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HR 5539 111th Congress House

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010

Official title: To apply the Freedom of Information Act to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation during any period that such… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To apply the Freedom of Information Act to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation during any period that such entities are in conservatorship or receivership.

Introduced: June 17, 2010 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development BankruptcyFreedom of informationGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesHousing finance and home ownership
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Jun 16, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 16, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to provide that, during any period in which either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) is under conservatorship or receivership, it shall be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4
Lee, Christopher
· Jul 30, 2010
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jul 28, 2010
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 23, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 17, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 16, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5539: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5539/
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"H.R. 5539: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5539/.
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H.R. 5539, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5539/.
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