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H.R. 234: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act

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H.R. 234: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-14 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act

Plain summary

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act - Establishes the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate and make recommendations to Congress regarding certain decisions of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (enterprises) that led to financial instability and federal conservatorship. Requires the Commission to analyze specified topics, including: (1) the role of the enterprises in expanding homeownership and in helping housing market recovery; (2) enterprise involvement in the development of faulty risk standards, accounting practices, and the creation and proliferation of the securitized mortgage instrument, and how such instrument affected the solvency of such enterprises; (3) the role of the respective boards of directors in voting for the policies relating to risk assessments, subprime mortgages, and the international securitization of mortgages; and (4) compensation, stock options, and financial benefits that accrued to executive officers and members of the boards of directors. Requires the enterprises and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to grant the Commission access to requested records and information.

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Official text

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] reported raising $5.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr234 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113