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Federal Issues Committee
Marriott Hotel
San Carlos Room II – Mezzanine Level
Monterey, CA
Thursday, January 22, 2009
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presiding:
Don Faught, Chair
Kathy Mehringer, Vice-Chair
Bill Stoll, Vice-Chair
Bill Jansen, Executive Committee Liaison
Allen Chiang, NAR Committee Representative
Kathy Walker, GAD Liaison
C.A.R. Staff:
Matt Roberts, Federal Governmental Affairs Manager
Jeff Keller, Public Policy Analyst
I. Opening Comments
II. Report of Action Items from Reporting Committees
A. Real Estate Finance
B. Taxation
C. Land Use and Environment
D. Equal Opportunity – Cultural Diversity
E. Housing Opportunity
F. Commercial Investment
III. Report from Healthcare Working Group
IV. Report on NAR’s GSE Restructuring PAG (Vince Malta)
V. First Impression Issues
A. Action Items:
1. Healthcare Reform
2. High-Speed Internet Access
B. Discussion Items:
1. Net Neutrality
VI. Taxation Issues
A. Discussion Items:
1. Withdrawing From 401(k) Plan Without Penalty
2. Homebuyer Tax Credit
3. Stimulus Package
B. Reporting Items:
1. Tax Extenders
2. Tax Reform and AMT
3. Real Estate Related Taxes
4. Private Transfer Taxes
VII. Real Estate Finance Issues
A. Action Items
1. Bankruptcy Reform
B. Discussion Items
1. 111th Session of Congress Agenda
a. Stimulus Package
b. GSE Reform
c. Financial Regulation Reform
2. RESPA
C. Reporting Items
1. Flood Insurance
2. Banks in Real Estate
3. New HUD Secretary
4. GSE Appraisal Deal with NY AG
VIII. Land Use & Environment Issues
A. Discussion Items:
1. Regulating Green House Gases through the Clean Air Act
B. Reporting Items:
1. Climate Change
IX. New Business
1. How a Bill Becomes Law (Please see IBP for more information)
2. Government Acronyms
X. Adjournment
