United States Housing Act of 1937

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The United States Housing Act of 1937 is a landmark federal law that established the public housing program in the United States, providing subsidies to local housing authorities to build and manage affordable housing for low-income families.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal legislation ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
housing law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Housing Authority ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wagner–Steagall Act ⓘ
amendedBy Housing Act of 1949 ⓘ
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ⓘ
codifiedAt Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
congressNumber 75th United States Congress ⓘ
containsProvision federal-local partnership structure for housing development ⓘ
income eligibility limits for tenants ⓘ
low-rent housing requirement ⓘ
rent ceilings for public housing units ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created United States Housing Authority ⓘ
dateEnacted 1937-09-01 ⓘ
established system of local public housing agencies ⓘ
establishedProgram federal public housing program ⓘ
fundingMechanism annual contributions contracts ⓘ
historicalSignificance first permanent federal commitment to subsidized housing in the United States ⓘ
influenced development of public housing projects across the United States ⓘ
laterAdministeredBy Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ
Public Housing Administration ⓘ
mechanism contracts with local public housing agencies ⓘ
namedAfter Henry B. Steagall ⓘ
Robert F. Wagner ⓘ
partOf New Deal ⓘ
policyArea housing ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
president Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
provides federal subsidies to local public housing agencies ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 75-412 ⓘ
purpose to eradicate unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions ⓘ
to establish a federal public housing program ⓘ
to provide decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings for low-income families ⓘ
to reduce unemployment through housing construction ⓘ
replaced earlier temporary New Deal housing programs ⓘ
requires demolition or removal of substandard dwellings in connection with new public housing ⓘ
section Section 8 ⓘ
section8Description authorizes housing assistance payments for low-income families ⓘ
shortName Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
sponsor Henry B. Steagall ⓘ
Robert F. Wagner ⓘ
targetPopulation low-income families ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ
yearEnacted 1937 ⓘ

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Housing Act of 1949 → amended → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
United States housing policy → regulatedBy → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
United States Housing Act of 1937 → shortName → Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
National Housing Act of 1934 → relatedLegislation → Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 → amends → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program → legalBasis → Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act → amended → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → amended → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 → relatedTo → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
United States Housing Acts → hasPart → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Public Law 75-412 → hasTitle → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Public Law 75-412 → shortTitle → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Wagner–Steagall Act → alsoKnownAs → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 → amends → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Project-Based Voucher Program → authorizedBy → Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Public Housing Agency → legalBasis → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
subject linked to: PHAs
Public Housing Operating Fund → legalAuthority → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Robert Ferdinand Wagner → notableWork → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Public Law 101-625 → amended → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Public Law 93-383 → amendedAct → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Housing Act of 1954 → relatedTo → Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
United States Housing Authority → legalBasis → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
United States Housing Authority → legislativeAct → Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 → amended → Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Federal Public Housing Assistance → legalBasis → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Project-Based Rental Assistance → legalBasis → Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as amended ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Catherine Krouse Bauer → influenced → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Capital Fund Program → legalAuthority → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Capital Fund Program → legalAuthority → Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
Operating Fund Program → legalBasis → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program → legalAuthority → U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as amended ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937
United States Housing Authority → createdBy → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
subject linked to: USHA
United States Housing Authority → authorizedByStatute → United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
subject linked to: USHA
Public Law 90-448 → amends → Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
linked to: United States Housing Act of 1937