-AE15. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Removal of Environmental Clearance Officer Review and Comment for Assessments for Projects Over 200 Lots/Dwelling Units or Beds, 24 CFR Part 50, Docket No. FR-6598-I-01, RIN 2502-AJ82. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act, Docket No. FR-6616-N-01. Federal Trade Commission, Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices, Proposed Rule, 16 CFR Chapter I, RIN 3084-AB88. Issues pertaining to streamlining the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. H.R. 9170, Transportation-HUD-Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2027 Business Collaboration, DOJ and FTC guidance. FHA Multifamily Loan Programs. Fraud in rental housing. Rent control. HUD NSPIRE Requirements.
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Draft legislation, Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adjust the time period for the eligibility of certain base and overtime wages associated with the repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, all provisions. H.Res. 1140 and H.R. 5408, Faster Labor Contracts Act, to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act, all provisions. S. 4427, Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2026, to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention, and for other purposes, all provisions. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 CFR Parts 500, 780, 791, and 825, Docket No. WHD-2026-0067, RIN 1235-AA48.
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities: Issues pertaining to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fostering multifamily construction lending. Issues pertaining to the feasibility for a government-sponsored secondary market for acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans. Federal Reserve System, Regulatory Capital Rule: Risk-Based Capital Surcharges for Globally Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Systemic Risk Report (FR Y-15), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 12 CFR Part 217. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Regulatory Capital Rule: Category I and II Banking Organizations, Banking Organizations with Significant Trading Activity, and Optional Adoption for Other Banking Organizations, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets. Request the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice support an expeditious review of the Corporate Transparency Act by the Supreme Court in two cases: National Small Business United v. Bessent and Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Blanche.
Insurance: Insurance Affordability and Availability, impacts on housing costs. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), impact on housing and extension. H.R. 7128, TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 4395, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, a bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes, all provisions. Disaster Mitigation and Climate Resiliency Risk management for cyber, business interruption, liability, builders risk and workers compensation insurance.
Homeland Security: Data Security and Privacy, including breach notification, artificial intelligence in housing. Risk management for flood, terrorism, disaster, cyber, pandemic. Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, reauthorization
Telecommunications: Broadband and voice, video and data services, including deployment, maintenance, reliability, affordability and adoption in multifamily housing. issues at multifamily communities; Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Artificial intelligence, data use and emerging technologies in housing. Financial Technology (FinTech), use in rental housing. Use of technology and consumer protections. Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act, reintroduction. Universal Service Program (USF), reform and funding including the Lifeline Program and similar broadband programs. FCC Proposed Rule on Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Delete, Delete, Delete Proposed Rulemaking; Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant H.R. 2152, Artificial Intelligence Practices, Logistics, Actions, and Necessities (AI PLAN) Act, to require a strategy to defend against the economic and national security risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of financial crimes, including fraud and the dissemination of misinformation, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 2978, Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8278, Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision (FUTURES) Act, to require certain supervisory agencies to assess their technological capabilities, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8671, Bank Fraud Technology Advancement Act of 2026, require the Federal banking agencies to conduct a study on the use of advanced technologies in fraud detection and prevention, with particular attention to community financial institutions, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 9493, Home Internet Accessibility Act, to require the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the capacity of federally assisted housing to support broadband service, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8398, the GUARD Financial Data Act, to modernize the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and establish a comprehensive, nationwide data privacy framework for the financial services sector. H.R. 8413, the SECURE Data Act, establishing a national standard for data protection.
Copyright/Patent/Trademark: Patent enforcement and litigation in rental housing. Music and audiovisual copyright law and licensing.
Postal: Mail and parcel delivery service in rental housing.
Immigration: Immigration Reform, impacts in rental housing. DOL H-2B Program and other foreign worker visa programs, reform.
Defense: Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2296), Housing Amendments incorporating S. 2651 (ROAD to Housing Act of 2025).
Clean Air and Water (quality): Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS)-EPA Proposed Rule on WOTUS Definition Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, all provisions (H.R. 3898). Land Use and Permitting Reform.
Energy/Nuclear: Building Codes / Building Performance Standards / DOE Building Codes Program, deregulation and impacts on housing affordability. DOE Appliance Efficiency Standards, deregulatory efforts on proposed or final rules on essential home appliances and equipment. ENERGY STAR Program, preservation and funding Electrification / Fuel Switching Climate Change / Sustainability Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act or Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act, all provisions (H.R. 4626)
Environment/Superfund: Building Codes / Resiliency Climate Change Lead in Housing
Transportation: Department of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program. H.R. 3548, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025, to preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (Build America 250 Act), to authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs, and for other purposes, Sec. 2001: Infrastructure Finance. Unlocking Affordable Housing Act, (H.R. 6228) Build Housing, Unlock Benefits and Services Act (Build HUBS Act), all provisions. (S. 3636 / H.R. 7062) Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Notice of Availability of Proposed Guidance for Preferred Loan Sizing for Transit-Oriented Development Projects Under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program, Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-1487, 91 FR 21871, 2026-07981, RIN 2105-ZA51.
