H. Amdt. 222 - Amendment Sought to Require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency when Taking Action Under the Bill to Include the Factors of Safety and Soundness and Increased Costs to the Borrowers.

Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007

H.R. 1427 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

It reforms the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises. (by CRS)

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Title

To reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007
• Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor

Barney Frank

Co-Sponsors

• Melvin Watt
• Gary Miller
• Lee Terry
• Carolyn Maloney
• Richard Baker

Subjects

• Housing
• Actions and defenses
• Administrative fees
• Administrative procedure
• Advice and consent of the Senate
• Affordable housing
• Aged
• Apartment houses
• Auditing
• Bank capital
• Bank examination
• Bank loans
• Bank mergers
• Bank reserves
• Bankruptcy
• Budgets
• Business
• Charitable contributions
• Children
• Community development banking
• Conflict of interests
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Contracts
• Corporate governance
• Corporate philanthropy
• Corporation directors
• Criminal justice
• Damages
• Day care
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Depressed areas
• Economic policy
• Employee rights
• Energy
• Energy conservation
• Energy efficiency
• Environmental protection
• Executive compensation
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal Housing Finance Board
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to housing
• Federal employees
• Federal home loan banks
• Finance
• Financial statements
• Fines (Penalties)
• Fraud
• Government corporations
• Government employees
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Government trust funds
• Home ownership
• Housing finance
• Housing subsidies
• Income tax
• Information disclosure (Securities law)
• Injunctions
• Interest rates
• Judicial review
• Labor
• Law
• Leases
• Liability (Law)
• Liens
• Limitation of actions
• Low-income housing
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Minorities
• Minorities in government
• Minority business enterprises
• Minority employment
• Money laundering
• Mortgage banks
• Mortgages
• Nonprofit organizations
• Nursing homes
• Ombudsman
• Politics and government
• Presidential appointments
• Presidents
• Price indexes
• Rent
• Rental housing
• Rural affairs
• Rural housing
• Secondary mortgage market
• Securities regulation
• Single family housing
• Social services
• Standards
• Stocks
• Sunset legislation
• Tax credits
• Taxation
• Transfer of employees
• Welfare
• Women
• Women in business
• Women in government
• Women's employment

Related Bills

• H.Res. 404 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1427) to Reform the Regulation of Certain Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	3/09/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (24 proposed)
Passed House	5/22/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Kanjorski amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/17/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Hinojosa amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/17/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Neugebauer amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/17/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1427	5/18/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 148 voted YES 269 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 1427	5/18/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 164 voted YES 253 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 7 to H.R. 1427	5/18/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 176 voted YES 240 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 8 to H.R. 1427	5/18/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 154 voted YES 263 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 9 to H.R. 1427	5/18/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 173 voted YES 245 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 11 to H.R. 1427	5/18/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 92 voted YES 322 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 13 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 174 voted YES 246 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 14 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 235 voted YES 188 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 15 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 183 voted YES 240 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 16 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 163 voted YES 260 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	Amendment 20 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 180 voted YES 243 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 21 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 217 voted YES 205 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 23 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 155 voted YES 263 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 24 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 164 voted YES 256 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 5 to H.R. 1427	5/22/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 383 voted YES 36 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act	5/22/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 182 voted YES 232 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act	5/22/2007	This bill PASSED the House 313 voted YES 104 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/09/2007
		3/09/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
		3/28/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		3/29/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/29/2007	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
		5/10/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-142.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/10/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 84.
		5/16/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 404 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1427 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
		5/16/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1071)
		5/17/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 404.
		5/17/2007	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Spratt asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 1427 pursuant to H. Res. 404, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 18 and clauses 8 and 9 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
		5/17/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1427 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
		5/17/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 404 and Rule XVIII.
		5/17/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		5/17/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1427.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Bachus.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bachus amendment under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bachus amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bachus demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Kanjorski.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kanjorski amendment No. 22(1) under five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	5/17/2007	On agreeing to the Kanjorski amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Hensarling.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hensarling amendment No. 29 under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment no. 29, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Hinojosa.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hinojosa amendment under five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	5/17/2007	On agreeing to the Hinojosa amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Neugebauer.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Neugebauer amendment under five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	5/17/2007	On agreeing to the Neugebauer amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/17/2007	Amendments (A006) offered by Mr. Frank (MA).
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Frank of Massachussetts En Bloc Amendment under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	Frank (MA) amendment (A006) modified by unanimous consent. Amendment no. 2 modified
		5/17/2007	On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendments (A006) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. McHenry.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the McHenry amendment under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
		5/17/2007	COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.
		5/17/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McHenry amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McHenry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kanjorski amendment no. 15 under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Kanjorski.
		5/17/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kanjorski amendment no. 15, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Feeney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Roskam.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roskam amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roskam demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Blumenauer amendment under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Blumenauer.
		5/17/2007	By unanimous consent, the Blumenauer amendment was withdrawn.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Garrett of New Jersey amendment No. 17 under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Garrett (NJ).
		5/17/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garrett amendment no. 17, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garrett demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/17/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Al Green of Texas amendment under five-minute rule.
		5/17/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Green, Al.
		5/17/2007	By unanimous consent, the Green, Al amendment was withdrawn.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Feeney.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Feeney amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Feeney amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Feeney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Price (GA).
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Price (GA) amendment #9 under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) amendment #9, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
select this vote	Vote	5/18/2007	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1427
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sessions amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Sessions.
select this vote	Vote	5/18/2007	Amendment 3 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/18/2007	Amendment 7 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/18/2007	Amendment 8 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/18/2007	Amendment 9 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/18/2007	Amendment 11 to H.R. 1427
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brady (TX) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Brady (TX).
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brady (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Brady (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Doolittle amendment #25 pending reservation of a point of order.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Doolittle.
		5/18/2007	Mr. Frank (MA) raised a point of order against the Doolittle amendment (A017). Mr. Frank stated that the provisions of the Doolittle amendment exceed the scope of the bill and as such, the amendment is not germane. The Chair sustained the point of order.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Hensarling.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hensarling amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	By unanimous consent, the Hensarling amendment was withdrawn.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gary Miller (CA) amendment.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Miller, Gary.
		5/18/2007	By unanimous consent, the Miller, Gary amendment was withdrawn.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Price (GA) amendment #9 under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Price (GA).
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Doolittle amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Doolittle.
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Doolittle amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Doolittle demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Garrett (NJ).
		5/18/2007	Garrett (NJ) amendment (A022) modified by unanimous consent.
		5/18/2007	On agreeing to the Garrett (NJ) amendment (A022) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hensarling amendment #30 under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Hensarling.
		5/18/2007	Rule H. Res. 404 passed House.
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 404, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Neugebauer amendment under the five-minute rule.
		5/18/2007	Amendment (A024) offered by Mr. Neugebauer.
		5/18/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Neugebauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Neugebauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		5/18/2007	Mr. Frank (MA) moved that the Committee rise.
		5/18/2007	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/18/2007	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1427 as unfinished business.
		5/22/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		5/22/2007	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		5/22/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1427.
		5/22/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		5/22/2007	Mr. Westmoreland demanded a separate vote on the Neugebauer amendment (A005).
		5/22/2007	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		5/22/2007	Mr. Cantor moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
		5/22/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cantor motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments offsetting the costs of providing assistance to individuals and families to increase home ownership for all Americans and inserting provisions on the use of fund amounts.
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 13 to H.R. 1427
		5/22/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered pursuant to the rule.
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 14 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 15 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 16 to H.R. 1427
currently selected	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 20 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 21 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 23 to H.R. 1427
		5/22/2007	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1427.
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 24 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	Amendment 5 to H.R. 1427
select this vote	Vote	5/22/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	5/22/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act
		5/23/2007	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
		5/24/2007	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 203	Bachus, Spencer [R-AL6]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment sought to strike section 139 which establishes an affordable housing fund. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 204	Kanjorski, Paul [D-PA11]	May 17, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment clarifies the process used by the advisory committee to recommend candidates to serve as independent directors on the boards of each of the Federal Home Loan Banks. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 205	Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX5]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment sought to modify the provisions in the bill which allow for the suspension of contributions to the affordable housing fund. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 206	Hinojosa, Rubén [D-TX15]	May 17, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment permits States to seek a waiver of the in-person pre-purchase housing counseling requirement if the person obtaining that mortgage lives in a remote area of the country. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 207	Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX19]	May 17, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment clarifies the authority of regulators over government sponsored enterprises. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 208	Frank, Barney [D-MA4]	May 17, 2007	Offered on May 16, 2007.
	Amendments en bloc consist of the text of the amendments, as modified, printed on pages H5427-5428 in the Congressional Record for May 17, 2007. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 209	McHenry, Patrick [R-NC10]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment sought to provide that, if, as a result of a GAO report, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency determines that the Affordable Housing Fund is increasing mortgage costs for consumers, he may suspend the assessment of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 210	Kanjorski, Paul [D-PA11]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment sought to the restore authority for Presidential appointments to the boards of government sponsored enterprises. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 211	Roskam, Peter [R-IL6]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment sought to limit contributions to the affordable housing fund when the government has an actual on-budget deficit and an actual off-budget surplus. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 212	Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR3]	May 17, 2007	Withdrawn on May 17, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section providing for consideration of location and energy efficiency in enterprise underwriting guidelines. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 213	Garrett, Scott [R-NJ5]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment sought to require government sponsored enterprises to only hold mortgages and mortgage-backed securities that exclusively support affordable housing. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 214	Green, Al [D-TX9]	May 17, 2007	Withdrawn on May 17, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to redistribute affordable housing grants for use in disaster areas that were allotted to Louisiana and Mississippi to include both Alabama and Texas in addition to Louisiana and Mississippi. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 215	Feeney, Tom [R-FL24]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment sought to specify that funds collected for the affordable housing fund be used to provide housing assistance to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita and to provide housing assistance for disabled homeless veterans. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 216	Price, Tom [R-GA6]	May 17, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment adds language to prevent illegal immigrants from owning or renting housing built by funds from the affordable housing fund by requiring adult occupants of that housing to establish their legal residency through the use of secure forms of identification. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 217	Sessions, Peter [R-TX32]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment sought to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to provide information to mortgage originators about any added mortgage costs to consumers associated with the affordable housing fund. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 218	Brady, Kevin [R-TX8]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment sought to modify the allocation of funds from the affordable housing fund in order to provide 10 percent of such funds in the first year to Texas. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 219	Doolittle, John [R-CA4]	May 17, 2007	Offered on May 16, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to make economically disadvantaged counties that receive payments under the Secure Rural Roads and Community Self-Determination Act eligible to receive Affordable Housing fund grants. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 220	Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX5]	May 17, 2007	Withdrawn on May 17, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 32 printed in the Congressional Record to strike the High Cost Area increases in Section 133 to the Conforming Loan Limit. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 221	Miller, Gary [R-CA42]	May 17, 2007	Withdrawn on May 17, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record. Show amendment details
currently selected	H. Amdt. 222	Price, Tom [R-GA6]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment sought to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency when taking action under the bill to include the factors of safety and soundness and increased costs to the borrowers. Actions May 17, 2007, 10:32 pm ET - Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Price (GA). May 22, 2007, 1:47 pm ET - Amendment 20 to H.R. 1427 Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.
select this vote	H. Amdt. 223	Doolittle, John [R-CA4]	May 17, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment prevents government-sponsored enterprises from purchasing any mortgage from a lender where the person who received the mortgage did not use a valid Social Security number. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 224	Garrett, Scott [R-NJ5]	May 17, 2007	Offered on May 17, 2007.
	Amendment, as modified, prohibits government sponsored enterprises from treating the costs of making allocations to the affordable housing fund as a regular business expense. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 225	Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX5]	May 17, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment sought to strike the Affordable Housing Trust Fund budgetary placeholder language in the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 226	Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX19]	May 18, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007.
	Amendment sought to place a cap of $520 million on the amount of funds that would be available in the Affordable Housing Fund. Show amendment details