Public Law 81-171
Housing Act of 1949
by the 81st Congress of the United States
478979Housing Act of 1949 — 1949by the 81st Congress of the United States
81ST UNITED STATES CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

An Act
To establish a national housing objective and the policy to be followed in the attainment thereof, to provide Federal aid to assist slum-clearance projects and low-rent public housing projects initiated by local agencies, to provide for financial assistance
by the Secretary of Agriculture for farm housing, and for other purposes.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. edit

This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Act of 1949´´.



Approved July 15, 1949.


Legislative History edit

  • S. 1070, (H.R. 4009)
  • HOUSE REPORTS:
    • No. 81-171 (Comm. of Conference)
  • CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, (1949):
    • Apr. 13-21, considered and passed Senate, amended.
    • June 29, considered and passed House amended in lieu of H.R. 4009, Senate disagrees.
    • July 1, House, Senate agree to conference.
    • July 6, House agreed to conference report.
    • July 8, Senate agreed to conference report.

 

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