Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965

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The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 was a landmark U.S. federal law that greatly expanded funding and programs for urban renewal, public housing, and community development as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society agenda.

Aliases (1)
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ×1

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
housing legislation
aimedAt improving housing conditions for low-income families
revitalizing urban areas
supporting community development
appliesToJurisdiction United States
authorizes federal grants for urban development
federal loans for housing projects
rent supplement payments
beneficiary low-income households
urban communities
contextOf War on Poverty
country United States
fieldOfWork housing and urban policy
social welfare policy
follows Housing Act of 1961
hasEffect expansion of federal role in housing
growth of public housing programs
increase in funding for urban renewal
support for community development initiatives
hasPart community development programs
expansion of public housing programs
grants and loans for urban development projects
low- and moderate-income housing assistance
rent supplement program
urban renewal funding expansion
inception 1965
introducedDuring 89th United States Congress
legalForm public law of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
legislativeLanguage English
locatedInJurisdiction federal government of the United States
mainSubject community development
housing policy
public housing
urban development
urban renewal
motivatedBy Great Society domestic agenda
partOf Great Society
pointInTime 1965
presidentialAdministration Lyndon B. Johnson administration
regulates federal housing assistance programs
urban renewal funding mechanisms
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
topic federal housing finance
urban policy in the United States

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