REAL ESTATE
Addresses
State of the Union: President Obama, S651–S655 [12FE], H444–H448 [12FE]
Amendments
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6238, S6239, S6241, S6243, S6244 [1AU], S6334 [10SE], S6381, S6382, S6383, S6384, S6386, S6387, S6388, S6389, S6390, S6391, S6392, S6393, S6394 [11SE], S6451, S6452, S6453, S6454, S6455, S6456, S6458, S6459, S6460, S6461, S6462, S6463, S6465, S6467, S6468, S6469, S6470 [12SE], S6475 [16SE], S6531, S6532, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541, S6542 [17SE], S6602, S6604, S6605 [18SE], S6665, S6668, S6671 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 1593), S7574 [28OC]
——— ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember away from the servicemember’s principal residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see H.R. 1223), H1548 [15MR]
——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H2483 [7MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]
Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1715), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 695), H545 [14FE]
Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 656), H500 [13FE]
Conservation of energy: facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (see S. 1191), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2126), H2952 [23MY]
——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1616), H2156 [18AP]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H370 [5FE]
Credit: allow certain loans that are not fully amortizing to be used in seller carryback financing on residential mortgage loans (see H.R. 245), H85 [14JA]
——— allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]
——— declare national residential mortgage foreclosure emergency and encourage States to enact a temporary moratorium on foreclosures (see H. Res. 26), H85 [14JA]
——— establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see H.R. 2512), H4078 [26JN]
——— establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2297 [24AP]
——— establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see H.R. 1754), H2351 [25AP]
——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see S. 949), S3430 [14MY] (see S. 1577), S7574 [28OC] (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]
——— increase access to refinancing for homeowners (see S. 1373), S5968 [25JY]
——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 1828), S8845 [16DE] (see H.R. 1779), H2391 [26AP]
——— permit a transitional period for completion of requirements for qualified registered mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 2379), H3652 [14JN]
——— prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 1712), H2297 [24AP]
——— prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 189), H51 [4JA]
——— prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 2733), H4724 [18JY]
——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 249), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 736), H547 [14FE]
——— provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1217), S5149 [25JN]
——— require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 1335), H1822 [21MR]
——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S3987 [6JN]
——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 361), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 839), H659 [26FE]
——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 1375), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 3031), H5397 [2AU]
——— require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 190), H51 [4JA]
——— revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the transition to privatization, and protect against another housing collapse (see S. 1048), S3843 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (see H.R. 2258), H3215 [5JN]
Dept. of HUD: assist in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program (see S. 469), S1229 [6MR]
——— authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 285), H169 [15JA]
——— authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 2815), H5050 [24JY]
——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 1387), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 385), H280 [23JA] (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]
——— establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 2167), H2953 [23MY]
——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 2816), H5050 [24JY]
——— provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio requirements (see H.R. 264), H169 [15JA]
——— require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 1193), H1426 [14MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1441), H1857 [9AP]
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. 916), H815 [28FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see S. 1122), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 655), H500 [13FE]
——— provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire real property that complies with certain approved habitat conservation plans (see S. 1175), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2280), H3250 [6JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 2522), H4078 [26JN]
Disasters: establish National Catastrophic Risk Consortium and a National Homeowners’ Insurance Stabilization Program (see S. 1461), S6207 [1AU]
——— establish national catastrophic risk consortium to ensure availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 737), H547 [14FE]
——— provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see S. 1480), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 2887), H5260 [31JY]
Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]
Drugs: exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 784), H595 [15FE]
Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]
——— stabilize the housing and banking sectors by eliminating policies that distort markets and facilitate risky lending (see H.R. 3550), H7309 [20NO]
Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1944), H2568 [9MY]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission: establish (see H.R. 234), H84 [14JA]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 131), H31 [3JA]
Federal employees: prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H2404 [3MY]
FEMA: modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H1955 [11AP]
——— provide a tax credit for qualified flood mitigation expenses incurred by residences for which National Flood Insurance Program premiums are increasing and increase funding for mitigation programs (see H.R. 1268), H1630 [19MR]
——— provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas (see H.R. 960), H981 [5MR]
FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1145), H1396 [13MR]
——— ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims (see H.R. 941), H949 [4MR] (see H.R. 1028), H1327 [7MR]
——— improve, and ensure the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see S. 1376), S5969 [25JY]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1341), S5840 [23JY] (see H.R. 1159), H1425 [14MR]
Government regulations: require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (see S. 450), S1126 [5MR]
Government-sponsored enterprises: exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 3754), H8108 [12DE]
——— provide for repayment of amounts borrowed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the U.S. (see H.R. 2435), H3927 [19JN]
——— require use of amounts repaid to the Dept. of the Treasury by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 3340), H6774 [24OC]
GSA: improve functioning and management of the Public Buildings Service (see H.R. 2612), H4212 [8JY]
——— require public notice of excess Federal real property (see H.R. 2623), H4213 [8JY]
Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S8457 [21NO] (see H.R. 3543), H7309 [20NO]
——— protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H4856 [22JY]
——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 2352), H3590 [13JN]
Hurricanes: provide relief to homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy who have mortgages insured by the FHA, or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 554), H411 [6FE]
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see H.R. 2600), H4174 [28JN]
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see H.R. 243), H85 [14JA]
Native Americans: allow Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe to lease or transfer certain land (see S. 920), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 2650), H4369 [10JY]
OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 328), H221 [22JA]
Postal Service: authorize the sale, at fair market value, of any post office building subject to relocation (see H.R. 1016), H1319 [6MR]
Public buildings: expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property (see S. 1382), S6023 [29JY] (see S. 1398), S6072 [30JY]
SBA: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (see S. 1440), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 2908), H5341 [1AU]
——— establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (see H.R. 2460), H3988 [20JN]
——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 289), S657 [12FE] (see H.R. 1240), H1567 [18MR]
Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3422), H6953 [30OC]
——— allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts (see H.R. 2929), H5342 [1AU]
——— allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value (see H.R. 47), H29 [3JA]
——— allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 1885), H2533 [8MY]
——— allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray costs of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster (see H.R. 3298), H6643 [16OC]
——— allow taxpayers to assign another taxpayer the amount of unused charitable deduction for qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2714), H4597 [17JY]
——— allow the mortgage interest deduction with respect to boats only if the boat is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 2563), H4143 [27JN]
——— exclude from gross income gain from, and allow sale or grant of conservation easements for special estate tax valuation provisions for farm and other trade or business real property (see H.R. 2713), H4597 [17JY]
——— exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 1840), H2436 [6MY]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]
——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S4213 [11JN]
——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H701 [27FE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]
——— extend certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2890), H5260 [31JY] (see H.R. 3272), H6343 [7OC]
——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H4038 [25JN] (see H.R. 3017), H5397 [2AU]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5396 [2AU]
——— extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (see H.R. 121), H31 [3JA]
——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 2715), H4597 [17JY]
——— increase aggregate reduction in fair market value of farm and certain real property (see H.R. 1448), H1857 [9AP]
——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3025), H5397 [2AU]
——— increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences (see H.R. 2042), H2773 [17MY]
——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 749), S2749 [17AP]
——— permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 1834), S8913 [17DE]
——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 688), S2501 [9AP]
——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 4), H33 [3JA]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2788), H4978 [23JY]
——— provide a refundable credit for the installation of sprinklers and elevators in historic structures (see S. 1421), S6206 [1AU]
——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1260), S5499 [27JN]
——— reduce number of tax brackets, provide child and personal tax credits, allow new charitable and mortgage interest deductions, repeal certain taxes, and eliminate State and local deductions (see S. 1616), S7673 [30OC]
——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (see H.R. 2598), H4174 [28JN]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 1402), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 177), H51 [4JA] (see H.R. 483), H342 [4FE]
——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 782), H595 [15FE]
——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H1547 [15MR]
Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (see H.R. 2339), H3356 [12JN]
Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H4483 [11JY]
Veterans: provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 821), H658 [26FE]
Descriptions
Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E1–E3 [3JA]
Letters
Clarify Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act applicability to condominiums: Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney and Nadler, H5823 [25SE]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Christine Anagnos, Association of Art Museum Directors, S6586 [18SE]
——— Jayd Henricks, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S6586 [18SE]
——— National Association of Manufacturers, Natural Resources Defense Council, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Alliance To Save Energy, and Business Roundtable (organization), S6409 [12SE]
——— Neal Denton, YMCA, S6586 [18SE]
——— Robert B. Goldberg, Jewish Federations of North America, S6586 [18SE]
——— several organizations, S6586 [18SE]
Facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings: several real estate, building, and energy organizations, S6362 [11SE]
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S8991 [19DE]
——— Gary Thomas, National Association of Realtors, S8990 [19DE]
Motions
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6161 [1AU]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures, H3560 [13JN], H6798, H6799 [28OC], E947 [20JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 101), E1 [3JA]
Billingsley, Lucy: World Affairs Council H. Neil Mallon Award recipient, E1593 [29OC]
Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 1779), E566 [26AP]
Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed, H3560 [13JN]
——— prohibit funding for maintenance on certain unused facilities, H3079, H3080 [4JN], H4937 [23JY]
——— report on utilization of real property, H3531 [13JN]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (H.R. 285), H1917 [11AP]
——— establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), H3299–H3301 [12JN]
——— fair housing programs funding, H5164 [30JY]
——— Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H5154 [30JY]
——— Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding, H5158, H5159 [30JY]
——— project-based rental assistance program technical correction, H5161 [30JY]
——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5157 [30JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 2522), E973 [26JN]
Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain relative to the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2855 [22MY]
GSA: require public notice of excess Federal real property (H.R. 2623), E1019 [8JY]
Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system, H6430 [9OC]
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 2600), H5821–H5823 [25SE], E1004 [28JN]
JP Morgan Chase & Co.: civil and criminal settlement resulting from probe related to mortgage-backed securities, H6682 [23OC], H7400 [3DE]
Native Americans: allow Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe to lease or transfer certain land (H.R. 2650), H7425, H7426 [3DE]
SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (H.R. 2460), E953 [20JN]
Taxation: allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (H.R. 1885), E618 [8MY]
——— extend certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia (H.R. 2890), E1173 [31JY]
——— extend certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3272), E1446 [7OC]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 1593), S7579 [28OC]
Conservation of energy: allow disaster assistance recipients to upgrade damaged equipment and structures with energy-efficient products, S6430 [12SE]
——— ensure current and new Federal building energy performance standards allow use of domestic building materials that meet the new standards, S6370 [11SE]
——— exempt small companies from third-party testing to achieve ENERGY STAR certification relative to promoting energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S6370 [11SE]
——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings, S6361–S6363 [11SE]
——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 761), S2827 [22AP], S5897 [24JY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6082 [30JY], S6083 [31JY], S6301, S6305–S6307 [10SE], S6350–S6367, S6370, S6395 [11SE], S6403, S6408–S6425, S6427–S6433, S6435–S6437 [12SE], S6478–S6482, S6489–S6505 [17SE], S6547, S6550, S6554–S6564, S6572–S6574, S6584–S6588 [18SE], S6618–S6623, S6634, S6635 [19SE], S6681 [23SE], S6871 [24SE], S8993, S8994 [19DE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), motion to proceed, S6161, S6164–S6166 [1AU]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent agreement, S6181 [1AU], S6350 [11SE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent request, S6410, S6413, S6414, S6424, S6429, S6430 [12SE]
Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 1217), S5612–S5614 [10JY]
——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, S6498 [17SE]
Dept. of Energy: conduct study of nonmonetary benefits of energy saving products and compliance with commercial energy codes for buildings, S6412, S6413 [12SE], S6495 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (S. 1387), S6073 [30JY]
——— establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), S6082 [30JY]
——— establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, S6365, S6366 [11SE]
——— prohibit funding for persons or organizations that discriminate against servicemembers and veterans in housing, S6060 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire real property that complies with certain approved habitat conservation plans (S. 1175), S4587 [18JN]
Eminent domain: discourage taking of private property to transfer to another private, nongovernmental use, S2305 [22MR]
Government regulations: exempt qualified residential mortgages from credit risk retention requirements, S7365 [10OC]
——— require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (S. 450), S5955 [25JY]
SBA: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (S. 1440), S6220 [1AU]
——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (S. 289), S660 [12FE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness, S8990 [19DE]
——— permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (S. 1834), S8915 [17DE]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 1187), S8990, S8991 [19DE]
——— provide a refundable credit for the installation of sprinklers and elevators in historic structures (S. 1421), S6214 [1AU]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (S. 1402), S6129 [31JY]
——— repeal estate tax, S2087, S2088 [21MR], S2286 [22MR]
——— repeal estate tax provided action would not result in an increase in the deficit, S2285, S2286 [22MR]
Reports filed
Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 289) (S. Rept. 113–89), S6327 [10SE]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761), S3371 [13MY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761) (S. Rept. 113–37), S3905 [3JN]
Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1398) (S. Rept. 113–122), S8186 [19NO]
FHA Solvency Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 113–129), S9051 [19DE]
Fond du Lac of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2650) (H. Rept. 113–194), H5475 [10SE]
Testimonies
Private Property Rights Protection Act: Julia Trigg Crawford, H2855 [22MY]
Texts of
H.R. 2167, Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act, H3300 [12JN]
H.R. 2600, clarify Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act applicability to condominiums, H5822 [25SE]
H.R. 2650, Fond du Lac of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act, H7425 [3DE]
S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act, S661 [12FE]
S. 1175, Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, S4588 [18JN]
S. 1402, Death Tax Repeal Act, S6129 [31JY]
S. 1421, Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act, S6215 [1AU]
S. 1440, Tornado Family Safety Act, S6221 [1AU]
S. 1834, permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation, S8916 [17DE]