REAL ESTATE

Amendments

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), S5672, S5673 [8JN]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4446 [22JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4432 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

Estate Tax Lunacy, E1083 [8JN]

It Is the Estate Tax Rate That Matters, S5613 [8JN]

Or Unfair Burden on Families?, S5616 [8JN]

Taxes Everlasting, S5612 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 5188), H1741 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish an urban blight demolition program to provide grants for the demolition of condemned and tax-foreclosed residential housing (see H.R. 5512), H3307 (see H.R. 5512), H3360 [25MY]

———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]

Disasters: 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 S. 2299), S1413 [16FE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 2490), S2730 [3AP]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see H.R. 5503), H3307 (see H.R. 5503), H3360 [25MY]

———modernize (see S. 3173), S5229 [25MY]

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 4912), H866 [9MR]

Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (see H.R. 5137), H1678 [6AP]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see S. 2597), S3378 [7AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see S. 3535), S6061 [19JN] (see H.R. 5121), H1677 [6AP]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 4804), H389 [16FE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H3496 [7JN]

National Shared Housing Week: establish (see H. Res. 864), H3787 [12JN]

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 H.R. 5779), H5128 [12JY]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 5054), H1389 [30MR]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5380), H2585 [11MY]

St. Joseph, MI: provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall (see H.R. 4700), H154 [1FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H4327 [20JN]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H1389 [30MR]

———exclude from gross income interest received on loans secured by agricultural real property and rural housing (see H.R. 4854), H564 [2MR]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2832 (see H.R. 5420), H2890 [18MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4220 [19JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), consideration (see H. Res. 885), H4423 [21JN]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see S. 3616), S6786 [29JN]

———provide estate tax relief and reform (see S. 3626), S6787 [29JN]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 5421), H2832 (see H.R. 5421), H2890 [18MY]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 5443), H3016 [22MY]

Veterans: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support for veterans to purchase residential homes or other housing opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 5045), H1319 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5509 [6JN], S5628 [8JN]

Letters

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Donald Dulle, Jr., Flathead Beverage Co., S5622 [8JN]

———Mary Jo Lane, S5622 [8JN]

———Merelee Manuel, S5622 [8JN]

———Robert Rumney, S5622 [8JN]

Motions

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4461, H4462, H4464 [22JN]

Remarks in House

BLM: convey White Acre and Gambel Oak properties to Park City, UT (H.R. 3462), H4923 [10JY]

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (H.R. 5207), E615 [26AP]

Dept. of HUD: American Dream Downpayment Act funding, H3857, H3858 [13JN]

———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (H.R. 5207), E615 [26AP]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), H1148, H1149 [28MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H3480 [7JN], H4222, H4224 [20JN], H4454 [22JN], H4569 [27JN], E1083 [8JN]

Economy: impact of homeownership, H203 [8FE]

Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H4499 [22JN], H4798 [29JN], E1254 [23JN]

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 4912), H2194, H2195 [9MY]

Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (H.R. 5137), E562 [7AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 5121), H4583, H4585, H4586 [27JN]

Hurricanes: repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of rental properties in States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita funding, H1043, H1044 [15MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation, and second homes, H4611, H4612 [27JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 854), H4582-H4586 [27JN]

St. Joseph, MI: provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall (H.R. 4700), H1992, H1993 [3MY]

Suburban areas: national objectives priority assignments, H2310-H2315 [9MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, E1254 [23JN]

———anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 880), H4318, H4319 [20JN]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (H.R. 5056), H2314 [9MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4392, H4395 [21JN], H4425, H4435, H4444-H4467, H4496, H4499, H4507, H4510 [22JN], E1271 [26JN], E1283, E1284 [27JN], E1357 [10JY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4427-H4433 [22JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), motion to recommit, H4462, H4465 [22JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), question of consideration, H4444 [22JN]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H4465 [22JN]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 5443), H4583 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding for hurricane victims in Florida, S3692 [27AP]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Disasters: restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (S. 2299), S1420 [16FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S5535-S5554, S5579-S5584, S5586, S5588-S5591 [7JN], S5610-S5629 [8JN]

Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S6449 [23JN]

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 4912), S6726 [28JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7363-S7366 [12JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, S6449 [23JN]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S4444 [11MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), S6463 [23JN], S6495 [26JN]

———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 (S. 7), S4442 [11MY]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (S. 3616), S6802, S6803 [29JN]

———provide estate tax relief and reform (S. 3626), S6807 [29JN]

Reports filed

BLM Conveyance of White Acre and Gambel Oak Properties to Park City, UT: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3462) (H. Rept. 109-418), H1740 [25AP]

Consideration of H.R. 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 885) (H. Rept. 109-517), H4423 [21JN]

Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 109-316), H159 [7FE]

Repeal Certain Virgin Islands Tax Laws: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1829) (S. Rept. 109-236), S3419 [24AP]

Rural Health Care Capital Access Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4912) (H. Rept. 109-424), H1740 [25AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), motion to recommit, H4462 [22JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 854, National Homeownership Month, H4582 [27JN]

H. Res. 885, consideration of H.R. 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act, H4427 [22JN]

H.R. 3462, White Acre and Gambel Oak property conveyance to Park City, UT, H4923 [10JY]

H.R. 4700, provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall in St. Joseph, MI, H1993 [3MY]

H.R. 4912, Rural Health Care Capital Access Act, H2194 [9MY]

H.R. 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act, H4445, H4446-H4448 [22JN]

S. 2116, Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act, H1148 [28MR]

S. 2490, Real Estate Investment Thrift Savings Act, S2732 [3AP]