To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 917 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 857.
October 20, 2011
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 917 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 857.
October 20, 2011
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 917 under the order of 10/20/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 179.
October 20, 2011
Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 917 under the order of 10/20/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 179.
October 20, 2011
Senate amendment submitted
October 20, 2011
Amendment SA 917 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 857. (consideration: CR S6841-6842; text: CR S6841) To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
October 20, 2011
Amendment SA 917 under the order of 10/20/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 179.
October 20, 2011
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SA 917. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 857 proposed by Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mrs. Feinstein) to the amendment SA 738 proposed by Mr. Inouye to the bill H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 5, strike line 14 and insert the following: 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''. SEC. __. REESTABLISHMENT OF MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE TAXPAYERS TO FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC. (a) Maximum Aggregate Amount of Commitment.--No funds may be provided by the Department of the Treasury or any other agency or entity of the Federal Government to the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as part of the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 26, 2008, amended May 6, 2009, and further amended December 24, 2009 (as such agreement may be further amended), between the Department of the Treasury and the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as applicable, under any other agreement between the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Department of the Treasury, or otherwise, that exceed a maximum aggregate amount of $200,000,000,000. (b) Payments to Treasury.--Any dividend or interest payment made by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to the Department of the Treasury pursuant to any applicable contract, agreement, or provision of law shall not be included in the calculation of the aggregate amount of a commitment under subsection (a). (c) Enforcement.--The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall take such actions as the Administrator determines are necessary to prevent the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from requesting or receiving any funds that exceed the limit provided in subsection (a). (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``deficiency amount'' and ``surplus amount'' have the meanings provided such terms in the applicable Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement described in subsection (a), as amended through December 24, 2009. ______