b"T HE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE BILLS AND HR. 1477/S. 722, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows THEASK FROM ADVOCATES DURING MEETINGS Workforce ActWITH MEMBERS OF C ONGRESS : Summary: These bills are bipartisan and bicameral legislationthat expand eligible uses of tax-favorable 529 savings plans to covercosts associated with workforce training and credentialing programssuch as CAIs education and credential opportunities. They will pro-vide valuable tax-advantaged resources for workers who pursue alter-native career pathways, mid-career changes, or career growth.CAIs ask of congressional offices: To co-sponsor H.R.1477/S. 722.If you were not able to attend the summit, you would like tohelp make a difference, help amplify the voices of advocates by sub-mitting a statement of support to the offices of the members ofCongress that advocates met with. Click on the following link formore informationhttps://www.votervoice.net/CAI/Campaigns/108221/RespondCAI thanks each of our advocates for their hard work andcommitmenttoourorganizationanditspriorities.Keepthemomentum going. Visit www.caionline.org/advocacy/takeaction.If you have any questions about the 2023 summit, please contactHR. 3777, the Disaster Assistance Fairness Act CAIs government and public affairs team atSummary: Thebillcreatesaccesstoindividualhousehold government@caionline.org.Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for repair or replace- Articlesources:CommunityAssociationsInstitute;ment of essential major common area elements and facilities such as Hannah Engber, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq.!boiler rooms, elevators, and roofs. The bill creates access to FEMAresources (via the local municipality) for debris removal from pri- CAI LEGISLATIVE TRACKING MAPvately owned roads within homeowners associations to ensure accessin and out of the community for public safety. The bill would pro- CAI'sGovernmentandPublicAffairsteamiscloselyvide equal access to disaster recovery services for all homeowners monitoringlegislationandpublicpolicyimpactingthepaying local, state, and federal taxes. communityassociationhousingmodelissuesonbehalfCAIs ask of congressional offices:To either co-sponsor H.R. ofourmembersthroughout2024.Thepublicpolicy3777 or introduce a Senate companion bill.HR. 4465, the Making Condos Safer and More mapisadynamicresource;updateddailywithnewbillsAffordable Act andbillstatusupdates.WeencourageyoutobookmarkSummary: This bill will provide access to low-interest, gov- thisURLandcheckFloridaslegislativeupdatedaily.ernment-backed loan products, which lead to safer and more afford- Themapshowsthecountofbillstrackedperstateable condominiums. It also expands access to public and private (darkerblueindicatesahighernumberofbills).loans for structural and safety repairs, providing bipartisan preven- Afteropeningupthelink,clickonthestateonthetive assistance for millions of residents grappling with the buildingintegrity realities exposed following the tragic condominium col- map.Thatstateslistofbillswillappearbelowthemap.lapse in Surfside, Florida that took 98 lives. YoucanalsodownloadthePDFoftheresultsbyclick-CAIs ask of congressional offices:To either co-sponsor H.R. ingthePDFbuttonandenteringyouremailaddress.4465 or introduce a Senate companion bill. Thedocumentwillbeemailedtoyouwithin5-10minutesHR. 4035/S. 2623, Protecting Small Business Information ofsubmitting. Click on the link inside the map image:Act of 2023 (Corporate Transparency Act fixes)Summary: TheAnti-MoneyLaundering/CorporateTransparency Act that passed in 2021 and related business owner-ship information reporting requirements unintentionally apply tomore than 350,000 local, volunteer-driven, homeownership non-profitorganizationsintheU.S.Communityassociations,alsoknown as homeowners associations, condominium associations, andhousing cooperatives, are usually organized as state nonprofit corpo-rations and are swept into the reporting requirements of the act.CAIs ask of congressional offices: To exempt community https://www.caionline.org/Advocacy/Resources/Pages/Legislative-Tracking.aspxassociations from the act and the subsequent beneficial ownershipinformation reporting requirements; to support H.R. 4035/S. 2623and delay implementation of the reporting requirements; and torequire the Department of the Treasury to maintain confidentialityof the individual corporate filings of the reporting requirements.Fall/Winter 2023 Suncoast Review - 11"