Housing Act of 1949
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The Housing Act of 1949 was a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing, funded urban redevelopment, and aimed to improve housing standards as part of postwar social reform.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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housing legislation ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
expand public housing
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fund urban redevelopment ⓘ improve housing standards ⓘ promote postwar social reform ⓘ |
| amended | United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ |
| authorized |
construction of 810,000 new public housing units over six years
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federal aid for rural farm and nonfarm housing ⓘ federal loans and grants for local urban redevelopment projects ⓘ slum clearance programs ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title I
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Title II ⓘ Title III ⓘ Title IV ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor | displacement of low-income and minority communities through urban renewal ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1949-07-15 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1949-07-15 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 81st United States Congress ⓘ |
| established | national housing policy goal of a decent home and suitable living environment for every American family ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
local public housing authorities
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state and local urban renewal agencies ⓘ |
| influenced |
later public housing expansion in the United States
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subsequent federal urban renewal legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
housing law
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urban development law ⓘ |
| longTitle |
Housing Act of 1949
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surface form:
An Act to establish a national housing policy and to provide for the construction of dwelling units for low-income families, and for other purposes
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| partOf | United States housing policy ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
elimination of substandard and other inadequate housing
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realization of a decent home and suitable living environment for every American family ⓘ |
| presidentInOffice |
President Harry S. Truman
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surface form:
Harry S. Truman
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| providedFor |
construction of low-rent public housing units
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federal subsidies for local public housing authorities ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 81-171 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Housing Administration
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Public Housing Administration ⓘ urban renewal programs of the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Housing Act of 1949 self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
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surface form:
Harry S. Truman
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| statutesAtLargeCitation | 63 Stat. 413 ⓘ |
| subject |
federal housing finance
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public housing ⓘ rural housing ⓘ slum clearance ⓘ urban renewal ⓘ |
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Housing Act 1949
this entity surface form:
An Act to establish a national housing policy and to provide for the construction of dwelling units for low-income families, and for other purposes