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Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2425
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Land transfers
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011 - Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from purchasing, acquiring, newly lending on the security of, newly investing in securities consisting of, or otherwise newly dealing in any Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (MERS) mortgage or mortgages.
 
Prohibits the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) from newly guaranteeing the payment of principal of or interest on any trust certificate or other security based or backed by a trust or pool that contains, or purchase or acquire, any MERS mortgage.
 
Directs Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae to require all their current MERS mortgages to be assigned to the proper servicer, holder, or creditor.
 
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to study: (1) the impacts of the lack of electronic records and uniform standards found in local land title recordation systems currently used in the various states; (2) any progress states have made in developing electronic land title recordation systems containing uniform standards; (3) the current oversight role of the federal government in the transfer and recordation of land titles; and (4) the feasibility of creating a federal land title recordation system for property transfers that would maintain all previous records of the land-property without invalidating, interfering with, or preempting state real property law governing the transfer and perfection of land title.
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit claims in connection with decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2426
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Transportation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
Makes final, and not subject to judicial review, federal agency decisions to: (1) issue a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation capital project; and (2) prepare supplemental environmental impact statements for projects in cases where the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) considers new information received after the close the comment period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act

Bill: 112-hr-2427
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Dams and canals
Floods and storm protection
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
Flood Control Facility Maintenance Clarification Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) include the removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation as &quot;maintenance&quot; of a currently serviceable structure for which the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites is not prohibited; and (2) include a channel or basin as such a structure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2428
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to establish requirements prescribing the procedures and terms for advancement of amounts by a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) for qualified indemnification payments for the benefit of any entity-affiliated party.
 
(The GSEs the FHFA supervises are the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae], the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac], the Federal Home Loan Banks, and the Office of Finance.)
 
Requires the Director to require any GSE obligated to make such a payment to propose criteria for determining whether the liability or legal expenses for which such payment is to be made are reasonable. Requires prompt review and approval or disapproval of such proposed criteria. 
 
Requires the Director to require each GSE to adopt bylaws requiring any entity-affiliated party accused of fraud, moral turpitude, or breach of fiduciary duty to post collateral, security, bonding or other assurances of repayment.
 
Requires the Director to prohibit a GSE from using any Treasury funds to satisfy any settlement, judgment, order, or penalty. Requires settlement costs to be satisfied out of the sale of GSE assets. 
 
Requires the Director to prohibit a GSE from entering into any consent decree or settlement of a claim, proceeding, or action involving an entity-affiliated party that will result in any qualified indemnification payments exceeding an aggregate of $1 million before 30 days after notice of the decree or settlement to specified congressional committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel.

Bill: 112-hr-2429
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: General agriculture matters
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement all class A commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who are custom harvesters, agricultural retailers, agricultural business employees, agricultural cooperative employees, or agricultural producers who operate a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000) gallons or less of diesel fuel if the tank is clearly marked with a placard reading &quot;Diesel Fuel.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the percentage of funds appropriated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 required to be reserved for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior.

Bill: 112-hr-2430
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the percentage of school improvement funds that are reserved for outlying areas and Indian education. 
 
Reserves 0.5% of those funds for outlying areas and 0.75% for Indian education. (Currently, 1% of those funds are reserved for outlying areas and Indian education.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2431
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Railroads
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the production, transfer, possession, and use of false travel documents. 
 
Directs the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Security [
sic
] to provide recurring training to transportation security officers on methods to identify false travel documents and false identification documents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System.

Bill: 112-hr-2432
Sponsor: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2011-07-06 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Marine and inland water transportation
Mississippi River
Unemployment
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: 
Directs the Chief of Engineers, prior to any major federal action to prevent the introduction or establishment of a population of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins that would impact the flow of commerce or commercial activity within the Chicago Area Water [
sic
] System, to prepare an economic impact statement regarding: (1) the impact on commerce and commercial activity and on jobs and job opportunities, (2) any adverse economic effects that could not be avoided, (3) alternatives to the proposed action, and (4) the relationship between any local short-term impacts on commerce or commercial activity and maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity and environmental values. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-06
text: Introduced in House
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts.

Bill: 112-hr-2435
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
Allows any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to elect to opt out of such entitlement.
 
Allows an individual who has opted out of Medicare to opt back in without penalty.
 
Prohibits any requirement to opt out of SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) as a condition for opting out of Medicare.
 
 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make individuals who opt out of Medicare part A eligible for health savings accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2436
Sponsor: Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit a reduction in the rate of dividends paid on the Variable Liquidation Preference Senior Preferred Stock of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2437
Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2011 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include teacher and principal training in practices that address the social and emotional development needs of students among the activities funded under the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program.
 
Allows funded training to include training in classroom instruction and schoolwide initiatives that enable students to acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills most conducive to social and emotional competency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
American Traveller Dignity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2438
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Right of privacy
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
American Traveller Dignity Act of 2011 - Prohibits any law of the United States from being construed to confer immunity for a federal employee or agency, or any individual or entity that receives federal funds, who subjects an individual to any physical contact, x-rays, or millimeter waves, or aids in the creation of or views a representation of any part of an individual's body covered by clothing, as a condition for such individual to be in an airport or to fly in an aircraft. Makes this provision applicable even if the individual or the individual's parent, guardian, or any other individual gives consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1256)
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2439
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Federally chartered organizations
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to authorize the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as a receiver of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs), to revoke the charters of such enterprises.
 
 Requires the FHFA to revoke the particular GSE's charter not later than the winbding up or termination of the limited-life regulated entity established with respect to such GSE

 
Repeals the current prohibition against revocation, annulment, or termination of a GSE's charter by the receiver.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2440
Sponsor: Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Corporate finance and management
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Intellectual property

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) to identify to the Director all assets of value of the GSE and their functions, characteristics, and estimated value. Requires the Director then to: (1) determine which assets are critical, and which are not critical, to carrying out the GSE's mission; and (2) establish plans annually for the sale or other disposition of any non-mission critical assets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2441
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2011-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: 
Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to abolish the HOPE Reserve Fund, Housing Trust Fund, and Capital Magnet Fund and make available any amounts in such funds to the Secretary of the Treasury for use in reducing the federal budget deficit.
 
Repeals requirements that the Federal Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) make allocations for the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 14 .
action_date: 2011-07-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.