Office of the Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer

The Whip Pack

Week of October 24, 2005

Bill Text and Background

NOTE: Some links are not available outside the House of Representatives network.

     H.R. 1461 - GSE Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005
             Bill Text:
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             House Report and Background:
             House Report HTML Version
             House Report PDF Version
             Summary and Status
             CRS Report - Government-Sponsored Enterprises
             CRS Report - Limiting Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's Portfolio Size
             CRS Report - Federal Home Loan Bank System: Policy Issues
             CRS Report - Housing Issues in the 109th Congress
             CRS Report - GSE Regulatory Reform: Frequently Asked Questions
             CRS Report - Proposed Changes to the Conforming Loan Limit

     H.J.Res. 65 – Disapproving recommendations of the Defense Base Closure & Realignment Commission
             Bill Text:
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             House Report and Background:
             Summary and Status

     H.R. 420 – Lawsuit Reduction Act
             Bill Text:
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             House Report and Background:
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             Summary and Status
             CRS Report

     H.Con.Res.___ – Amendment to Budget Resolution to Increase Reconciliation Cuts
             (Bill Text and House Report Not Yet Available)
             Budget Background:
             CRS Report - Congressional Budget Actions in 2005
             CRS Report - The Budget for Fiscal Year 2006
             CRS Report - Savings in Mandatory Outlays in Selected
             Reconciliation Acts

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Printed Copies for House Distribution

The Legislative Resource Center (LRC) provides printed copies of bills, resolutions, committee reports, public laws and other House documents for this Congress and the previous two Congresses.

Documents can be requested by Congressional Staff by telephone at 6-5200, by e-mail at hdocs@mail.house.gov or in person at the LRC in B106 CHOB, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

CRS Reports can be found online at www.crs.gov, via phone at 7-7100 or at any of the following CRS locations:

Madison Building, Room LM-206 (5-7132)
B-221 Longworth House Office Building (5-2030)
B-335 Rayburn House Office Building (5-6958)

If you have any questions please contact the Democratic Whip's Office at 5-3130.