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H.R. 2733 113th Congress House

Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013

Official title: To prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mort… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mortgage that is secured by a residence or residential structure located in a county in which the State has used the power of eminent domain to take a residential mortgage.

Introduced: July 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing finance and home ownershipProperty rightsRural conditions and development
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Jul 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 18, 2013
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 Latest action July 18, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, the National Housing Act, and the Housing Act of 1949, respectively, to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from purchasing, the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from newly guaranteeing, making, or insuring any mortgage secured by a structure or dwelling unit located in a county in which the state, including an agency or local government, has used the power of eminent domain to take a residential mortgage.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2767 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2733: Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2733/
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"H.R. 2733: Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2733/.
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H.R. 2733, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2733/.
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[H.R. 2733: Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2733/)
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