The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 1706e) is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing,[1] authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and created the National Institute of Building Sciences.[2] Under Section 810 of the Act the first federal Urban Homesteading program was created.
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Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 |
| Other short titles | - Housing Cooperation Association Financing Act
- National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act
- Revised National Housing Act
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| Long title | An Act to establish a program of community development block grants, to amend and extend laws relating to housing and urban development, and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | Community Development Assistance Act of 1974 |
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| Enacted by | the 93rd United States Congress |
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| Effective | August 22, 1974 |
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| Public law | 93-383 |
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| Statutes at Large | 88 Stat. 633-2 |
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| Acts amended | Housing Act of 1937
Civil Rights Act of 1968 |
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| Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
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| U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. ch. 69 § 5301 |
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- Introduced in the Senate as S. 3066 by John Sparkman (D–AL) on February 27, 1974
- Committee consideration by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, House Banking and Currency
- Passed the Senate on March 11, 1974 (76-11)
- Passed the House on June 20, 1974 (351-25, in lieu of H.R. 15361)
- Reported by the joint conference committee on August 12, 1974; agreed to by the Senate on August 13, 1974 (84-0) and by the House on August 15, 1974 (377-21)
- Signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford on August 22, 1974
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The S. 3066 legislation was passed by the United States 93rd Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974.[3][4]
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