Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

PL 94-385, Energy Conservation and Production Act, Section 6833 & 6836
H.R.1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces
Building Performance Benchmarking
Building Energy Codes H.R.2177 -- Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
H.R. 8 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016
S. 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (40 CFR 745, Subpart E)
Lead-safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016 (S. 2316 and H.R. 4694)
Get the Lead Out, Clear, Test Kids and Fund Water (S.2588, S. 2587, S. 2586 and S. 2583)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Small Business Administration (SBA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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15. General issue area code HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Balanced Housing Policy
Section 8 Reform
Project -Based Voucher Programs
Federal Affordable Housing Programs
Federal Affordable Housing Energy Savings Programs
H. R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 all provisions
Fair Housing/Disparate Impact
Rural Housing Issues
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (Personnel, Family Housing)
Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing
H.R. 1491- Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act
Housing Finance Proposals
HUD Final Rule: Implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Discrimination Effects
Federal Affordable Housing Programs
HUD Fair Market Rents/Small Area Fair Rent Issues
HUD Multifamily Transformation Initiative
HUD Small Multifamily Building Programs
Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
FHA Multifamily Programs
GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment
FY 2017 Housing Appropriations - House and Senate:
-Continuing Resolution/H.R.5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations
Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act Appropriations
Department of Defense Appropriations
Agriculture Appropriations bill, Rural Housing Service (RHS), Housing issues, Appropriations
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Appropriations for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
- Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Omnibus, all provisions (the Act)
FY2017Budget House and Senate:
-Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey
-Funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-data on labor, employment, American productivity statistics and information on economy and workforce funding
- Funding for Housing - Transportation Housing Urban Development
-HUD: Fair Market Rents
-P.L. 114-201/H.R. 3700/S. 3083, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions
- Rural Housing Issues: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Rental Assistance Agreements related to the funding. Section 521 issues
- HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
- H.R. 2997, Private Investment in Housing Act, all provisions
- FHFA Comments: Commented on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) multifamily production cap on the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, all provisions
-S. 2038, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions
-Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing
-S. 2006 the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
-Reviewed proposals for the sharing economy
H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions
H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
HUD: Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted
Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions
HUD: Section 8 Policy Renewal Guidebook
FEMA/HUD: Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated FEMA P-1037 / September 2015
FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2016 Scorecard multifamily
FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs regulator
Duty to Serve guidance
S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, Title VII- Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance, provisions relating to multifamily housing finance.
HUD: Bed Bug Policy
House Financial Services Committee: H.R. 2901, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
HUD: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance rates in order to spur the financing of affordable housing and energy-efficient apartments.
HUD: Median zip code rents
HUD: Limited English Proficiency
Commented on the Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing entitled Housing Vulnerable Families and Individuals: Is There a Better Way?
Submitted a statement for the House Budget Committee, hearing on Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans.
HUD: Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services
HUD: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices under the Fair Housing Act.
S.3219, Housing Accountability Act of 2016, all provisions

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

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15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment
Public Proposals for the Future of the Housing Finance System
H.R.1491, Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015
H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, all provisions
S. 2038, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions
S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, TITLE VII-Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance, provisions relating
to multifamily housing finance.
H.R. 2767 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act, all provisions, from the 113th Congress.
FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2016 multifamily lending caps for Government Sponsored Enterprises

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System

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15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

Rule to define scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (final)
FY 2016 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Tax Reform
Promoted comprehensive approach to tax reform that avoids enacting reform for C corporations at the expense of flow-through entities or otherwise disadvantaging multifamily real estate relative to other asset classes. Support maintaining current law regarding: (1) the tax treatment of carried interest; (2) the full deductibility of business interest; (3) the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (while also increasing program resources) and tax-exempt private activity housing bonds; (4) the permanent estate tax rules enacted in January 2013; (5) Section 1031 like-kind exchanges; (6) the 27.5-year depreciation period for multifamily buildings; (7) depreciation recapture; and (8) the deductibility of state and local real estate taxes. We oppose proposals increasing taxes on capital gains. Finally, we favor: (1) repealing or reforming FIRPTA rules to incent foreign investment in U.S. real estate; and (2) expanding incentives for energy efficiency in commercial buildings (i.e., Internal Revenue Code Section 179D).
House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint, A Better Way: A Pro-Growth Tax Code for All Americans, all provisions.
Rep. Renacci, Simplifying America's Tax System Act of 2016, all provisions.
Discussion Draft released by Senator Wyden, Cost Recovery Reform and Simplification Act of 1986, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to cost recovery, all provisions.
Discussion Draft released by Senator Wyden, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2016, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the tax treatment of derivatives and their underlying investments, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Energy
H.R. 5167, Technologies for Energy Security Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for residential energy efficient property and the energy credit, Section 3: Extension of Energy Credit.
Supported multi-year extension of Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction (with the bipartisan refinements to the provision included in S. 1946, the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015).
Supported extension of the Section 45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit and the Section 48 Energy Credit.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
S. 2962, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes, all provisions.
S. 3237, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Workforce Housing
S. 3384, Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2016, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for middle-income housing, all provisions.
Housing Affordability tax incentives (including developer tax incentives and bond preservation possibilities)
S. 3175, First-Time Homebuyer Credit Act of 2016, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a refundable first-time homebuyer tax credit, all provisions.
Carried Interest
H.R. 2889/S.1686, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities, all provisions.
Partnership Audits
P.L. 114-74, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Section 1101, partnership audits and adjustments.
Tax Regulations
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service REG-108060-15, Treatment of Certain Interests in Corporations as Stock or Indebtedness
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service REG-163113-02, Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes; Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4773 / S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, To require the Secretary of Labor to nullify the proposed rule regarding defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees, to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a full and complete economic analysis with improved economic data on small businesses, nonprofit employers, Medicare or Medicaid dependent health care providers, and small governmental jurisdictions, and all other employers, and minimize the impact on such employers, before promulgating any substantially similar rule, and to provide a rule of construction regarding the salary threshold exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes, all provisions.
H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act, to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise rules relating to changes to the exemptions from overtime pay requirements for certain employees to provide a gradual schedule for such changes, and for other purposes, all provisions
H.R. 6094, to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor relating to income thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees, all provisions.
H.R. 5926, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, Section 111: funding to implement, administer, or enforce Labor Department overtime rule, Section 410: funding to investigate or enforce National Labor Relations Board joint employer rule.
Department of Labor, Final Rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, 29 CFR 541, RIN 1235-AA11

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues related to comprehensive immigration reform as they pertain to the multifamily industry.
Issues related to worker eligibility and visa programs; E-Verify Program, H2-B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, and proposals for new temporary worker program.
H.R. 1147, the Legal Workforce Act
HR 4238, The immigration and Nationality Act (113th Congress)
HR 616, The American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Bill Number TBD, Re-authorization of EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Federal policies impacting availability and reliability of voice, video and data services to multifamily housing communities, including but not limited to inside wiring, broadband and cellular services.
FCC rulemaking on Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet/Network Neutrality.
H.R. 1409 Open Internet Act of 2015
H.R. 1212 Internet Freedom Act
H.R. 279 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service.
H.R. 2666/S.2283 The No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act
H.R. 1641, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015
H.R. 4596, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
S. 2555, MOBILE Now Act
S. 2644, The FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

Federal policies on patent enforcement and litigation impacting the multifamily housing industry.
S. 632 STRONG Patents Act of 2015
H.R. 9 Innovation Act
S.1137 - PATENT Act
H.R. 2045, The Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015
S.2733, The Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code POS

16. Specific lobbying issues

Federal policies affecting mail and parcel delivery service to multifamily housing communities.
U.S. Postal Service reform issues impacting the multifamily housing industry
FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--provisions relating to United States Postal Service
H.R. 1837, Secure Delivery for America Act
H. Res. 12, A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery
service, all provisions
S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions
H.Res. 54, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012, all provisions
S. 1742, Rural Postal Act of 2015, all provisions
H.R. 5707, the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016,
H.R. 5714, the Postal Service Reform Act

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

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15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Federal policies affecting data security, breach and privacy policies affecting owners, developers, managers and suppliers of the multifamily industry.

S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, all provisions
S. 547/ H.R. 1053, the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015, all provisions
S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions
S. 1027, the Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015, all provisions
S. 1158/ H.R. 2977, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015, all provisions
H.R. 104, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2015
H.R. 580, Data Accountability and Trust Act, all provisions
H.R. 1704, Personal Data Notification and Protection Act, all provisions
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act 0f 2015, all provisions
H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions
Implementation of Public Law No: 114-113, specifically the Cybersecurity Information Sharing, National Cybersecurity Advancement, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment, and other Cyber Matters, H.R. 3664, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015, all provisions
H.R. 4187, Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act, all provisions

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

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15. General issue area code INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

Public policies affecting risk management for flood, terrorism, disaster, cyber, and other lines of insurance utilized by multifamily firms.
National Flood Insurance Program policies, guidance, and requirements affecting existing and future multifamily and single family properties.
Public Law No: 113-89, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
Public Law No. 112-141, the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
H.R. 3456, the Flood Insurance Mitigation and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 3583, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies (PREPARE) Act.
H.R. 2901/S.1679, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
FY 2017 Budget/Appropriations for NFIP/FEMA in House and Senate
Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (Exec. Order 13690) and impact on FHA Multifamily
H.R. 6196, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
H.R.5953, National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

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