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H.R. 298 115th Congress House

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017

Official title: To require additional entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structureFreedom of informationGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesHousing finance and home ownership
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act during any period in which such entity is under conservatorship or receivership.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1694 Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Feb 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 298: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-298/
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"H.R. 298: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-298/.
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H.R. 298, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-298/.
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