Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

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United States federal statute housing legislation

The Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is a landmark 1990 U.S. federal law that expanded and restructured housing assistance programs to increase the supply of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → housing legislation →
administeredBy	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development →
aimsTo	encourage nonprofit participation in affordable housing production → promote partnerships among federal, state, and local governments for affordable housing →
amended	Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → United States Housing Act of 1937 →
country	United States →
createdProgram	HOME Investment Partnerships Program → HOPE homeownership programs → Shelter Plus Care program → Supportive Housing Program →
dateSigned	1990-11-28 →
enactedBy	101st United States Congress →
focusesOn	affordable housing → housing assistance programs → low-income housing →
hasComponent	Title III—Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) → Title II—HOME Investment Partnerships → Title IV—Housing Assistance and Public Housing → Title IV—Subtitle C—Supportive Housing Program → Title IV—Subtitle F—Shelter Plus Care Program → Title I—General Provisions and Policies →
introducedIn	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
legalCitation	104 Stat. 4079 →
namedAfter	Alan Cranston → Henry B. González →
partOf	United States housing and urban development law →
policyArea	community development → housing policy →
primaryObjective	expand housing assistance for low-income households → expand housing assistance for moderate-income households → increase supply of affordable housing →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 101-625 →
shortName	National Affordable Housing Act →
signedBy	George H. W. Bush →
sponsor	Alan Cranston → Henry B. González →
targetPopulation	homeless families → homeless individuals → low-income households → moderate-income households →
title	Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act →
typeOfIntervention	federal grant program authorization → rental assistance authorization →
yearOfEnactment	1990 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HOME Investment Partnerships Program → HOME Investment Partnerships Program ("Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act") →	authorizedBy
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ("Title II—HOME Investment Partnerships") → Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ("Title III—Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE)") →	hasComponent
United States Housing Acts ("Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990") →	hasPart
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program ("Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act") →	legalBasis
United States housing policy →	regulatedBy
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ("National Affordable Housing Act") →	shortName
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act →	title