Public Law 75-412

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Public Law 75-412 is the federal statute enacted in 1937 that established the United States Housing Act, creating a national public housing program for low-income families.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal legislation
United States federal statute
housing law
aimedToAddress slums
substandard housing conditions
urban poverty
alsoKnownAs Wagner-Steagall Act
associatedWithPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
authorized federal loans to local public housing agencies
federal subsidies for low-rent public housing
codifiedIn 42 U.S. Code (subsequent codification of provisions)
containsProvision limits on income of public housing tenants
requirements for low-rent character of public housing
country United States
created United States Housing Authority
createdLegalFrameworkFor federal-local partnership in public housing
dateEnacted 1937-09-01
enactedBy 75th United States Congress
establishedProgram national public housing program
followedBy Housing Act of 1949
hasTitle United States Housing Act of 1937
historicalContext New Deal
implementedBy United States Housing Authority
local public housing agencies
inForce partially, as amended and superseded by later housing acts
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
levelOfGovernment federal
namedFor Henry B. Steagall
Robert F. Wagner
policyArea housing
social welfare
urban development
precededBy Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
publicLawNumber 75-412
purpose to eradicate unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions
to provide safe and sanitary dwellings for low-income families
to reduce unemployment through housing construction
requires cooperation with local public housing agencies
slum clearance in connection with new public housing projects
sectorAffected construction industry
public housing
shortTitle United States Housing Act of 1937
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
sponsorType Democratic administration initiative
targetPopulation families of low income in urban areas
low-income families
yearEnacted 1937

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United States Housing Act of 1937
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