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S5681Referred to Committee

A bill to provide for the protection of the duties of the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-09-30
Introduced
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Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · NV · Senator
Votes with party: 79.9% (897 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001113

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Original· 2026-09-30

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-09-30

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2026-10-01

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Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-09-30. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5681 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5681 To provide for the protection of the duties of the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30, 2026 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the protection of the duties of the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXPENSES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. Section 1316(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4516(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(5) the expenses of the Inspector General of the Agency, as independently determined by the Inspector General.''. <all>
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