Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Freedom of information

Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises

Housing finance and home ownership
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill requires either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act during any period in which such entity is under conservatorship or receivership.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2017 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require additional entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Applicability of FOIA Notwithstanding section 551 of title 5, United States Code, during any period that the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation is under conservatorship or receivership pursuant to section 1367 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4617 ), such enterprise shall be considered to be an agency for purposes of section 552 of such title.