This bill was referred to these committees:
- Showing contributions
- Jan 2001-Oct 2008 Senate / Jan 2003-Oct 2008 House
House Committee on Financial Services
Contributions received from interests who:
Legislator | Party | State | Did want this law | Did not want this law | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank (Chair) | D | (MA-4) | $56,235 | (details…) | ||
| Bachus (Ranking Member) | R | (AL-6) | $89,500 | (details…) | ||
| Ackerman | D | (NY-5) | $88,704 | (details…) | ||
| Baca | D | (CA-43) | $29,240 | (details…) | ||
| Bachmann | R | (MN-6) | $16,200 | (details…) | ||
| Barrett | R | (SC-3) | $79,050 | (details…) | ||
| Bean | D | (IL-8) | $51,950 | (details…) | ||
| Biggert | R | (IL-13) | $37,200 | (details…) | ||
| Brown-Waite | R | (FL-5) | $37,880 | (details…) | ||
| Campbell | R | (CA-48) | $34,850 | (details…) | ||
| Capito | R | (WV-2) | $45,600 | (details…) | ||
| Capuano | D | (MA-8) | $35,100 | (details…) | ||
| Carson | D | (IN-7) | $7,800 | (details…) | ||
| Castle | R | (DE) | $45,550 | (details…) | ||
| Cazayoux | D | (LA-6) | $5,500 | (details…) | ||
| Childers | D | (MS-1) | $4,550 | (details…) | ||
| Clay | D | (MO-1) | $33,500 | (details…) | ||
| Cleaver | D | (MO-5) | $29,750 | (details…) | ||
| Davis | R | (KY-4) | $48,771 | (details…) | ||
| Davis | D | (TN-4) | $40,250 | (details…) | ||
| Donnelly | D | (IN-2) | $17,000 | (details…) | ||
| Ellison | D | (MN-5) | $20,150 | (details…) | ||
| Feeney | R | (FL-24) | $45,899 | (details…) | ||
| Foster | D | (IL-14) | $19,000 | (details…) | ||
| Garrett | R | (NJ-5) | $27,850 | (details…) | ||
| Gerlach | R | (PA-6) | $39,711 | (details…) | ||
| Green | D | (TX-9) | $37,250 | (details…) | ||
| Gutiérrez | D | (IL-4) | $26,300 | (details…) | ||
| Heller | R | (NV-2) | $34,852 | (details…) | ||
| Hensarling | R | (TX-5) | $30,850 | (details…) | ||
| Hinojosa | D | (TX-15) | $43,550 | (details…) | ||
| Hodes | D | (NH-2) | $12,400 | (details…) | ||
| Jones | R | (NC-3) | $26,250 | (details…) | ||
| Kanjorski | D | (PA-11) | $57,500 | (details…) | ||
| King | R | (NY-3) | $35,165 | (details…) | ||
| Klein | D | (FL-22) | $128,082 | (details…) | ||
| LaTourette | R | (OH-14) | $41,100 | (details…) | ||
| Lucas | R | (OK-3) | $8,000 | (details…) | ||
| Lynch | D | (MA-9) | $42,900 | (details…) | ||
| Mahoney | D | (FL-16) | $24,800 | (details…) | ||
| Maloney | D | (NY-14) | $38,670 | (details…) | ||
| Manzullo | R | (IL-16) | $42,150 | (details…) | ||
| Marchant | R | (TX-24) | $36,750 | (details…) | ||
| McCarthy | R | (CA-22) | $42,200 | (details…) | ||
| McCarthy | D | (NY-4) | $28,150 | (details…) | ||
| McCotter | R | (MI-11) | $35,500 | (details…) | ||
| Mchenry | R | (NC-10) | $41,800 | (details…) | ||
| Meeks | D | (NY-6) | $30,210 | (details…) | ||
| Miller | R | (CA-42) | $76,125 | (details…) | ||
| Miller | D | (NC-13) | $41,250 | (details…) | ||
| Moore | D | (WI-4) | $20,900 | (details…) | ||
| Moore | D | (KS-3) | $31,250 | (details…) | ||
| Murphy | D | (CT-5) | $19,000 | (details…) | ||
| Neugebauer | R | (TX-19) | $69,331 | (details…) | ||
| Paul | R | (TX-14) | $103,885 | (details…) | ||
| Pearce | R | (NM-2) | $71,258 | (details…) | ||
| Perlmutter | D | (CO-7) | $40,550 | (details…) | ||
| Price | R | (GA-6) | $32,900 | (details…) | ||
| Pryce | R | (OH-15) | $59,000 | (details…) | ||
| Putnam | R | (FL-12) | $23,001 | (details…) | ||
| Roskam | R | (IL-6) | $34,315 | (details…) | ||
| Royce | R | (CA-40) | $51,750 | (details…) | ||
| Scott | D | (GA-13) | $28,000 | (details…) | ||
| Shays | R | (CT-4) | $86,550 | (details…) | ||
| Sherman | D | (CA-27) | $61,000 | (details…) | ||
| Speier | D | (CA-12) | $22,100 | (details…) | ||
| Velázquez | D | (NY-12) | $25,000 | (details…) | ||
| Waters | D | (CA-35) | $68,750 | (details…) | ||
| Watt | D | (NC-12) | $22,000 | (details…) | ||
| Wilson | D | (OH-6) | $13,350 | (details…) |
Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
Comments 
HR 1723 by Navid Khajehnajafi, Aug 7, 2008 (10:54pm)
Proponents argue that mortgage brokers, realtors, lenders, and builders have the ability to manipulate appraisals for gain because they are the ones paying the appraisers, and may use this leverage to intimidate, coerce, bribe, or otherwise influence appraisers so that their assessments reach a targeted value.
This interference is partly attributed to the reliance of these industries on commission and the need to fund loans to ensure more commissions and future loans. However, such interfering unnaturally drive prices up, making similar homes less affordable to potential home buyers and, as a result, artificially creating “bubbles” in the housing market that may lead to crises in home prices if built up over time.
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