Protecting America's Property Rights Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5837.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARBARINO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 159, September 29, 2023, Page H4911):
  Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill amends the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charter acts to clarify that title insurance protecting the lien priority is required for a loan to be a conventional mortgage and thus eligible for sale to the Enterprises. The bill also requires that prior to the Enterprises offering a new business, product, or activity they must seek the approval of FHFA and Congress.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 29, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 5837, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5837

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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