REAL ESTATE

Amendments

Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12283 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (H. Res. 772), H12220 [19DE]

Articles and editorials

How Ukranian Oligarchs Secretly Became the Largest Real Estate Owners in Downtown Cleveland, H7910 [25SE]

Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Hit to Homeowners, H12275 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: acquire real property to extend contiguous geographic footprint of any base showing signs of contamination from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) due to base activities (see S. 675), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1567), H2503 [6MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations relative to real property of servicemembers (see H.R. 4337), H7714 [16SE]

Budget: prohibit use of increases in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees to offset unrelated spending increases (see S. 1463), S2815 [14MY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1538), S2925 [16MY]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 1895), H2883 [27MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance (see S. 371), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1060), H1460 [7FE]

——— provide that final rule on home mortgage disclosure shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 72), H203 [3JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 4203), H7520 [23AU]

Credit: clarify exclusion for seller-financers from the definition of mortgage originator to improve access to affordable housing in rural communities and promote safe seller financing transactions (see H.R. 1036), H1458 [7FE]

——— clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (see S. 1749), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 1988), H2917 [28MR]

——— clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]

——— expand access to mortgages for self-employed and other creditworthy individuals with non-traditional forms of income by expanding types of documentation used to verify income (see S. 540), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 2445), H3403 [1MY]

Crime: increase transparency in civil asset forfeiture process, protect innocent property owners, and implement additional protections to ensure property owners have the opportunity to contest seizures (see H.R. 2835), H3962 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects (see S. 2567), S5747 [26SE]

Dept. of Energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2137), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3586), H5258 [27JN] (see H.R. 3962), H7462 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (see H.R. 1233), H2029 [14FE]

——— prohibit seizing private land for a border wall (see H.R. 1234), H2029 [14FE]

——— require border community stakeholder consultation before construction, installation, deployment, or operation of additional physical barriers, infrastructure, or technology between ports of entry (see H.R. 1292), H2032 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 149), H206 [3JA]

——— award grants to eligible entities to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, lead in drinking water hazards, and lead in soil hazards in certain residential real properties (see H.R. 4416), H7835 [19SE]

——— consider appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in certain programs (see H.R. 926), H1335 [30JA]

——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3511), H5200 [26JN]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 2162), H3216 [9AP]

——— ensure sale or lease of public housing assets financially benefits the public housing project residents and the public housing agency that owns the housing project (see H.R. 5455), H10609 [17DE]

——— establish Office of Housing Innovation (see H.R. 4756), H8258 [18OC]

——— expedite loan processing under Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program (see S. 2725), S6242 [29OC]

——— 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. 123), H205 [3JA]

——— facilitate development of affordable housing (see S. 2951), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5187), H9120 [20NO]

——— issue guidelines relative to appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in Consolidated Plans (see S. 1804), S3363 [12JN]

——— limit collection of annual premiums under FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing (see S. 2572), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 3141), H4343 [5JN]

——— make grants to nonprofit community organizations for development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 4197), H7511 [20AU]

——— make housing more affordable (see S. 787), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]

——— make necessary reforms to improve compliance with loss mitigation requirements by servicers of mortgages for single family housing insured by the FHA (see S. 2279), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3958), H7462 [25JY]

——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see S. 1919), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4351), H7753 [17SE]

——— require public housing properties receiving Federal assistance to maintain comfortable and safe temperatures in dwelling units (see S. 17), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 235), H209 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 5298), H9255 [4DE]

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 S. 1295), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2485), H3439 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (see H.R. 2542), H3473 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program for veterans to become appraisers for home loans (see H.R. 3752), H5824 [15JY]

——— prohibit from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work (see S. 3087), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5477), H12209 [18DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve transparency and oversight of public land conveyances and provide protections and certainty for private landowners related to resurveying such lands (see H.R. 580), H602 [15JA]

Eminent domain: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 738), H1171 [23JA]

Federal employees: protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 72), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 588), H674 [16JA]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: clarify Appraisal Subcommittee treatment of appraisal management company registry and trainee fees and assist with appraiser qualification criteria compliance (see H.R. 3619), H5272 [5JY]

——— provide designees of Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Agriculture Rural Housing Service with positions on Appraisal Subcommittee (see S. 3050), S7027 [12DE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: require each Government-sponsored enterprise to include a preferred language question on the uniform residential loan application (see H.R. 4783), H8386 [22OC]

FEMA: provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 5337), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce harmful impacts from multiple hazards (see H.R. 3531), H5255 [27JN]

FERC: amend application of right to exercise eminent domain in construction of pipelines for exportation of natural gas (see H.R. 2198), H3251 [10AP]

——— minimize infringement on exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 174), H207 [3JA]

——— protect property owners facing eminent domain for natural gas pipeline construction by holders of certificates of public convenience and necessity (see H.R. 5454), H10608 [17DE]

Financial institutions: modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (see S. 331), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 963), H1361 [5FE]

FTC: enforce prohibitions on debt collection, evictions, foreclosures, credit downgrades, and other actions to protect the public from harmful consequences of the Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 819), H1242 [28JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 5055), H8783 [12NO]

——— prohibit lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2380), H3303 [29AP]

——— suspend current compensation packages for officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 1171), S2433 [11AP]

GSA: conduct audit of properties leased to private parties (see H.R. 5047), H8783 [12NO]

——— establish a pilot program to execute lease agreements using alternative procedures for federally leased real property (see H.R. 3158), H4349 [6JN]

——— modify treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value (see H.R. 5137), H8958 [18NO]

——— remove a deed restriction on property located in Prescott, AZ (see H.R. 5370), H9387 [9DE]

——— require disclosure of beneficial ownership by a foreign person of high-security space leased to accommodate a Federal agency (see S. 1869), S3477 [13JN] (see H.R. 392), H357 [9JA]

Housing: affirm the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home by supporting affordable housing programs, fair housing laws, and renters’ rights (see H. Res. 429), H4343 [5JN]

——— create an equitable and stable rental housing market (see H.R. 5072), H8826 [13NO]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (see H.R. 5244), H9168 [21NO]

——— facilitate abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes rehabilitated with community participation (see H.R. 3295), H4700 [14JN]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see S. 2291), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4064), H7466 [25JY]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see S. 2507), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 3241), H4627 [12JN]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see S.J. Res. 50), S4856 [16JY] (see H.J. Res. 67), H4918 [19JN] (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]

Local government: ensure short-term rental companies and Internet platforms comply with State and local law relative to leasing and renting of real property (see H.R. 4232), H7535 [6SE]

Mortgages: support adoption by States of consistent standards for digitization of the mortgage process and Ginnie Mae’s effort to accept eNotes and electronically signed mortgage documents (see H. Res. 500), H5999 [17JY]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (see S. 81), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 524), H518 [11JA]

Public buildings: modify treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value (see S. 2888), S6625 [18NO]

Public lands: provide protections and certainty for private landowners relative to resurveying certain Federal land (see H.R. 5077), H8826 [13NO]

REALTORS Land Institute: anniversary (see S. Res. 115), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 381), H3790 [14MY]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas by using gradient survey method to determine ownership boundary between public and private land (see S. 41), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 346), H284 [8JA]

SBA: allow small businesses, homeowners, and nonprofit entities to use certain Hurricane Sandy grant funds or other disaster assistance received to repay certain disaster assistance provided by SBA (see H.R. 2018), H2938 [1AP]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3211), H4432 [11JN]

Taxation: allow a business credit for gain from the sale of real property for use as a manufactured home community to promote resident-owned cooperatives (see S. 2571), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 2832), H3962 [17MY]

——— allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see S. 1106), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2169), H3216 [9AP]

——— allow for certain residential rental property to be depreciated over a 30-year period (see S. 2984), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 5313), H9293 [5DE]

——— allow for nonrecognition of gain on real property sold for use as affordable housing (see H.R. 4239), H7535 [6SE]

——— establish a refundable credit for installation of a storm shelter at a qualified residence (see S. 1708), S3215 [4JN]

——— exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition of taxable real estate investment trust subsidiary (see S. 1827), S3475 [13JN]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 1641), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 1872), H2826 [26MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1977), H2916 [28MR]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 628), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1479), H2314 [28FE]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1210), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 1241), H2030 [14FE]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 1757), H2743 [14MR]

——— increase limitation on estate tax valuation of certain real property used in farming or other trades or businesses (see H.R. 5259), H9175 [22NO]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see S. 170), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 1992), H2923 [29MR]

——— make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 284), H281 [8JA]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 285), H281 [8JA]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (see H.R. 5377), H10015 [10DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (see H. Res. 772), H12289 [19DE]

——— permanently extend depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 1216), S2435 [11AP]

——— provide a tax credit for homebuyers purchasing residences in residential recovery zones (see H.R. 3790), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide for tax treatment of first-time homeowner assistance programs established by States (see H.R. 4120), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide refundable tax credit to landlords of veterans receiving HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) rental assistance (see H.R. 2225), H3253 [10AP]

——— provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (see S. 1543), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 4349), H7753 [17SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3077), H4312 [4JN]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 2210), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 222), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 521), H518 [11JA]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (see H.R. 4274), H7596 [10SE]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see S. 437), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 257), H228 [4JA] (see H.R. 515), H518 [11JA]

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds (see H.R. 5011), H8738 [8NO]

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds and make modifications to opportunity zones (see S. 2787), S6447 [6NO]

——— restore personal casualty loss tax deduction to all victims of theft and disaster (see H.R. 3251), H4693 [13JN] (see H.R. 3549), H5256 [27JN]

——— treat Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. for purposes of determining whether property qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange (see H.R. 2309), H3264 [12AP]

Factsheets

12 Key Federal Policies That Have Contributed to the U.S. Racial Wealth and Income Gap: Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H7555 [9SE]

Letters

Global effects of climate change: several Senators (1986), S1514 [27FE]

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: several organizations, H12274 [19DE]

——— William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., H12281 [19DE]

Motions

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (S.J. Res. 50), S5952 [22OC]

Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12281 [19DE]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1060, Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams (BUILD) Act, H3786 [14MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1988, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, H5300 [9JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3619, Appraisal Fee Transparency Act, H7832 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Allen Tate Co.: Team Honeycutt recipient of Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Business of the Year Award, E148 [7FE]

CFH, Inc.: anniversary, E1607 [18DE]

Chauvette, Penny: Greater Manchester/Nashua, NH, Board of REALTORS (organization) Realtor of the Year award recipient, E658 [22MY]

Climate: effects of climate change, E757 [12JN]

Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty Co.: Lake Arrowhead, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E376 [1AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance (H.R. 1060), H3767–H3769 [14MY]

Credit: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (H.R. 1988), H5274–H5276 [9JY]

——— clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (S. 1749), H5289 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (H.R. 149), H3400 [1MY]

——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (H.R. 3511), H5197 [26JN], H7746 [17SE]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 2162), H5278–H5280 [9JY], H8963 [19NO]

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (H.R. 123), H3400 [1MY], H9287 [5DE]

——— make housing more affordable, H8963 [19NO]

——— make housing more affordable (H.R. 1737), H7382 [25JY]

——— make housing more affordable (S. 787), H9286 [5DE]

——— prohibit funding to bar or limit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries from receiving mortgage loans backed by FHA, solely on the basis of their immigration status, H5061, H5062 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (H.R. 5298), H9285 [5DE]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (H.R. 2542), E549 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program, H3749 [14MY]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: clarify Appraisal Subcommittee treatment of appraisal management company registry and trainee fees and assist with appraiser qualification criteria compliance (H.R. 3619), H7803–H7805 [19SE]

Financial institutions: modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (H.R. 963), H7602 [11SE]

Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H9283–H9287 [5DE]

——— address affordable housing crisis, homelessness, and wealth inequality, H7670 [12SE]

——— create an equitable and stable rental housing market (H.R. 5072), H9283 [5DE]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (H.R. 5244), H9283, H9286 [5DE]

——— support affordable housing programs, H7382 [25JY]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (H.J. Res. 67), H9298 [6DE]

——— disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (H.J. Res. 72), H9298 [6DE]

National Homeownership Month: observance, H4400 [11JN]

Rawlings, Cheryl: Pennsylvania Association of Realtors Realtor Active in Politics of the Year Award recipient, E1124 [10SE]

Tarango, Bobby: Apple Valley, CA, Optimist Club honoree, E284 [11MR]

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (H.R. 2169), H9283 [5DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes, E1637 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12270–H12284 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (H. Res. 772), H12214–H12221 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), motion to recommit, H12281–H12283 [19DE]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (H.R. 4274), H9298 [6DE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes, H555 [15JA], H9230 [4DE], H9281 [5DE], H9337 [6DE], H9382 [9DE], H9956 [10DE], H10033 [11DE], H10127 [12DE], H10602 [17DE], E1578 [11DE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 188), H2515 [7MR], H2686 [13MR]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 257), H2686 [13MR]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 515), H12278 [19DE]

——— retain limitation on deduction of State and local taxes for certain high-income taxpayers, H12281–H12283 [19DE]

Thiel Real Estate and Auctions (business): anniversary, E89 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: acquire real property to extend contiguous geographic footprint of any base showing signs of contamination from perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate due to base activities, S4792 [11JY]

Climate: effects of climate change, S130–S132 [10JA], S734–S736 [29JA], S880 [6FE], S1468–S1471 [26FE], S1514–S1522, S1546–S1551 [27FE], S1557 [28FE], S1610 [4MR]

——— impact of climate change on the economy, S5045 [24JY], S5075 [25JY], S5382–S5384 [10SE], S6996 [11DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance (S. 371), S1135 [7FE]

Credit: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (S. 1749), S3267 [5JN], S3470 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for relending program to resolve ownership and succession of farmland for minorities, S6185, S6187 [28OC]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, S3470 [13JN]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (S.J. Res. 50), S5934, S6048–S6050 [22OC], S6052, S6053, S6060, S6066–S6071, S6079 [23OC]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property, S1184 [12FE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish, S6228 [29OC]

Taxation: establish a refundable credit for installation of a storm shelter at a qualified residence (S. 1708), S3219 [4JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S6871 [5DE]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (S. 1210), S2428 [11AP]

——— reform low-income housing credit (S. 1703), S3218 [4JN]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (S. 437), S1509 [27FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 772) (H. Rept. 116–357), H12289 [19DE]

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2137) (S. Rept. 116–143), S6091 [23OC]

FHA Loan Affordability Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3141) (H. Rept. 116–282), H8782 [12NO]

Homeownership for DREAMers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3154) (H. Rept. 116–197), H7534 [6SE]

Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1988) (H. Rept. 116–138), H5301 [9JY]

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5377) (H. Rept. 116–345), H10262 [13DE]

Secure Federal Leases From Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements (Secure Federal LEASEs) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 116–92), S5406 [10SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Urge Congress to restore full deductibility of State and local taxes: New Jersey State League of Municipalities, E1578 [11DE]

——— New Jersey State League of Municipalities (excerpt), H10033 [11DE]

Statements

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Alex Hendrie, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H12273 [19DE]

——— Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H12273 [19DE]

——— Executive Office of the President, H12216 [19DE]

——— Heritage Action for America (organization), H12274 [19DE]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H12273 [19DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1988, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, H5300 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 772, consideration of H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H12214 [19DE]

H.R. 1060, Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams (BUILD) Act, H3767 [14MY]

H.R. 1988, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, H5274 [9JY]

H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act, H5278 [9JY]

H.R. 3619, Appraisal Fee Transparency Act, H7804 [19SE]

H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H12270 [19DE]

S. 1749, Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, S3259, S3267 [5JN], H5289 [9JY]

S. Res. 115, REALTORS Land Institute anniversary, S1908 [14MR]

S.J. Res. 50, disapprove IRS rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit, S4859 [16JY]