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S. 3085 - Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012

Housing and community development. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012

S. 3085 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Other Titles
  • Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012
Sponsor
Robert Menendez
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Housing and community development
  • Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Housing finance and home ownership
  • Housing supply and affordability
  • User charges and fees
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/10/2012
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/10/2012
5/10/2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
5/24/2012Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-709.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Real estate agents
Mortgage bankers and brokers
Education
Welfare & Social Work
26% more
$636,835
$445,775
$6,360,881
$1,722,012
$9,165,503
$6,919,061
$327,348
$7,246,409

opposed this bill

Republican/Conservative
Other real estate services
4 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
4 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012

4 organizations supported this bill

Community Associations Institute
Hedge, Michael (2012, July 27). CAI Endorses Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from Community Associations Institute online.
Mortgage Bankers Association
Debra Still (2012, April 25). MBA Chairman-Elect Debra Still Testifies on Refinancing Proposal . Retrieved August 28, 2012, from Mortgage Bankers Association.
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors (2012, May 24). Realtors® Offer Support for Bill to Help Responsible Homeowners Refinance. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from National Association of Realtors.
Regional Home Ownership Preservation Initiative
(2012, July 11). Federal bills would help underwater homeowners refinance. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from .

2 organizations opposed this bill

Americans for Prosperity
Berkland, Adam A. (2012, June 1). Letter of Opposition: New Menendez-Boxer Refinancing Plan. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from Americans for Prosperity.
Appraisal Institute
Appraisal Institute, Washington Office (2012, August 1). Government Relations Update. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$99,850$23,950
Kelly AyotteRNH$44,010$86,944
John BarrassoRWY$38,750$30,950
Max BaucusDMT$89,153$15,000
Mark BegichDAK$54,824$3,550
Michael F. BennetDCO$148,720$2,000
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$11,500$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$137,875$6,050
Roy BluntRMO$100,000$121,194
John BoozmanRAR$22,050$43,245
Barbara BoxerDCA$200,945$1,300
Scott P. BrownRMA$314,416$624,608
Sherrod BrownDOH$190,404$2,900
Richard BurrRNC$96,944$55,800
Maria CantwellDWA$52,829$22,000
Ben CardinDMD$136,438$2,000
Tom CarperDDE$36,250$200
Bob CaseyDPA$110,340$1,000
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$124,800$348,548
Daniel CoatsRIN$40,100$51,250
Tom CoburnROK$28,060$100,093
William Thad CochranRMS$28,060$5,300
Susan M. CollinsRME$78,050$62,300
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$6,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$24,450$1,250
Bob CorkerRTN$177,263$59,680
John CornynRTX$180,210$149,040
Mike CrapoRID$62,910$1,950
Jim DeMintRSC$77,360$288,770
Dick DurbinDIL$165,950$5,300
Mike EnziRWY$34,250$8,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$99,914$4,400
Al FrankenDMN$106,094$9,400
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$382,829$3,700
Lindsey GrahamRSC$48,824$21,558
Chuck GrassleyRIA$49,949$45,150
Kay R. HaganDNC$81,166$5,844
Tom HarkinDIA$70,343$2,100
Orrin G. HatchRUT$70,800$34,950
Dean HellerRNV$102,550$137,887
John HoevenRND$29,760$14,600
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$25,100$47,200
Jim InhofeROK$35,800$60,975
Dan InouyeDHI$27,800$1,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$294,983$37,150
Mike JohannsRNE$68,140$20,496
Ron JohnsonRWI$40,930$158,707
Tim JohnsonDSD$85,759$6,000
John F. KerryDMA$57,595$250
Mark KirkRIL$175,510$287,000
Amy KlobucharDMN$67,910$6,250
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$1,000$5,750
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$144,630$2,000
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$123,848$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$36,325$0
Mike LeeRUT$25,010$31,767
Carl LevinDMI$87,335$1,500
Joe LiebermanICT$11,000$0
Dick LugarRIN$39,950$18,050
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$70,250$250
John McCainRAZ$79,445$168,393
Claire McCaskillDMO$125,436$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$216,460$247,533
Bob MenéndezDNJ$295,181$4,500
Jeff MerkleyDOR$86,110$2,500
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$68,450$1,000
Jerry MoranRKS$50,600$16,950
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$67,900$4,500
Patty MurrayDWA$110,525$7,800
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$34,100$1,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$97,278$6,250
Rand PaulRKY$22,200$273,340
Rob PortmanROH$111,151$118,426
Mark L. PryorDAR$62,600$500
John "Jack" ReedDRI$99,200$3,500
Harry ReidDNV$217,247$11,750
Jim RischRID$20,550$180,456
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$54,060$106,399
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$79,550$300
Marco RubioRFL$121,411$970,397
Bernie SandersIVT$25,600$1,000
Chuck SchumerDNY$278,150$15,400
Jeff SessionsRAL$54,150$56,970
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$51,923$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$92,200$6,550
Olympia J. SnoweRME$57,510$20,750
Debbie StabenowDMI$80,403$0
Jon TesterDMT$93,494$2,700
John ThuneRSD$75,508$268,143
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$123,201$1,366,320
Mark UdallDCO$113,535$500
Tom UdallDNM$124,032$1,750
David VitterRLA$132,200$212,601
Mark R. WarnerDVA$203,800$10,200
Jim WebbDVA$7,300$1,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$58,658$1,500
Roger F. WickerRMS$115,450$65,925
Ron WydenDOR$84,810$1,000

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$99,850$23,950
Kelly AyotteRNH$44,010$86,944
John BarrassoRWY$38,750$30,950
Max BaucusDMT$89,153$15,000
Mark BegichDAK$54,824$3,550
Michael F. BennetDCO$148,720$2,000
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$11,500$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$137,875$6,050
Roy BluntRMO$100,000$121,194
John BoozmanRAR$22,050$43,245
Barbara BoxerDCA$200,945$1,300
Scott P. BrownRMA$314,416$624,608
Sherrod BrownDOH$190,404$2,900
Richard BurrRNC$96,944$55,800
Maria CantwellDWA$52,829$22,000
Ben CardinDMD$136,438$2,000
Tom CarperDDE$36,250$200
Bob CaseyDPA$110,340$1,000
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$124,800$348,548
Daniel CoatsRIN$40,100$51,250
Tom CoburnROK$28,060$100,093
William Thad CochranRMS$28,060$5,300
Susan M. CollinsRME$78,050$62,300
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$6,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$24,450$1,250
Bob CorkerRTN$177,263$59,680
John CornynRTX$180,210$149,040
Mike CrapoRID$62,910$1,950
Jim DeMintRSC$77,360$288,770
Dick DurbinDIL$165,950$5,300
Mike EnziRWY$34,250$8,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$99,914$4,400
Al FrankenDMN$106,094$9,400
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$382,829$3,700
Lindsey GrahamRSC$48,824$21,558
Chuck GrassleyRIA$49,949$45,150
Kay R. HaganDNC$81,166$5,844
Tom HarkinDIA$70,343$2,100
Orrin G. HatchRUT$70,800$34,950
Dean HellerRNV$102,550$137,887
John HoevenRND$29,760$14,600
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$25,100$47,200
Jim InhofeROK$35,800$60,975
Dan InouyeDHI$27,800$1,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$294,983$37,150
Mike JohannsRNE$68,140$20,496
Ron JohnsonRWI$40,930$158,707
Tim JohnsonDSD$85,759$6,000
John F. KerryDMA$57,595$250
Mark KirkRIL$175,510$287,000
Amy KlobucharDMN$67,910$6,250
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$1,000$5,750
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$144,630$2,000
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$123,848$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$36,325$0
Mike LeeRUT$25,010$31,767
Carl LevinDMI$87,335$1,500
Joe LiebermanICT$11,000$0
Dick LugarRIN$39,950$18,050
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$70,250$250
John McCainRAZ$79,445$168,393
Claire McCaskillDMO$125,436$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$216,460$247,533
Bob MenéndezDNJ$295,181$4,500
Jeff MerkleyDOR$86,110$2,500
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$68,450$1,000
Jerry MoranRKS$50,600$16,950
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$67,900$4,500
Patty MurrayDWA$110,525$7,800
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$34,100$1,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$97,278$6,250
Rand PaulRKY$22,200$273,340
Rob PortmanROH$111,151$118,426
Mark L. PryorDAR$62,600$500
John "Jack" ReedDRI$99,200$3,500
Harry ReidDNV$217,247$11,750
Jim RischRID$20,550$180,456
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$54,060$106,399
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$79,550$300
Marco RubioRFL$121,411$970,397
Bernie SandersIVT$25,600$1,000
Chuck SchumerDNY$278,150$15,400
Jeff SessionsRAL$54,150$56,970
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$51,923$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$92,200$6,550
Olympia J. SnoweRME$57,510$20,750
Debbie StabenowDMI$80,403$0
Jon TesterDMT$93,494$2,700
John ThuneRSD$75,508$268,143
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$123,201$1,366,320
Mark UdallDCO$113,535$500
Tom UdallDNM$124,032$1,750
David VitterRLA$132,200$212,601
Mark R. WarnerDVA$203,800$10,200
Jim WebbDVA$7,300$1,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$58,658$1,500
Roger F. WickerRMS$115,450$65,925
Ron WydenDOR$84,810$1,000

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$ Donated
Real estate agents$6,360,881
Mortgage bankers and brokers$1,722,012
Education$636,835
Welfare & Social Work$445,775

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Republican/Conservative$6,919,061
Other real estate services$327,348
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