REAL ESTATE

Amendments

Bankruptcy: prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (S. 1149), S11499 [30OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8929, H8930 [21OC], H8950, H8954, H8955, H8956 [22OC]

Mortgages: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7306 [16SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H7911, H7912 [25SE], H8055 [26SE], H8161 [29SE], H8538, H8549, H8551, H8556, H8560, H8563 [7OC], H8663, H8664 [8OC]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), S12619, S12681 [13NO]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H4847 [8JY]

———prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (S. 1258), S12188, S12207 [8NO]

Analyses

Federal Reinsurance Contracts for Eligible State Insurance Programs Covering Homeowners Impacted by Natural Disasters (H.R. 219), E67 [7JA]

Housing Programs Extension Act (S. 562), H7307 [16SE]

Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act (S. 986), S6909 [7JY]

Articles and editorials

Area Real Estate Developer Dies, H740 [5MR]

Eliminate the Middleman, S3684 [24AP]

Money in the Bank—LISD Receives Biggest Back Taxes Payment, S8830 [4SE]

Palestinian Security Official Detained in Israel—Colonel Tirawi Ordered Land Dealers Murders, S5371 [5JN]

Protected Global Soil?, E2031 [21OC]

Schools Lose When Firms Go Bankrupt, S8829 [4SE]

Schools Turn to Income Tax—Most Districts Already Charge an Income Surtax, Should Des Moines Join Them?, S8829 [4SE]

Woman Gets $12,000 in Housing Aid Despite Undocumented Status, H4850 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (see S. 49), S160 [21JA]

Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 73), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

———limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law (see S. 530), S2900 [9AP]

———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (see S. 1149), S8823 [4SE]

Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico (see S. 736), S4393 [13MY]

CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see S. 1224; H.R. 1195), S10055 [26SE], H1260 [20MR]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H7364 [16SE]

Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501), H7599 [18SE]

Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to certain private land surveys (see S. 786), S5001 [22MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H8927 [21OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1965), H4085 [19JN]

———protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 428), H153 [9JA]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120, 764), H142 [9JA], H586 [13FE]

———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S9785 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 592), H346 [5FE]

———provide for the competitive selection of lessees when a military department leases certain nonexcess personal property and to ensure fair market value for the property (see H.R. 1676), H3069 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263), H147 [9JA]

———include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H701 [27FE]

———reform the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798), H3566 [5JN]

———terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039), H10953 [13NO]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services (see S. 890; H.R. 2108), S5595 [12JN], H4912 [8JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see S. 582; H.R. 1312), S3199 [15AP], H1439 [10AP]

EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 1392), H1705 [17AP]

Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975), H10420 [8NO]

Forest Service: transfer of certain rights and property in exchange for payment to the occupant of such property (see H.R. 2416), H6962 [5SE]

Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751), H9614 [28OC]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147), H2589 [13MY]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 73), H1891 [24AP]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H146 [9JA]

———require the provision of information sufficient for homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062), H10954 [13NO]

Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio collections (see S. 1486), S12119 [8NO]

Medicaid: modify estate recovery provisions relative to recovery of home and community-based services costs for individuals over age 55 (see S. 58), S160 [21JA]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see S. Con. Res. 31; H. Con. Res. 93), S5342 [5JN], H3567 [5JN]

Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain property (see H.R. 2776), H9800 [30OC]

Mortgages: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3348 [17AP]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329), H10955 [13NO]

———prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474), H1988 [29AP]

———prohibit funding of excessive costs to obtain home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 1297), H1438 [10AP]

Native Americans: require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 1386), H1705 [17AP]

Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see S. 739; H.R. 1918), S4479 [14MY], H3864 [17JN]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 1943), H3865 [17JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H348 [5FE]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257), H7830 [24SE], H8299 [1OC]

———private property owner rights (see S. 709, 781, 953; H.R. 992), S4106 [7MY], S5001 [22MY], S6186 [24JN], H803 [6MR]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 13), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960), H767 [5MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 637), H392 [6FE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 396, 426), H152, H153 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (see S. 501; H.R. 1193, 1207), S2646 [20MR], H1260 [20MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496; H.R. 1134), S2646 [20MR], H1186 [19MR]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 3), H155 [9JA]

———double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495), H244 [21JA]

———effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76), H2350 [7MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 632; H.R. 1241), S3550 [23AP], H1338 [8AP]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242), H147 [9JA]

———establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, homeownership plans (see H.R. 3024), H10767 [12NO]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442), H153 [9JA]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 499; H.R. 195, 1763), S2646 [20MR], H145 [9JA], H3273 [3JN]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold to government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101), H4835 [26JN]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 317), H149 [9JA]

———incentives for endangered species conservation (see S. 1181), S9411 [16SE]

———income exclusion for private property involuntarily converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563), H2444 [8MY]

———increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion (see H.R. 1680), H3069 [20MY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 324, 683), H149 [9JA], H452 [11FE]

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 196, 531), H145 [9JA], H283 [4FE]

———permit loans from individual retirement accounts for housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123), H1186 [19MR]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 29, 75; H.R. 525, 902, 1208), S159, S160 [21JA], H283 [4FE], H708 [3MR], H1260 [20MR]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 650; H.R. 736, 802), S3662 [24AP], H523 [12FE], H588 [13FE]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (see S. 549, 792), S3011 [10AP], S5001 [22MY]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see H.R. 245), H147 [9JA]

———treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1379), H1705 [17AP]

———treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to certain farm property (see H.R. 2117), H4913 [8JY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see S. 177, 840; H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310), S163 [21JA], S5341 [5JN], H145 [9JA], H888 [11MR], H1260 [20MR], H1438 [10AP], H1705 [17AP], H3069 [20MY], H6406 [30JY]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044), H10953 [13NO]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479; H.R. 3076), S2552 [19MR], H10955 [13NO]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see S. 31; H.R. 249, 1299, 1751), S159 [21JA], H147 [9JA], H1438 [10AP], H3213 [30MY]

———treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses (see H.R. 1380), H1705 [17AP]

———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 552), S3011 [10AP]

———treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see H.R. 3029), H10767 [12NO]

———treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes (see S. 693), S3960 [5MY]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 898; H.R. 1150), S5596 [12JN], H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of residential leaseholds and ground rents (see S. 117), S161 [21JA]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 429; H.R. 2166), S2206 [12MR], H5296 [15JY]

———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1672), H3069 [20MY]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1611 [16AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see S. 318; H.R. 607), S1300 [12FE], H347 [5FE]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see S. 1258; H.R. 849), S10428 [6OC], H669 [26FE]

University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property and improvements used to operate a center for research on primates (see H.R. 1305), H1439 [10AP]

Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1111 [18MR]

———extend the duration of the pilot program providing for interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064), H1017 [13MR]

———improve housing loan programs (see S. 986), S6907 [7JY]

Cost Estimates

Homeowners Protection Act (S. 318): CBO, S11789 [5NO]

Prohibit relocation assistance to illegal aliens under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (S. 1258): CBO, S12208 [8NO]

Descriptions

Tax Treatment of Timeshare Homeowners Associations (H.R. 1350), E684 [16AP]

Explanations

Historic Homeownership Assistance Act (H.R. 1134), E522 [19MR]

Letters

Capital gains tax rates: Alan E. States, E1506 [24JY]

Capital gains taxation on the sale of a principal residence: H. Cris Collie, Employee Relocation Council, S5355 [5JN]

Investment in Education Act: Bill Ward, Lancaster, TX, Independent School District, S8830 [4SE]

———Kevin R. Appel, Treasurers' Association of Virginia, S8831 [4SE]

———Mary Ellen Sloan, Office of Salt Lake County, UT, County Attorney, S8831 [4SE]

———Michael J. O'Keefe, Office of Polk County, IA, County Attorney, S8829 [4SE]

———Robert R. Hagey, Siuox County, IA, Treasurer, S8828 [4SE]

———Ronald M. Rice, Iowa Association of School Boards, S8828 [4SE]

———Terry A. Henderson and S. Ellis Hankins, North Carolina League of Municipalities, S8830 [4SE]

Library of Congress' acquisition of certain real property: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10639 [12NO]

Northwoods International Biosphere Reserve: Bob Lessard, H8542 [7OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Denver, CO, City Council, H8949 [22OC]

———George V. Voinovich, National Governors' Association, Mark Schwartz, National League of Cities, and Paul Helmke, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8947 [22OC]

———Leslie L. Durgin, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H8948 [22OC]

Tax treatment of rental income, H2165 [5MY]

Validate certain conveyances made by Southern Pacific Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Piet deWitt, Dept. of the Interior, H4856 [8JY]

Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act: Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S6910 [7JY]

Motions

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8962, H8963 [22OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8556, H8566 [7OC]

Obituaries

Dreier, H. Edward: Kansas City (MO) Star, H740 [5MR]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, E2029 [21OC]

Colorado: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, E2030 [21OC]

Kentucky: U.N. designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, E2030 [21OC]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (H.R. 73), E15 [7JA]

Civil liberties: role of Federal Government in police activities and private property rights, H795-H801 [6MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8931, H8940-H8964 [22OC], E2074, E2089 [24OC], E2100 [28OC]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (H. Res. 271), H8938-H8940 [22OC]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (H.R. 1283), E2037 [21OC]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (H.R. 120), E21 [7JA]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (H.R. 764), H10660-H10663 [12NO]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling, H2192 [6MY]

———include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (H.R. 895), E353 [27FE]

———Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Program funding, H5264 [15JY], H5367 [16JY]

———Manufactured Housing Program staffing levels, H2557, H2558 [13MY]

———terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (H.R. 32), E18 [7JA]

Edmonds Group (business): tribute, E1391 [10JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, H6946 [5SE], H7016 [9SE], H7204 [11SE]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H2543-H2547 [13MY]

ERA Real Estate (business): tribute to efforts with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, E2384 [13NO]

Government: Federal seizures of private property, H3809 [17JN]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147), H2493, H2494 [13MY], H2941-H2946, H2960 [20MY]

Housing: assistance for low-income families desiring homeownership, H2124 [1MY]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (H.R. 219), E66 [7JA]

Lake Tahoe: preservation, H3928 [19JN], H5831 [28JY]

Library of Congress: authorize acquisition of certain real property (H.R. 2979), H10638-H10640 [12NO]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3602-H3607 [10JN], E1170 [10JN]

Mortgages: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7302-H7309 [16SE]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), Senate amendment (H. Res. 329), H10884-H10886 [13NO]

———prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (H.R. 1474), E785 [29AP]

National Homeownership Week: observance, H2493, H2494 [13MY]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (H.R. 623), E174 [5FE]

Real property: notification of private property owners relative to any Federal agency action limiting use, H8955, H8956 [22OC]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8537-H8566 [7OC], H8635, H8637, H8663-H8666 [8OC], E340 [27FE], E1950 [7OC], E2009, E2010 [9OC], E2029 [21OC]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances made in Tulare, CA (H.R. 960), H4854, H4857 [8JY], E379 [5MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of certain property for conservation purposes (H.R. 637), E182 [6FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (H.R. 1134), E512, E521 [19MR]

———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H5304, H5307 [16JY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1241), E581 [8AP]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 242), E17 [7JA]

———increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion (H.R. 1680), E979 [20MY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (H.R. 683), H2338 [7MY]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (H.R. 531), E1135 [5JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, E1046 [22MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), H785 [6MR], H869-H874 [11MR], H1166 [19MR], H2336, H2338 [7MY], E672 [16AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H1799 [24AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 736), E229 [12FE]

———repeal estate tax, H1458 [15AP], H1546, H1547 [16AP]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property, H1527 [15AP]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (H.R. 245), H412 [11FE], H781 [6MR]

———treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to certain farm property (H.R. 2117), E1369 [8JY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 1026), E429 [11MR]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 1204), E533 [20MR]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 200), E41 [7JA]

———treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local governments to lure or retain businesses (H.R. 3044), E2358 [13NO]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 3076), E2373 [13NO]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (H.R. 249), H457 [12FE], E10 [7JA]

———treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses (H.R. 1380), E709 [17AP]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (H.R. 1150), E559 [21MR]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (H.R. 1350), E683 [16AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1557-H1566 [16AP], E699 [17AP]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8538-H8547, H8563-H8566 [7OC], E2029 [21OC]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H676 [27FE], H4846-H4851 [8JY], E385 [5MR], E1404 [11JY]

Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092), H1568-H1571 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (S. 49), S414 [21JA]

Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law (S. 530), S2903 [9AP]

———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (S. 1149), S8827 [4SE], S9092 [10SE], S11499 [30OC]

Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico (S. 736), S4393 [13MY]

CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (S. 1224), S10057, S10058 [26SE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), S12481 [10NO]

———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (S. 1204), S9789, S9790 [23SE]

Dept. of HUD: Mark-to-Market Program reform, S10738, S10744, S10745, S10746, S10748 [9OC]

———Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regulatory authority over property insurance, S10741, S10743 [9OC]

Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services (S. 890), S5604 [12JN]

Forests: implement certain management reforms (S. 546), S3017 [10AP]

GSA: require screening of real property to be conveyed by the Dept. of Defense, S7273 [11JY]

Lake Tahoe: preservation, S8207 [29JY]

Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio collections (S. 1486), S12159 [8NO]

———authorize acquisition of certain real property (H.R. 2979), S12694, S12695 [13NO]

Medicaid: modify estate recovery provisions relative to recovery of home and community-based services costs for individuals over age 55 (S. 58), S435 [21JA]

Middle East: condemn certain actions by the Palestinian Authority, S4766 [20MY], S5148 [23MY]

———condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (S. Con. Res. 31), S5371 [5JN]

Mortgages: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), S3057 [10AP], S3712-S3717, S3721 [25AP], S3808 [29AP]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), unanimous-consent agreement, S3697 [24AP]

National Home Ownership Week: observance, S5636 [12JN]

Public housing: fair market rent system reform, S10737 [9OC]

Real property: private property owner rights (S. 709), S4106 [7MY]

———private property owner rights (S. 781), S5004-S5006 [22MY]

———private property owner rights (S. 953), S6187-S6190 [24JN]

Taxation: capital gains rates (S. 501), S2674 [20MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (S. 496), S2665-S2669 [20MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (S. 632), S3551 [23AP]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (S. 499), S2670, S2672 [20MR]

———incentives for endangered species conservation, S6698, S6699 [27JN]

———incentives for endangered species conservation (S. 1181), S9423 [16SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 29), S388 [21JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 75), S450-S453 [21JA], S698 [28JA], S1200 [10FE], S2571 [19MR]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (S. 650), S3683 [24AP]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (S. 549), S3020 [10AP]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (S. 792), S5010 [22MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence, S6716 [27JN]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (S. 177), S551 [21JA]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (S. 840), S5354 [5JN]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, S8456 [31JY]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 479), S2565-S2567 [19MR], S2736 [20MR], S5548 [11JN]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (S. 31), S388 [21JA]

———treatment of estate taxes, S3406, S3407 [22AP]

———treatment of family-held forest lands, S8469 [31JY]

———treatment of family-held forest lands (S. 552), S3024 [10AP]

———treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes (S. 693), S3963 [5MY]

———treatment of real estate depreciation, S6711 [27JN]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (S. 898), S5611 [12JN]

———treatment of residential leaseholds and ground rents (S. 117), S495 [21JA]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 429), S2209 [12MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), S12681 [13NO]

———require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (S. 318), S1315 [12FE], S1683 [26FE], S2514 [19MR], S11789 [5NO]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (S. 1258), S12207, S12208 [8NO]

Veterans: improve housing loan programs (S. 986), S6908 [7JY]

———participation of mortgage industry in interest rate reduction refinancing loan program, S8737 [3SE]

Reports

Indexing Capital Gains: Robert Stein, S2674 [20MR]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324), H8927 [21OC]

Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-288), H8299 [1OC]

Consideration of H.R. 901, Preserve Federal Sovereignty of Certain Public Lands and Preserve Certain State and Private Property Rights: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268), H7830 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-335), H8927 [21OC]

Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358), H9799 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47), H1390 [9AP]

Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55), H1610 [16AP]

Homeowners Protection Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 318) (S. Rept. 105-129), S11544 [31OC]

Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 849) (H. Rept. 105-147), H4221 [23JN]

Investment in Education Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1149), S10787 [9OC]

Preserve Federal Sovereignty of Certain Public Lands and Preserve Certain State and Private Property Rights: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245), H6962 [5SE]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323), H8927 [21OC]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1258), S11667 [4NO]

Validate Certain Southern Pacific Transportation Co. Conveyances Made in Tulare, CA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 960) (S. Rept. 105-127), S11544 [31OC]

Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171), H4912 [8JY]

Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 986) (S. Rept. 105-153), S12461 [10NO]

Resolutions by organizations

U.N. designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites: Kentucky General Assembly, H8565 [7OC]

Statements

Truth Behind Private Mortgage Insurance: Representative Hansen, H1560 [16AP]

Vermont Property Tax Reform Relative to School District Funding: Spencer Crispe, E1114 [4JN]

Summaries

American Farm and Ranch Protection Act (S. 499), S2671 [20MR]

Federal Reinsurance Contracts for Eligible State Insurance Programs Covering Homeowners Impacted by Natural Disasters (H.R. 219), E67 [7JA]

Historic Homeownership Assistance Act (S. 496), S2668 [20MR]

Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Simplification Act (S. 898), S5614 [12JN]

Tax Treatment of Real Estate Investment Trusts (H.R. 1150), E559, E561 [21MR]

Tables

Attorney fees awarded to environmentalist organizations for filing endangered species lawsuits, H8952 [22OC]

Estate Tax Reduction Act, S3684, S3685 [24AP]

Households Owning Resort Timeshares, E684 [16AP]

Recent examples of excess Federal agency real property screened by GSA and subsequently transferred to other Federal agencies for continued Federal use, S7273 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 147, House of Representatives participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S., H2941 [20MY]

H. Res. 271, consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H8939 [22OC]

H. Res. 329, Senate amendment to S. 652, Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act, H10884 [13NO]

H.R. 607, Homeowners Insurance Protection Act, H1557 [16AP]

H.R. 764, technical corrections to bankruptcy laws, H10660 [12NO]

H.R. 849, prohibit assistance to illegal aliens under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, H4847 [8JY]

H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H8547 [7OC]

H.R. 960, validate certain conveyances made by Southern Pacific Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA, H4854 [8JY]

H.R. 1092, Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System, H1568-H1570 [16AP]

H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H8954 [22OC]

H.R. 2979, Library of Congress' acquisition of certain real property, H10638 [12NO]

S. 58, modify estate recovery provisions relative to recovery of home and community-based service costs for Medicaid beneficiaries over age 55, S436 [21JA]

S. 117, tax treatment of residential leaseholds and ground rents, S496 [21JA]

S. 177, tax treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence, S551 [21JA]

S. 318, Homeowners Protection Act, S1316 [12FE]

S. 479, Estate Tax Relief for the American Family Act, S2736-S2739 [20MR]

S. 496, Historic Homeownership Assistance Act, S2666-S2668 [20MR]

S. 499, American Farm and Ranch Protection Act, S2670 [20MR]

S. 530, Bankruptcy Abuse Reform Act, S2904 [9AP]

S. 549, special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland, S3021 [10AP]

S. 552, Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act, S3024-S3027 [10AP]

S. 562, Housing Programs Extension Act, H7302-H7304 [16SE]

S. 562, Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act, S3057 [10AP], S3714 [25AP], S12457-S12460 [10NO]

S. 632, eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S3551 [23AP]

S. 650, Estate Tax Reduction Act, S3684 [24AP]

S. 693, treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes, S3963 [5MY]

S. 709, Private Property Rights Act, S4107 [7MY]

S. 736, Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act, S4393 [13MY]

S. 792, special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland, S5011 [22MY]

S. 898, Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Simplification Act, S5612-S5614 [12JN]

S. 953, Private Property Owners' Bill of Rights, S6188 [24JN]

S. 986, Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act, S6908 [7JY]

S. 1149, Investment in Education Act, S8828 [4SE], S9092 [10SE], S11499 [30OC]

S. 1181, Endangered Species Habitat Protection Act, S9424-S9426 [16SE]

S. 1204, Property Owners Access to Justice Act, S9789 [23SE]

S. 1258, prohibit relocation assistance to illegal aliens under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, S12208 [8NO]

S. Con. Res. 31, condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, S5371 [5JN]