REAL ESTATE

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753 [27MR]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2784, S2807, S2808 [13AP]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6586, S6610, S6627, S6631, S6634, S6636, S6640, S6656, S6660, S6662, S6692, S6694, S6695, S6697, S6699, S6700, S6701, S6703, S6706, S6708, S6710, S6737, S6739, S6741, S6753, S6761 [13JY], H4148, H4160 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4085 [8JN]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (S. 2997), S7917 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, E1252 [14JY]

Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Is Little Known, S6775 [14JY]

Despite Benefits, Democrats' Estate Tax Plan Gets Little Notice, S6587 [13JY]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, H4137 [9JN]

Hy-Vee, Inc., S6778 [14JY]

Land Exchange Program Hurts Public—GAO Says, E1251 [14JY]

Land Exchange Programs Troubled, but Well Worth Fixing, E1394 [27JY]

Larger Legacy May Await Generations X, Y, and Z, H934 [14MR]

Let's Make a Land Deal, E1394 [27JY]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, E1394 [27JY]

Real Rap on Death and Taxes, S6439 [11JY], S6604 [13JY]

Study Contradicts Foes of Estate Tax, H934 [14MR]

Time To Eliminate the Costly Death Tax, H4025 [7JN]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE] (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 427), H9900 [12OC]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church (see H.R. 4084), H1405 [23MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

Crime: expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (see H.R. 3547), H49 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see S. 2805), S6015 [28JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6015 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4795), H5654 [29JN]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

Housing: allow prepayment of loans for rural multifamily housing and preserve such housing as affordable for low-income families (see H.R. 5079), H7209 [27JY]

———consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

———delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

———encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 5193), H7722 [18SE]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see S. 3228), S10926 [24OC]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Joliet, IL: convey certain real property to the Joliet Park District (see H.R. 5389), H9010 [5OC]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see S. 2260), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4060), H1284 [22MR]

Mortgages: authorize a homeowner to recover treble damages from the homeowner's mortgage escrow servicer for failure to make timely payments for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other charges (see H.R. 4905), H6717 [20JY]

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (see S. 2316), S1884 [29MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Native Americans: permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes (see S. 2909), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5498), H10256 [18OC]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9606 [2OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see S. 2746), S5241 [15JN] (see H.R. 4497), H3412 [18MY]

———allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 3537), H49 [27JA]

———allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (see S. 3087), S8941 [21SE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 2555), S3946 [15MY]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7208 [27JY]

———inclusion of estimated income-contingent costs to determine depreciation of property under the income forecast method (see H.R. 5343), H8468 [28SE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 5138), H7365 [7SE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP] (see H.R. 5129), H7364 [7SE]

———inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 4024), H1119 [16MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H4034 [7JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 2250), S1461 [20MR]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 3004), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 5159), H7502 [12SE]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates and increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit (see H.R. 5058), H7208 [27JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H2905 [10MY]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of homeownership plans (see H.R. 4616), H4120 [8JN]

———treatment of tax-exempt use property leased to foreign persons or entities (see H.R. 5213), H7871 [19SE]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Veterans: improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (see S. 3010), S8105 [6SE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H209 [2FE]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]

Conference reports

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Cost Estimates

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (H.R. 1658): CBO, H2047-H2049 [11AP]

Explanations

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Letters

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

BLM and Forest Service land exchange moratorium: Representative George Miller, E1251 [14JY]

Death Tax Elimination Act, H7719 [18SE]

———Alexander Leventhal, S6609 [13JY]

———Ayron Pickerill, S6424 [11JY]

———Todd M. Kolber, H4156 [9JN]

Estate taxes: John M.J. Holliday, E2095 [14NO]

FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act: William P. Killmer, National Association of Home Builders, H7744 [19SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act: Aaron Gornstein, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc., S7917 [27JY]

———Barbara J. Thompson, National Council of State Housing Agencies, S7918 [27JY]

———Dennis R. Cronk, National Association of Realtors, S7918 [27JY]

———Gerald M. Howard, National Association of Home Builders, S7918 [27JY]

———Kristin Siglin, Enterprise Foundation, S7919 [27JY]

———Mary Ann Gleason, National Coalition for the Homeless, S7918 [27JY]

———Robert J. Reid, National Housing Conference (organization), S7917 [27JY]

———Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, S7918 [27JY]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, S6645 [13JY]

Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S6437 [11JY]

Organizations opposed to S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S171 [1FE]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, S5659 [22JN], H5034 [22JN]

Veto of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: President Clinton, H7240 [6SE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6627, S6631, S6636, S6640, S6651, S6663 [13JY], S6768, S6769 [14JY], H4160 [9JN]

Papers

Death Tax Devastation—Horror Stories From Middle-Class America: William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation, S6772-S6774 [14JY]

Poems

``Tax His Cow'', H4153 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: amend laws, H8097 [26SE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (S. 291), H3885, H3886 [6JN], H4018 [7JN]

CERCLA: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church, H1917 [6AP]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2040-H2054 [11AP]

Crime: expand civil asset forfeiture provisions relative to alien smuggling (H.R. 3547), E14 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———HOME Loan Guarantee Program funding, H1867 [6AP]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

———Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Lake Barcroft community, E1834 [19OC]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3578-H3581 [23MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H9458-H9461 [6OC]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (H.J. Res. 39), E1982 [28OC]

———expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5193), H7743-H7745 [19SE]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

IRS: burden of proof relative to seizure of property, H226 [8FE]

Joliet, IL: convey certain real property to the Joliet Park District, H10361 [19OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2868-H2871 [10MY]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (H.R. 2267), H8140, H8141 [26SE]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

New York: repeal proposed sale of Governors Island, H6694 [20JY]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Portland, OR: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1862 [6AP]

Public lands: GAO report on BLM and Forest Service land exchanges, E1250 [14JY], E1394 [27JY]

———restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2884-H2887 [10MY]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Real property: private property owner rights, H2877-H2880 [10MY]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (H.R. 4126), E452 [30MR]

Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865 [6AP]

Taxation: anniversary of law establishing real estate investment trusts, E1491 [14SE], E1515 [18SE]

———condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4078, H4081-H4085 [8JN], H4132, H4135, H4138, H4145 [9JN], E974 [12JN]

———eliminate capital gains on the sale of certain homes, H2107 [11AP]

———first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia, H98 [1FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H547-H552 [29FE], H846, H849, H859, H862, H864 [9MR], H933, H939 [14MR], H2105 [11AP], H5730-H5732 [10JY], H11593 [30OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H362 [14FE], H3911 [6JN], H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935, H4024-H4031 [7JN], H4047, H4108-H4115 [8JN], H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127, H4128-H4164, H4169 [9JN], H5850 [12JY], H6474, H6588-H6593 [19JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], E941 [9JN], E974, E975, E977 [12JN], E1008, E1009 [14JN], E1364 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4077-H4087 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4161-H4163 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7220, H7241, H7247, H7259-H7264 [6SE], H7284, H7285, H7322-H7335, H7351-H7357 [7SE], H7719 [18SE], E1504 [18SE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (H.R. 5159), E1882 [23OC]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (H.R. 5084), E1385 [27JY]

———rates, H6091-H6097 [17JY], H8056-H8058 [25SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, H8788 [4OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H3162-H3164 [16MY]

Todd, Linda R.: Mesa County Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year award recipient, E2033 [31OC]

Utah: Government seizure of certain lands, H7008 [26JY]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11561-H11563 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

———amend laws (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

CERCLA: provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), S7688 [26JY]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures, S10919 [24OC]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), S1753-S1762 [27MR]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (S. 2805), S6016-S6020 [28JN]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 2806), S6020 [28JN]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (S. 2914), S7543 [25JY]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

———encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4929, S4930 [9JN], S4951 [12JN], S5101 [14JN]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5193), S9543 [28SE]

———Federal housing production programs funding, S10306, S10308 [12OC]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (S. 3228), S10926-S10928 [24OC]

———provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S10763 [19OC]

Intel Corp.: establishment of the Intel Teacher Housing Fund for public school teachers of the Santa Clara Unified School District, S5881 [27JN]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (S. 2260), S1519 [21MR]

Los Angeles AFB, CA: land conveyance, S5328 [19JN]

NASA: encourage commercial development of space through the lease of real and personal property (S. 2316), S1897 [29MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S6646-S6648 [13JY]

———establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 2997), S7913-S7920 [27JY]

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: anniversary, S8635 [15SE]

National Homeownership Week: observance, S4929 [9JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (S. 3146), S9631 [2OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2807-S2810 [13AP]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (S. 2746), S5271 [15JN]

———allow eligible individuals to elect to pay 15 percent tax on income with a tax return free filing system and reduce burdens of marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax (S. 3087), S8936, S8949 [21SE]

———anniversary of law establishing real estate investment trusts, S8635 [15SE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (S. 2555), S3947 [15MY]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland, S6815 [14JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, S2278, S2279, S2282 [6AP], S6323 [10JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6295, S6296 [30JN], S6329-S6334 [10JY], S6586-S6591, S6600-S6669 [13JY], S6767-S6781, S6817 [14JY], S7012-S7014 [17JY], S7084, S7085, S7150 [18JY], S7500-S7502 [25JY], S7608 [26JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S6296, S6297 [30JN], S6403-S6408, S6411, S6448 [11JY], S6485-S6497 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S6497 [12JY], S6644, S6645 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), unanimous-consent request, S6764 [13JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, S7998 [5SE], S8099 [6SE], S8633 [15SE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 3004), S8023 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for farmers, S6795 [14JY]

———rates, S7429-S7431 [21JY], S7587-S7589 [26JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 1128), S5101 [14JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Veterans: improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (S. 3010), S8111 [6SE]

Reports filed

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1658), S1671 [23MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 106-658), H4034 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

National Trails System Act Clarification of Federal Authority on Land Acquisition From Willing Sellers for the Majority of Trails: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 106-846), H7650 [14SE]

Palace of the Governors Annex Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1727) (S. Rept. 106-263), S2615 [12AP]

Palace of the Governors Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4126) (H. Rept. 106-917), H8551 [29SE]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Studies

Estate Tax Repeal—A Windfall for the Wealthiest Americans: Iris J. Lav and James Sly, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S6417-S6419 [11JY]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Tables

Estate tax comparison on $2 million estate, H4139 [9JN]

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9840 [12OC]

H. Con. Res. 434, tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses due to wildfires, H11561 [30OC]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1855 [6AP]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9826 [12OC]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act, H4128-H4131 [9JN]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S393-S453 [7FE]

H.R. 1658, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, H2040-H2046 [11AP]

H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 2267, clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails, H8140 [26SE]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 3637, Homeowners Protection Act technical corrections, H3578 [23MY]

H.R. 5193, FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act, H7743 [19SE]

H.R. 5640, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 291, Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act, H3885 [6JN]

S. 1727, Palace of the Governors Annex Act, S2808 [13AP]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2805, Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act, S6016-S6020 [28JN]

S. 2909, permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes, S7482 [24JY]

S. 2914, Homeowners Rebate Act, S7543 [25JY]

S. 2997, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7915-S7917 [27JY]

S. 3004, provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3010, improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, S8111 [6SE]

S. 3228, Rural Rental Housing Act, S10927 [24OC]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

S. Res. 319, encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens, S4923, S4930 [9JN]