REAL ESTATE

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1810 [28FE], S1821, S1828, S1829, S1835, S1849, S1850, S1878, S1879, S1880, S1881 [1MR], S1895, S1908, S1910, S1911, S1918, S1920, S1925, S1952, S1953, S1954, S1955 [2MR], S1980, S1984, S1985, S1986, S1996, S2046, S2048, S2049 [3MR], S2074, S2085, S2086, S2097 [4MR], S2125, S2133, S2134, S2135, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2139, S2172, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2177, S2178, S2180, S2181, S2182, S2183, S2184, S2185, S2186, S2187, S2188, S2197 [7MR], S2203, S2229, S2230, S2276, S2277, S2288 [8MR], S2318, S2403 [9MR], S2463 [10MR], H1897 [12AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1991 [14AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1933 [13AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1919 [13AP]

Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9589, H9590, H9591, H9592, H9594, H9595, H9598, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9172, H9178, H9179, H9182, H9184, H9185, H9188, H9189 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Ban on Voter Registration, H9115 [26OC]

Barney Frank Gives Hope for Safety of Community Grants, E561 [6AP]

Barney Karbank Dies at 80—Leading Developer Left His Mark on KC Real Estate, E48 [20JA]

Community Development Block Grant Program, E559 [6AP]

Credit Card Firms Won as Users Lost, S2070 [4MR]

Credit Card Penalties, Fees Bury Debtors; Senate Nears Action on Bankruptcy Curbs, H2071-H2073 [14AP]

Cutting Grants May Affect Local Business Growth, E560 [6AP]

Erosion of Estate Tax Is a Session in Politics, H1914 [13AP]

Funds That Help Repave Streets May Face Elimination, E560 [6AP]

Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short, H8667 [6OC]

In Jeopardy, E561 [6AP]

Judges Say Overhaul Would Weaken Bankruptcy System, H2062 [14AP]

Paris Hilton Tax Cut, H1915 [13AP]

State Must Protect Property Rights, E1720 [29JY]

Stealing Home, S7430 [27JN]

Voters Could Check Eminent-Domain Abuse, E1728 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: commend individuals that have participated in volunteer programs that repair the homes of families of deployed members (see H. Con. Res. 171), H4142 [26MY]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 2644), H4073 [25MY]

———provide rent and mortgage payment relief for members of the Reserves called to active duty and allow a refundable tax credit to lessors for payments foregone by such relief (see H.R. 3068), H5176 [24JN]

Army: carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, CO (see S. 320), S1116 [8FE] (see H.R. 632), H410 [8FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 256), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (see H. Res. 211), H1967 [13AP]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7673 [6SE]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (see S. 52), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 679), H520 [9FE]

BLM: convey White Acre and Gambel Oak properties to Park City, UT (see H.R. 3462), H6933 [27JY]

———coveyance of certain public land in Nevada to Las Vegas Motor Speedway (see S. 703), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 1467), H1777 [5AP]

Constitutional amendments: permissible uses for which private property may be taken (see H.J. Res. 60), H5914 [14JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2736 [28AP]

———protect low and moderate income individuals from certain predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1643), H2100 [14AP]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H1263 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: inclusion of certain excess property on Santa Rosa Island and Okaloosa Island, FL, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore (see S. 1933), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4064), H8846 [17OC]

Dept. of HUD: establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (see S. 2088), S13501 [13DE] (see H.R. 4514), H11503 [13DE]

———insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3043), H5100 [23JN]

———make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 1834), S11212 [6OC]

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

———make single family housing owned by the Dept., available for purchase by teachers and public safety officers at a discount (see H.R. 4273), H10144 [9NO]

———make single family properties pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3794), H8087 [15SE]

———notify Congress of any shortfall in funding for the tenant-based rental assistance program (see H.R. 393), H234 [26JA]

———provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 2654), H4138 [26MY]

———provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 200), H77 [4JA]

———provide tenant-based rental housing vouchers for certain residents of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1567), H1894 [12AP]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (see H.R. 3894), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see H.R. 3088), H5361 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 917), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see S. 2171), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4492), H11327 [8DE]

Disasters: provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4266), H10144 [9NO]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

District of Columbia: provide for sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property to facilitate utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property (see S. 1838), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3699), H7813 [8SE]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (see S. 2116), S13659 [15DE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see S. 1941), S12076 [31OC] (see H.R. 4577), H12047 [16DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE] (see H.R. 183), H77 [4JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 202), H1893 [12AP]

Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7428 [27JN] (see S. 1895), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 3083, 3087), H5361 [28JN] (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9102 [25OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), consideration (see H. Res. 527), H9554 [2NO]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 1025), H846 [1MR]

Families and domestic relations: require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 1755), H2469 [21AP]

Federal aid programs: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6380 [22JY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1894 [12AP]

Federal Real Property Council: carry out a pilot program for the expeditious disposal of underutilized Federal real property and improve the economy and efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 3134), H5599 [30JN]

Federal-State relations: withhold community development block grant funds from States and communities that do not place certain limitations on the use of the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3315), H5914 [14JY]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see S. 1710), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 2892), H4485 [14JN]

Financial institutions: clarify that financial holding companies and national banks are authorized to engage in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 2660), H4138 [26MY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

Florida: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (see H.R. 3280), H5912 [14JY]

Fujino, Ricke Kaname: relief (see S. 85), S144 [24JA]

Government: prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

Housing: assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program (see S. 771), S3555 [13AP] (see H.R. 1999), H2736 [28AP]

———assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 4278), H10145 [9NO]

———combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H1506 [15MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 40), H1778 [5AP]

———ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in voter registration activities (see H.R. 4231), H9695 [4NO]

———ensure that dwelling units assisted under the section 8 rental housing voucher program comply with housing quality standards (see H.R. 2653), H4138 [26MY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H233 [26JA]

———establish neighborhood review committees to advise public housing agencies on enforcement of laws and regulations governing assistance provided under tenant-based rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2655), H4138 [26MY]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H77 [4JA]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see S. 2123), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 2803), H4295 [8JN]

———prohibit homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 4037), H8808 [7OC]

———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (see H. Res. 509), H9101 [25OC]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

———support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1695 [17MR]

Hurricanes: encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation (see S. Res. 340), S14186 [20DE] (see S. Res. 347), S14317 [21DE]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H718 [16FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish demonstration project to provide a basic housing allowance to Federal officers serving in high-cost areas (see H.R. 3272), H5800 [13JY]

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. 3455), H6933 [27JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (see S. 1386, 1386), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 804, 804), H628 [15FE]

———strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 1936), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see S. 807), S3653 [14AP]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4355 [9JN]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 974), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 2332), H3260 [12MY]

Native Americans: treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see S. 1480), S8948 [26JY]

Navajo County, AZ: remove certain use restrictions on property (see H.R. 1436), H1694 [17MR]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (see H.R. 2064), H2879 [3MY]

Public lands: impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see H.R. 4088), H8985 [19OC]

———improve efficiency and fairness of railroad rights-of-way acquisitions for interim use as public trails by applying standard Federal real estate acquisitions procedures (see H.R. 1261), H1370 [10MR]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see S. 1704), S10037 [14SE]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 675), S2995 [17MR]

States: limit use of eminent domain (see H.R. 3631), H7612 [29JY]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (see S. 941), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 3933), H8513 [28SE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5176 [24JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see S. 132), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 3098), H5361 [28JN]

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 883), H791 [17FE]

———allow a refundable first-time homebuyers tax credit (see S. 1213), S6299 [9JN]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 424), H235 [26JA] (see H.R. 1397), H1692 [17MR]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see S. 580), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 1010), H846 [1MR]

———allow certain surviving spouses to exclude certain gains from the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 3803), H8087 [15SE]

———allow taxpayers to expense property eligible for bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2319), H3259 [12MY]

———clarify the mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences located in disaster areas (see H.R. 3716), H7813 [8SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 1449), S8664 [21JY] (see H.R. 2952), H4655 [16JN]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1906), S11744 [21OC] (see H.R. 1405), H1692 [17MR]

———exclude farmland still in use from the estate tax and repeal dollar limitation on estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 3523), H7557 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 3458), H6933 [27JY]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3268), H5800 [13JY]

———exclude from gross income interest received on loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 238), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 399), H234 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income of gain on the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to holders of the leasehold rights (see H.R. 2476), H3693 [19MY]

———exclude from gross income the gain from the sale of a principal residence by certain employees of the intelligence community (see S. 469), S1794 [28FE]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 775), H583 [10FE]

———exempt from personal use rules the use of vacation property as a residence for persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3785), H8087 [15SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H10156 [10NO]

———increase and expand expensing for property in hurricane disaster areas (see H.R. 3868), H8340 [22SE]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and establish a flat estate tax rate (see H.R. 1560), H1894 [12AP]

———inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 2757), H4186 [7JN]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H9043 [20OC]

———maintain incentives for charitable gifts of conservation easements (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10909 [17NO]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see S. 419), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]

———make permanent the rate reductions for individual income taxes and capital gains and dividend taxes, and the repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 7), S142 [24JA]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 621), S2734 [15MR] (see H.R. 1663), H2101 [14AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H411 [8FE] (see H.R. 3159), H5600 [30JN]

———nonrecognition of gain on certain real property involuntarily converted through eminent domain without regard to whether such property is replaced (see H.R. 2980), H4722 [17JN]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see S. 928), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 1728), S10233 [20SE] (see H.R. 597), H352 [2FE]

———promote State historic tax credits (see H.R. 2488), H3693 [19MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 859), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (see H.R. 2127), H3052 [5MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 3123), H5434 (see H.R. 3123), H5479 [29JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide a special depreciation allowance for property acquired during a certain period (see S. 1632), S9833 [8SE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 4262), H10144 [9NO]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 3715), H7813 [8SE]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1212), H1368 [10MR]

———provide double deduction for a portion of an individual's State and local property taxes in excess of the national average (see H.R. 4620), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for an enhanced deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness for heritage homes (see H.R. 348), H195 [25JA]

———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 83), S144 [24JA]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, and increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 1568), H1894 [12AP] (see H.R. 1614), H1968 [13AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 988), S4869 [10MY]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 1574), H1894 [12AP]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 1577), H1894 [12AP]

———treatment of qualified homeowner downpayment assistance (see H.R. 4430), H11034 [18NO]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: assist property owners and Federal agencies in resolving disputes relating to private property (see S. 1883), S11476 [18OC]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see S. 2121), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

Vietnam: encourage resolution of claims for confiscated real and personal property (see H. Res. 415), H7562 [28JY]

Virgin Islands: repeal certain tax laws (see S. 1829), S11212 [6OC]

Water: require owners of property to test and disclose the water quality of qualified wells before selling or leasing the property (see H.R. 3977), H8732 [6OC]

Wetlands: impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property (see H.R. 74), H74 [4JA]

Williams, AZ: allow waiver of certain terms contained in a deed of conveyance (see H.R. 2638), H4073 [25MY]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2053 [4MR], S2216 [8MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S9558 [29JY]

Cost Estimates

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income (H.R. 804): CBO, H5647 [12JY]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, H2051 [14AP]

———Deborah Cutler-Ortiz, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S2227 [8MR], S2408 [10MR]

———Lisalyn R. Jacobs, Legal Momentum (organization), H1983 [14AP]

———Margot Bean, National Child Support Enforcement Association, H1982 [14AP]

———Nancy Duff Campbell, Marcia Greenberger, and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, S1839 [1MR], S2226 [8MR], H1982 [14AP]

———Physicians for a National Health Program (organization), S1840 [1MR]

———several bankruptcy and commercial law professors, H1984-H1986 [14AP]

———several financial institutions and associations, S1840 [1MR]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Dirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H1983 [14AP]

———Willard P. Ogburn and John Rao, National Consumer Law Center, Inc., S1839 [1MR]

Bankruptcy protection for victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from rental housing: Jill Morris, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, S2230 [8MR]

———several domestic violence organizations, S2229 [8MR]

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: several agricultural organizations, H1935 [13AP]

Federal homestead floor exemption from bankruptcy filings by senior citizens: David Certner, AARP, S1830 [1MR]

Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9136, H9137 [26OC]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9136 [26OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9137 [26OC]

Medical debt of individuals who file for bankruptcy protection: several medical and law professors, S6010 [26MY]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S2078 [4MR]

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5648 [12JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5647 [12JY]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H9571 [3NO]

———Janice L. Pauls, National Conference of State Legislatures, H9572 [3NO]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9587 [3NO]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9586, H9587 [3NO]

———Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H9572 [3NO]

Prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities: American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H9193 [26OC]

———Bradley M. Schaeffer, Jesuit Conference (organization), H9118 [26OC]

———Curtis Decker, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H9193 [26OC]

———Joseph Flannigan, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, H9993 [8NO]

———Kwasi A. Thornell and John Bryson, Episcopal Church, H9119 [26OC]

———Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H9113 [26OC]

———Nicholas DiMarzio, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H9137, H9192 [26OC]

———Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, H9193 [26OC]

———several Hispanic American organizations, H9118 [26OC]

———several nonprofit organizations, H9119 [26OC]

Lists

Amendments made in order to bankruptcy bills—105th-109th Congress, H1979 [14AP]

Amendments to S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, submitted to the Committee on Rules (House) and denied consideration by the rule, H1976 [14AP]

Organizations supporting Dodd amendment to S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, to protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, S2310 [9MR]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2074 [14AP]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9192 [26OC]

Press releases

Harvard Study Shows Legislation a Danger to Millions Bankrupted by Medical Bills: Physicians for a National Health Program (organization), S1840 [1MR]

Remarks in House

American Homeownership Month: observance, H4193 [8JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H1606 [16MR], H1856 [12AP], H1946 [13AP], H1993, H2062-H2077, H2084, H2086 [14AP], H2631 [27AP], E623 [12AP], E677 [18AP], E699, E704 [19AP], E737 [22AP], E754 [25AP], E838 [2MY]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1974 [14AP]

———establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2059 [14AP]

———exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, H2059, H2060 [14AP]

———protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, H1981, H1982 [14AP]

———protect victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from their homes, H2060 [14AP]

———reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings, H2059 [14AP]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (S. 52), H11044, H11045 [6DE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit exercise of eminent domain over houses of worship and other nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations, H9598 [3NO]

Courts: allow property owners to obtain injunctive or declaratory relief in cases of eminent domain, H9591, H9592 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: building security standards, H4093, H4094 [26MY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding of private economic development projects involving an acquisition of land through eminent domain, H5427 [29JN]

———prohibit funding for mortgage insurance for mortgages or loans made by a lender engaging in predatory lending, H5526, H5527 [30JN]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (H.R. 3894), H8663-H8668 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: require report by Federal agencies on regulations and procedures relating to eminent domain, H9599 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: Federal land acquisition funding, H3619 [19MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (H.R. 4492), E2490 [8DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H2589 [27AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1857, H1869 [12AP], H1900, H1901, H1902, H1921-H1943, H1946, H1960 [13AP], H1971, H1972, H1980, H2073 [14AP], E661, E662 [15AP], E699, E702 [19AP], E711 [21AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1910-H1919 [13AP]

Economy: impact of homeownership, H4193 [8JN], H10507 [17NO]

Eminent domain: clarify definition of economic development in cases of eminent domain, H9593, H9594 [3NO]

———clarify that the burden is on the State or agency to show that a taking is not for certain economic development, H9592 [3NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, H9333 [27OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 3083), H5369 [29JN]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 3135), E1426 [1JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9454-H9459 [1NO], H9475, H9476, H9477 [2NO], H9559, H9569-H9605, H9613 [3NO], H9644 [4NO], E2253 [3NO], E2278 [4NO], E2281 [7NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), amendment process, H9396 [28OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), consideration (H. Res. 527), H9560-H9562 [3NO]

Endangered Species Act: treatment of private property rights, H8547, H8548 [29SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 1025), H1791-H1794 [6AP]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (H.R. 2892), H5082 [23JN], H11586-H11588 [14DE], E2636 [22DE]

Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Morris, NJ, chapter, E2183 [27OC]

Hazardous substances: encourage the cleanup and use of brownfields and other sites that contain hazardous contaminants in cases of eminent domain, H9596, H9597 [3NO]

Housing: conforming loan limit levels, H9115, H9138, H9185-H9188 [26OC]

———eliminate the ability of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to borrow from the Treasury, H9184, H9185 [26OC]

———establish assistance for hurricane victims through affordable housing funding, H9118 [26OC]

———establish minimum risk-based capital standards for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H9179, H9180 [26OC]

———exclude faith-based organizations from requirement for organizations receiving certain affordable housing funding to designate such activities as their primary purpose, H9176-H9178, H9192, H9195 [26OC]

———include alternative credit scoring in Annual Housing Report Regarding Regulated Entities, H9188 [26OC]

———limit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises control of assets and liabilities relative to systemic risk to the housing or capital markets, H9182-H9184 [26OC]

———make definition of ``rural'' for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises consistent with definition contained in the Housing Act, H9179 [26OC]

———permit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to purchase personal property loans secured by manufactured housing, H9178 [26OC]

———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9111-H9123, H9127-H9134, H9136-H9140, H9176-H9178, H9192-H9195 [26OC], H9992 [8NO], E2197, E2198 [27OC], E2231 [1NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H8922 [19OC], H8990, H9013, H9016 [20OC], H9126-H9196 [26OC], H9992 [8NO], E2197, E2198, E2202 [27OC], E2221 [28OC], E2231 [1NO], E2254 [3NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), amendment process, H9012 [20OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9110-H9123 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), corrections in engrossment, H9196 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), motion to recommit, H9192-H9195 [26OC]

———restore Presidential appointees to the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and retain regulatory appointees and make certain modifications to the boards of Federal Home Loan Banks, H9189, H9190 [26OC]

Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware, Inc.: tribute, E587 [7AP]

Hurricanes: exempt victims of Hurricane Katrina from seizure of condemned property through exercise of eminent domain, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8804 [7OC]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (H.R. 846), E1816 [12SE]

Minorities: concerns over home foreclosures, E1183 [9JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (H.R. 804), H5646-H5649 [12JY]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H3367 [17MY]

———reform, H8252 [22SE]

———strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 3922), H11242 [8DE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 312), H5181-H5183 [27JN], H5257 [28JN], E1200 [9JN], E1379 [28JN]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (H.R. 2064), E856 [3MY]

Public lands: impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (H.R. 4088), H9576 [3NO]

Rodriguez, Robert: Brooklyn, NY, Caribe Lions Club Real Estate Broker of the Year award recipient, E568 [7AP]

Safety: enumerate harmful uses of land which constitute a threat to public health and safety in cases of eminent domain, H9594, H9595 [3NO]

Social Security: apply savings from the enactment of certain estate tax legislation to trust fund restoration, H1918 [13AP]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5104, H5167 [24JN], H5218, H5227 [27JN], H5256, H5259 [28JN], H5366 [29JN], H5481 [30JN], H9441, H9454-H9459 [1NO], H9600, H9601 [3NO], E1379 [28JN]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5370 [29JN], H5577-H5585 [30JN], E1453 [11JY], E1720, E1728 [29JY]

———hearing on use of eminent domain for private economic development purposes, H1335 [10MR]

———prohibit funding to enforce Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5504-H5506 [30JN]

———reduce salaries and expenses relative to New London, CT, eminent domain decision, H5449, H5450 [29JN]

Taunton, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E559 [6AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (H.R. 3098), E1382 [28JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 2952), E1265 [17JN]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (H.R. 3268), H5939 [18JY], H6114 [20JY], H6331 [22JY]

———provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (H.R. 2127), E897 [5MY]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes, H2206 [20AP]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, H1930 [13AP]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (H.R. 1574), E624 [12AP]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1911, H1912, H1916-H1919, H1922-H1924, H1926-H1930, H1932-H1943 [13AP], H2073 [14AP]

Vargas, Manuel: Brooklyn, NY, Caribe Lions Club Real Estate Broker of the Year award recipient, E555 [6AP]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (H.R. 4537), E2528 [14DE]

Remarks in Senate

Army: carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, CO (S. 320), S1135 [8FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1725-S1783, S1785-S1788 [28FE], S1813-S1815, S1818-S1831, S1834-S1857 [1MR], S1892-S1915, S1918-S1927 [2MR], S1979-S1997 [3MR], S2053-S2056, S2069-S2078 [4MR], S2111, S2113-S2143 [7MR], S2199-S2230 [8MR], S2306-S2342 [9MR], S2406-S2408, S2415-S2417, S2420-S2422, S2424-S2428, S2459-S2474 [10MR], S2515-S2517 [11MR], S6010 [26MY]

———amend laws (S. 256), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [2MR], S2098 [4MR], S2229 [8MR]

———clarify treatment of debtors with serious medical conditons, servicemen called to active duty, and low income veterans, S1845-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1913-S1915 [2MR]

———discourage predatory mortgage lending practices, S1920-S1922 [2MR]

———establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S1895-S1900, S1906, S1907, S1924 [2MR], S2324 [9MR]

———establish a Federal homestead floor exemption for senior citizens, S1829-S1831 [1MR], S1892-S1894 [2MR]

———impact of legislative changes on senior citizens, S1905 [2MR]

———impose nondischargeable sanctions on debtors who falsify schedules, enforce rules sanctioning attorney misconduct, and maintain existing laws regarding reaffirmation agreements, S2319 [9MR]

———increase certain filing fees, S1985 [3MR]

———protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, S2223-S2227 [8MR], S2310, S2311, S2325 [9MR]

———protect victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from rental housing, S2229 [8MR]

———reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings, S1821, S1822, S1831 [1MR], S2321, S2325, S2341 [9MR]

———reform small business regulations, S2221-S2223, S2228 [8MR]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (S. 52), S9043 [26JY]

Capitol Police Board: certify that granting height variance for new construction will not negatively impact congessional security, S7403 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: convey certain Marine Corps Air Station Miramar land to San Diego, CA, for access to Stowe Trail, S8938 [26JY], S12514 [8NO]

———offer to transfer property located at closed or realigned military installations to local redevelopment authorities at no cost, S12427-S12432 [7NO], S12478, S12479, S12489, S12490 [8NO], S12600 [9NO]

Dept. of HUD: clarify ability to recover assets used in violation of regulatory agreements, S11403, S11406 [17OC]

———Community Development Block Grant Program, section 8 housing choice voucher program, and Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds funding, S11639, S11640, S11647 [20OC]

———establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (S. 2088), S13505 [13DE]

———make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (S. 1834), S11226 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 917), S4405 [27AP]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), S13684 [15DE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (S. 1941), S12077 [31OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S7055 [22JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), S3770 [18AP], S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S9558 [29JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (S. 420), S1633 [17FE]

Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, S10026 [14SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S7429 [27JN]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1895), S11568 [19OC]

FHA: rehabilitation grants and below-market sales programs funding, S12322 [3NO]

———remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (H.R. 2892), S13687 [15DE], S13943 [16DE]

———remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (S. 1710), S10122 [15SE]

Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Fresno, CA, chapter, S3551 [13AP]

Housing: registration of housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises with the SEC, S12320 [3NO]

———provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, S9792-S9794 [8SE], S12814, S12815 [15NO]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (H.R. 804), S9861 [8SE]

———exclude certain payments from consideration as income (S. 1386), S8296 [14JY]

Native Americans: treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (S. 1480), S9053, S9055 [26JY]

Public lands: prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development, S11513, S11516 [19OC]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (S. 1704), S10046 [14SE]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (S. 675), S3056 [17MR]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (S. 941), S4558 [28AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (S. 132), S348 [24JA]

———allow a refundable first-time homebuyers tax credit (S. 1213), S6314-S6316 [9JN]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (S. 580), S2397 [9MR]

———clarify benefit eligibility of animal racing related property located in hurricane affected areas, S13704 [16DE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (S. 1906), S11745 [21OC]

———exclude from gross income the gain from the sale of a principal residence by certain employees of the intelligence community (S. 469), S1797 [28FE]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (S. 419), S1632 [17FE]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (S. 621), S2735 [15MR]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (S. 928), S4423 [27AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (S. 859), S4031 [20AP]

———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 83), S255 [24JA]

———provide tax-exempt financing for nonresidential real property within the Gulf Opportunity Zone, S13704 [16DE]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: assist property owners and Federal agencies in resolving disputes relating to private property (S. 1883), S11479 [18OC]

Virgin Islands: repeal certain tax laws (S. 1829), S11222-S11224 [6OC]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 256), S1620 [17FE]

Beaver County, UT, Real Property Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 679) (H. Rept. 109-285), H10155 [10NO]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 109-35), H1893 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 109-254), H9101 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 109-266), H9554 [2NO]

Consideration of S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 211) (H. Rept. 109-43), H1967 [13AP]

Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 109-316), H11032 [18NO]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 109-316), H12047 [16DE]

National Flood Insurance Program Payment Exclusion From Consideration as Income: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 804), S9466 [29JY]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 804) (H. Rept. 109-44), H2100 [14AP]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4128) (H. Rept. 109-262), H9435 [31OC], H9640 [3NO]

Remove Certain Use Restrictions on Property in Navajo County, AZ: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1436) (H. Rept. 109-287), H10155 [10NO]

Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3405) (H. Rept. 109-261), H9435 [31OC]

Statements

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Arkadi Kuhlmann, ING DIRECT (financial institution), H2071 [14AP]

———Marshall Wolf, ABA, H1983 [14AP]

Summaries

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (S. 256), H2048 [14AP]

Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act (H.R. 2064), E857 [3MY]

Tables

State ranks based on two bedroom housing wage, S11226 [6OC]

Testimonies

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Elizabeth Warren, H2054 [14AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 202, consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, H1910 [13AP]

H. Res. 312, National Homeownership Month, H5181 [27JN]

H. Res. 340, disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, Supreme Court decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5577 [30JN]

H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, H9110 [26OC]

H. Res. 527, consideration of H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H9560 [3NO]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, H1921 [13AP]

H.R. 804, National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income, H5646 [12JY]

H.R. 1025, Mortgage Servicing Clarification Act, H1791 [6AP]

H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, H9141-H9172 [26OC]

H.R. 2892, Reverse Mortgages To Help America's Seniors Act, H11586 [14DE]

H.R. 3894, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act, H8663 [6OC]

H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H9589 [3NO]

S. 52, Beaver County, UT, real property conveyance, S9043 [26JY], H11044 [6DE]

S. 83, provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S255 [24JA]

S. 132, Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act, S348 [24JA]

S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, S768-S821 [1FE], S1726-S1779 [28FE], S2531-S2584 [11MR], H1993-H2047 [14AP]

S. 320, Fort Carson Conservation Act, S1135 [8FE]

S. 580, allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust, S2397 [9MR]

S. 621, make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, S2736 [15MR]

S. 917, make the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program permanent, S4405 [27AP]

S. 928, Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act, S4423-S4425 [27AP]

S. 1213, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act, S6315 [9JN]

S. 1480, treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations, S9053 [26JY]

S. 1704, Private Property Protection Act, S10046 [14SE]

S. 1710, Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act, S10122 [15SE]

S. 1829, repeal certain tax laws pertaining to the Virgin Islands, S11222 [6OC]

S. 1838, Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act, S11228-S11230 [6OC]

S. 1906, exclude benefits, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders from income tax, S11745 [21OC]

S. 2116, Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act, S13684 [15DE]

S. Res. 340, encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation, S14187 [20DE]

S. Res. 347, encourage lenders holding mortgages in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to not foreclose on such mortgages until Congress considers relief legislation, S14337 [21DE]