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S 1171 116th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Corporate finance and management Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Housing finance and home ownership Securities

Respect the Caps Act

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 11, 2019
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Respect the Caps Act

This bill prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from transferring or delegating the duties of the chief executive officer to any other position. The bill also provides for the removal of the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency if the director approves executive compensation packages in excess of statutory limits.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

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

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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1171: Respect the Caps Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1171/
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"S. 1171: Respect the Caps Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1171/.
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S. 1171, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1171/.
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