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Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018

Introduced: September 7, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 27, 2018
Received in the Senate.
Sep 26, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9064)
Sep 26, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9064)
Sep 26, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6737.
Sep 26, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9064-9065)
Sep 26, 2018
Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 26, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 768.
Sep 26, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-983.
Sep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
Sep 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Housing Act to repeal waiting period requirements for guarantees provided by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Specifically, Ginnie Mae may guarantee a security backed by a refinanced Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan without a waiting period.

What's happening now October 2, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3536 Related bill Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
  • S 3726 Related bill Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Sep 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6737: Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6737/
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"H.R. 6737: Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6737/.
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H.R. 6737, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6737/.
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