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H.R. 1694: Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017

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H.R. 1694: Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-23 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 232 (2017): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1694 (2017-04-27), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017

Plain summary

Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill applies the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) during any period either such enterprise is under conservatorship or receivership of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The FOIA exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information shall apply without regard to whether such information was obtained from a person outside Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The FOIA requirements apply to records requests filed after the effective date of this bill that relate to any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac record created before, on, or after the effective date. (Sec. 3) To cover the cost of administering FOIA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall establish fee schedules to collect fees from requests for records intended for a commercial use.

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Official text

Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1694, Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act 2017 (2017-04-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Thomas Massie (R-KY), James Comer (R-KY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Recorded votes

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1694 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115