Law
Housing Act of 1949
Funded urban redevelopment and public housing expansion.
Year
1949
Impact
Mixed
Status
Active
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Expanded public housing but displaced many Black communities through urban renewal.
What This Policy Did
Expanded public housing but displaced many Black communities through urban renewal.
Evidence and Linked Records
Redlining Reparations and Homeownership Equity Act
Critical • Idea • 3 linked bills
Black Business Equity and Capital Access Act
High • Idea • 1 linked bills
Black Homeownership and Appraisal Fairness Act
High • Idea • 2 linked bills
Black Wealth Restoration and Baby Bonds Act
High • Idea • 1 linked bills
HBCU Capital and Research Equity Act
High • Idea • 6 linked bills
HBCU Endowment and Tuition Reparations Act
High • Idea • 1 linked bills
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Sources
Government
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • Government • Jan 1, 2024
HUD legislative chronology explaining that the Housing Act of 1949 authorized urban redevelopment, slum clearance, and related housing activities.
HUD User • Government • Sep 5, 2023
HUD User article explaining that urban renewal policy began with Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 and frequently displaced lower-income households, many headed by Black residents.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • Government • Dec 1, 2020
HUD primer stating that the 1949 Housing Act restarted and reauthorized the federal public housing program and linked it to redevelopment and demolition of older neighborhoods.