H.R. 5495: Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014
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H.R. 5495: Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-16 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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
Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014
Plain summary
Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) from taking any action that has the effect of reducing or limiting the volume or scope of the business of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) in mortgages for multifamily housing unless the Director: (1) determines that there is substantial evidence that such action is necessary to ensure the financial safety and soundness of the GSE, (2) causes that determination to be published in the Federal Register, and (3) submits written notice of the determination to Congress.
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Official text
Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 0 cosponsors
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- Federal Register
- The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113