United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. It was founded in 1965 to develop and execute policy on housing and cities. It has largely scaled back its urban development function and now focuses primarily on housing.

Related legislation

• 1944 - Servicemen's Readjustment Act PL 78-346
• 1949 - Housing Act PL 81-171
• 1950 - Housing Act PL 81-475
• 1951 - Defense Housing Act PL 82-139
• 1952 - 550 Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act PL 82-325,
• 1954 - Housing Act PL 83-560
• 1959 - Housing Act PL 86-372
• 1962 - Senior Citizens Housing Act PL 87-723
• 1965 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 89-117
• 1965 - Department of Housing and Urban Development Act PL 89-174
• 1968 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 90-448
• 1974 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 93-383
• 1976 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 94-375
• 1986 - Tax Reform Act PL 99-514
• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
• 1987 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 100-242
• 1987 - McKinney Homeless Assistance Act PL 100-77
• 1990 - National Affordable Housing Act PL 101-625
• 1992 - Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act PL 102-550