Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1968
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ginnie_Mae_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Housing_Act_of_1949
gptkb:National_Housing_Act
gptkbp:citation gptkb:82_Stat._476
gptkbp:created gptkb:New_Communities_Program
gptkb:Section_235_Homeownership_Program
gptkb:Section_236_Rental_Assistance_Program
gptkb:Urban_Renewal_Grants
gptkbp:createdAgency gptkb:Government_National_Mortgage_Association
gptkbp:dateEnacted August 1, 1968
gptkbp:effect expanded federal role in housing
increased federal subsidies for housing
increased homeownership rates
led to creation of Ginnie Mae
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
gptkbp:provides established urban renewal grants
expanded public housing
funded new town developments
provided mortgage insurance for low-income buyers
provided rent subsidies
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_90-448
gptkbp:purpose promote homeownership
address urban development
combat housing discrimination
expand federal housing programs
gptkbp:relatedGroup low-income families
minority homebuyers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Government_National_Mortgage_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5