H.R. 1577 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1577 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2015 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015. 2. Applicability of FOIA Notwithstanding section 551 of title 5, United States Code, during any period that the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation is under conservatorship or receivership pursuant to section 1367 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4617), such enterprise shall be considered to be an agency for purposes of section 552 of such title.