The ''Housing Act of 1954'', , passed during the

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

Administration, comprised a series of amendments to the National Housing Act of 1934. Referred to within the legislation simply as the "National Housing Act", the program was managed by the

Federal Housing Administration The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), also known as the Office of Housing within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is a United States government agency founded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, created in part by ...

(FHA), an agency created by the 1934 Act. Previous amendments to the 1934 Act were made in 1937 and 1949. The 1954 Act provided funding for 140,000 units of

public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...

, giving preferential treatment to families that would be relocated for slum eradication or revitalization. In 1965, federal housing programs came under the purview of the new

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the Secretary of Housing and Ur ...

(HUD).

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HUD Historical Background
1958 in American law 83rd United States Congress Public housing in the United States United States federal housing legislation {{US-fed-statute-stub

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