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<item congress="115" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6737" measure-id="id115hr6737" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2018-09-07" update-date="2018-10-04">
<title>Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hr6737v36" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2018-10-04">
<action-date>2018-09-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House amended</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>(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. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id115hr6737v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2018-09-27">
<action-date>2018-09-07</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>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. </p>]]></summary-text>
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