REAL ESTATE
Amendments
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2650, S2659, S2670, S2671, S2672, S2673, S2675, S2676 [5MY], S2722, S2723, S2724, S2725, S2729, S2733, S2735, S2736, S2737 [6MY], S2763, S2800, S2801, S2814, S2815, S2816, S2817, S2818, S2819, S2820, S2822 [7MY], S2879, S2880, S2882, S2884 [8MY], S2913 [12MY]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE], S6791, S6792 [12DE], S6924 [16DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S3087, S3088 [15MY]
Articles and editorials
It’s Okay To Lend Outside QM—CFPB Director Richard Cordray, H2043 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2404), S3294 [22MY] (see S. 3008), S6627 [11DE]
——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see H.R. 5731), H8071 [18NO] (see H.R. 5798), H8668 [4DE]
——— make nine month mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (see H.R. 5730), H8071 [18NO]
BLM: provide protections and certainty for private landowners relative to resurveying certain Federal land (see H.R. 5075), H6135 [11JY]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 2971), S6302 [3DE] (see H.R. 5027), H5876 [8JY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]
Consumers: provide protections to borrowers (see H.R. 4963), H5767 [25JN]
Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments (see H.R. 4334), H2744 [27MR]
——— exempt certain high-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements and exempt individuals from penalties for failure to report certain appraisers (see H.R. 5148), H6398 [17JY]
——— exempt small mortgage originators from certain licensing requirements and debt-to-income requirements for qualified mortgages (see H.R. 5667), H7887 [18SE]
——— limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures (see H.R. 4596), H3939 [7MY]
——— 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 H.R. 4615), H4015 [8MY]
——— require holder of subordinate lien on property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 5496), H7617 [16SE]
——— require servicers to establish a deed-for-lease program under which eligible mortgagors may remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5396), H7240 [1AU]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit retention of interest in real property disposed of pursuant to base closure law if property was originally acquired by donation for purpose of expanding military installation (see H.R. 5355), H7183 [31JY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce residential housing (see S. 2893), S5783 [18SE]
——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]
——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 3901), H1240 [16JA]
——— provide amounts from the recent settlement between the Dept. of Justice and Bank of America Corp., to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (see H.R. 5601), H7884 [18SE]
Disabled: establish and implement universal home design guidelines (see S. 2889), S5783 [18SE]
District of Columbia: clarify rules relative to human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed (see H.R. 4192), H2300 [11MR]
FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (see H.R. 4623), H4057 [9MY]
Federal agencies and departments: provide uniform authority to use funds from disposal of Federal real property and establish public-private pilot program to enhance efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 5626), H7885 [18SE]
Federal aid programs: require that any new contract to provide project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the Housing Act have a term of a certain length (see H.R. 4478), H3196 [10AP]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]
——— prohibit reduction or limitation of multifamily housing business of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 5495), H7617 [16SE]
Federal-State relations: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H2610 [24MR]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program, establish a tax credit for flood mitigation expenses, and increase flood damage mitigation program funding (see H.R. 3924), H1246 [17JA]
FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 4976), H5816 [26JN]
FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H2360 [12MR]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (see H.R. 5461), H7528 [15SE]
——— clarify application of the qualified mortgage rule to rural lenders (see S. 2697), S5134 [30JY]
——— exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4226), H2432 [13MR]
——— modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H3363 [30AP]
——— provide access to information and loan modification for successors in interest (see H.R. 5553), H7882 [18SE]
——— provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (see S. 2641), S4705 [22JY]
——— require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking institutions (see H.R. 4042), H1769 [11FE]
——— specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy pre-licensing or continuing education requirements of mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 5310), H7181 [31JY]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 4873), H5398 [17JN] (see H.R. 5476), H7616 [16SE]
Housing: ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (see H.R. 4791), H5063 [30MY]
——— modify premium charges and dollar amount limit on loans financing alterations, repairs, and improvements to, or conversion of, existing structures, including energy efficiency home improvements (see H.R. 5506), H7674 [17SE]
——— reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see S. 2101), S1416 [10MR]
Law enforcement: abolish civil asset forfeiture by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5847), H9044 [10DE]
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (see H.R. 4146), H2147 [4MR]
Mortgages: establish programs to encourage use of shared equity mortgage modifications (see S. 2854), S5782 [18SE]
Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see S. 2537), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4979), H5816 [26JN]
Taxation: allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray costs of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster and repair or replace damaged property (see S. 1991), S763 [4FE] (see H.R. 3989), H1592 [4FE]
——— encourage mixed-income housing development (see H.R. 4130), H2097 [28FE]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 5487), H7617 [16SE]
——— exempt foreign pensions from dispositions of investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 5251), H7039 [29JY]
——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7886 [18SE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2260), S2424 [28AP]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5771), H8225 [1DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H8272 [2DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 124), H9044 [10DE]
——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 3941), H1479 [28JA] (see H.R. 3995), H1658 [5FE]
——— extend energy credit for solar projects under construction (see S. 2003), S821 [6FE]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 3856), H183 [13JA]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4062), H1776 [14FE]
——— extend the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements (see H.R. 3948), H1479 [28JA]
——— extend the credit for energy-efficient existing homes (see H.R. 3950), H1480 [28JA]
——— extend the credit for energy-efficient new homes (see H.R. 3951), H1480 [28JA]
——— limit interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups (see H.R. 5444), H7433 [10SE]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]
——— make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 4845), H5318 [11JN]
——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 5785), H8365 [3DE]
——— permanently extend straight-line cost recovery and certain expensing for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4940), H5639 [23JN]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4212), H2360 [12MR]
——— provide a renter’s credit (see H.R. 4479), H3196 [10AP]
——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 4052), H1770 [11FE]
——— provide tax relief for damages relating to federally declared disasters during September 2013 (see H.R. 4497), H3240 [28AP]
——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see S. 2634), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]
——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012 and 2013 (see S. 2233), S2327 [9AP]
——— reform estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 4061), H1776 [14FE]
Cloture motions
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2763 [7MY], S2899 [12MY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2603 [1MY], S2690 [6MY]
Cost Estimates
Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act (S. 2260): CBO, S2559 [30AP]
Letters
Better Buildings Act: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2119 [4MR]
——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2119 [4MR]
Clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions: several trade associations, H7513 [15SE]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Calvin M. Dooley, American Chemistry Council, S2688 [6MY]
——— David M. Cote, Business Roundtable (organization), S2689 [6MY]
——— Graham Richard, Advanced Energy Economy (organization), S2689 [6MY]
——— Jim Lyon, National Wildlife Federation, S2689 [6MY]
——— Jo Ann Emerson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, S2689 [6MY]
——— Kateri Callahan, Alliance To Save Energy, S2688 [6MY]
——— several business organizations, S2688 [6MY]
——— several energy efficiency and environmental organizations, S2688 [6MY]
Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act: several organizations, S3196 [21MY]
Mortgage Choice Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E984 [13JN]
——— Kenneth W. Edwards, Center for Responsible Lending (organization), E984 [13JN]
——— several housing and consumer organizations, E984 [13JN]
Prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to prosecute discrimination cases that utilize disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing: several banking organizations, H5000 [29MY]
——— several insurance trade organizations, H5001 [29MY]
Lists
Businesses and organizations supporting S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, S2693 [6MY]
Motions
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2571 [1MY], S2625 [5MY], S2681 [6MY], S2743, S2763, S2768 [7MY]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6823 [15DE], S6869 [16DE], H8341 [3DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S2763 [7MY]
Press releases
Response to CoreLogic Analysis of Qualified Mortgage (QM) Standards: Center for Responsible Lending (organization), H2042 [27FE]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (S. 3008), H10314 [12DE]
——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (H.R. 5798), E1741 [4DE]
Beulah Land Development Corp.: anniversary, E1633 [19NO]
Conservation of energy: facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (H.R. 2126), H2115–H2122 [4MR], E321 [6MR], E339 [10MR]
Courts: increase funding through reductions in GSA building rental funding, H6194 [14JY]
Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, H7510–H7512 [15SE], E1469 [19SE]
——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 3211), H5137, H5138 [9JN], E983 [13JN]
——— 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 (H.R. 2733), H1917 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for maintenance on certain unused facilities, H5536 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to maintain or improve certain real property with zero percent utilization rate, H3343 [30AP]
Dept. of HUD: affordable rental housing for extremely low-income families funding by improving targeting of mortgage interest deduction, H5225 [10JN]
——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 4462), E570 [10AP]
——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (H.R. 3743), H8041 [18NO]
——— establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, H5168, H5169 [9JN]
——— fair housing programs funding, H5164 [9JN]
——— Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding through reductions in information technology funding, H5157 [9JN]
——— prohibit Distressed Asset Stabilization Program funding to pay FHA mortgage insurance claims unless loans are compliant with loss mitigation requirements, H5226 [10JN]
——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership, H5212 [10JN]
——— prohibit funding to provide mortgage insurance for a principal residence of a mortgagor who provides only an individual taxpayer identification number, H5225 [10JN]
——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5104, H5105 [9JN], H5219 [10JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prosecute discrimination cases that utilize disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, H5000, H5001 [29MY]
District of Columbia: clarify rules relative to human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed (H.R. 4192), H3207–H3209 [28AP]
Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, E670 [2MY]
Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1944), H1913–H1917 [25FE], E262 [27FE]
FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (H.R. 4623), E729 [9MY]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (H.R. 4255), H2309 [12MR], H2411 [13MR], H2950 [4AP]
FHA: increase transparency in Federal budgeting to modify risk assessment in mortgage insurance programs, H2968, H2969, H2972 [7AP]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (H.R. 5461), H7508–H7515 [15SE], E1423 [16SE], E1469 [19SE]
First American Financial Corp.: anniversary, E1327 [1AU]
FRS: proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage regulations, H2042, H2043 [27FE]
Housing: ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (H.R. 4791), E882 [30MY]
McKay, Charles C.: Jefferson County, CO, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E239 [25FE]
Open Communities (organization): tribute, E533 [7AP]
Port St. Lucie, FL: inclusion in Movoto.com (Internet site) Best Cities in Florida list, E224 [21FE]
Power resources: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs funding, H2011 [27FE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H7984 [14NO], E1024 [19JN]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8323–H8343 [3DE], H8872 [9DE], E1734, E1737, E1745 [4DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8305–H8310 [3DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), H8998 [10DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to recommit, H8341, H8342 [3DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), H3963 [8MY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (H.R. 2994), H189 [14JA], E1592 [14NO]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (H.R. 4062), E216 [14FE]
——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (H.R. 1), E1800 [12DE]
——— reform estate and gift taxes, E203 [11FE]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (S. 3008), S6697 [11DE]
Conservation of energy: encourage commercial real estate landlords and tenants to create a voluntary Tenant Star certification to encourage tenants to reduce energy consumption, S6909 [16DE]
——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (H.R. 2126), S6854–S6857 [15DE], S6909–S6911 [16DE]
——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (H.R. 2126), unanimous-consent request, S6854 [15DE], S6909 [16DE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2074), S1396, S1413, S1454, S1472 [10MR]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2425 [28AP], S2427 [29AP], S2543 [30AP], S2763–S2773 [7MY], S2832, S2835, S2842, S2847, S2850, S2853–S2856 [8MY], S2889–S2892, S2899–S2903 [12MY], S2925, S2931, S2947 [13MY], S3461 [5JN], S3577 [11JN], S3923, S3924 [24JN], S3950–S3952 [25JN], S4753–S4755, S4846 [23JY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2571, S2587–S2590 [1MY], S2625, S2633, S2638 [5MY], S2681–S2699, S2701–S2703, S2704–S2706 [6MY], S2742–S2753, S2761, S2762 [7MY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), unanimous-consent request, S2588 [1MY], S2762, S2767, S2768 [7MY], S2899 [12MY], S3923 [24JN], S3951, S3952 [25JN], S4753 [23JY]
Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans, S6528 [10DE]
Disabled: establish and implement universal home design guidelines (S. 2889), S5790 [18SE]
District of Columbia: clarify rules relative to human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed (H.R. 4192), S2740 [6MY]
FEMA: adjust phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates, S566, S567, S575–S581 [29JA], S615–S617 [30JA]
Financial institutions: provide that residential mortgages held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of presumption of ability to repay requirements (S. 2641), S4708 [22JY]
Floods: establish limitations on force-placed insurance, S579 [29JA], S618 [30JA]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees, S4369 [10JY], S6655 [11DE]
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 2600), S5862 [18SE]
Native Americans: allow Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe to lease or transfer certain land (H.R. 2650), S1668 [13MR]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S2925, S2927–S2930 [13MY], S2984–S2986, S2999–S3007, S3013, S3016, S3018–S3020 [14MY], S3050–S3056, S3059–S3063 [15MY], S3153 [20MY], S3196, S3221 [21MY], S3245–S3249 [22MY], S3350 [3JN], S6173 [20NO]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections, S6254 [2DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE], S6336–S6339 [4DE], S6396 [8DE], S6400, S6439 [9DE], S6506 [10DE], S6887, S6898–S6903, S6911 [16DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), S6903 [16DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to proceed, S6823, S6832, S6833, S6836 [15DE], S6869 [16DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent agreement, S6898 [16DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent request, S6739 [12DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S2559 [30AP], S3650 [12JN], S4291 [9JY], S6248–S6250 [2DE], S6282 [3DE], S6336 [4DE], S6506–S6508 [10DE], S6898, S6901, S6902 [16DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), motion to proceed, S2763 [7MY]
——— extend special rule for contributions of capital gain real property made for conservation purposes, S6338 [4DE]
——— extend tax incentives for conservation easement donations, S6326 [4DE]
——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations, make bonus depreciation and research and development credit permanent, and exclude certain capital gains income, S4878 [24JY]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property, S3007 [14MY]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt, S2925 [13MY], S3017 [14MY]
Reports filed
Better Buildings Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 113–371), H2097 [28FE]
Cabin Fee Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1341) (S. Rept. 113–171), S3293 [22MY]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5476) (H. Rept. 113–707), H10334 [2JA]
Clarify District of Columbia Rules Relative to Human Occupancy of Penthouses Above the Top Story of the Building Upon Which the Penthouse Is Placed: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4192) (H. Rept. 113–418), H3239 [28AP]
Consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 113–643), H8272 [2DE]
Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 328) (H. Rept. 113–731), H10335 [2JA]
Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2260) (S. Rept. 113–154), S2424 [28AP]
Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 916) (H. Rept. 113–688), H10333 [2JA]
Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1217), S5779 [18SE]
Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 113–357), H1936 [25FE]
Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2612) (H. Rept. 113–656), H9301 [11DE]
Red River Private Property Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4979) (H. Rept. 113–700), H10334 [2JA]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 124, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8998 [10DE]
H. Res. 766, consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H8305 [3DE]
H.R. 1944, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H1913 [25FE]
H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, H2115–H2119 [4MR]
H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act, H5137 [9JN]
H.R. 4192, clarify District of Columbia rules relative to human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed, H3207 [28AP]
H.R. 5461, clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions, H7508–H7510 [15SE]
H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8323–H8335 [3DE]
S. 2537, Red River Private Property Protection Act, S4156 [26JN]
S. 2889, Universal Home Design Act, S5793 [18SE]
S. 3008, Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act, S6697 [11DE], H10314 [12DE]