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Department of Housing and Urban Development
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At a glance
Type
Cabinet departments
Removal of leadership
Removable at will
Appointed by
Secretary appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Structure
Cabinet department · led by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Term
No fixed term
Funding
Annual appropriations
Independence
Direct presidential control
What it does
HUD is the Cabinet department responsible for national housing and urban policy. It runs programs that expand access to affordable rental and homeownership opportunities (including FHA mortgage insurance and public housing), enforces fair-housing laws against discrimination, and funds community and economic development in cities and towns nationwide.
HousingUrban DevelopmentCommunity DevelopmentFair Housing
Where it sits
How it fits
Created by Congress under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (Pub. L. 89-174, 79 Stat. 667 (codified at 42 U.S.C. ch. 44, sec. 3531 et seq.)), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
Recent actions
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public/Private Partnerships for the Mixed-Finance Development of Public Housing Units
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Payee Verification and Payment Processing
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Questionnaire(s); Complaint Intake Form
Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Application Submission Requirements
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comprehensive Transactional Forms Supporting FHA's Section 242 Mortgage Insurance Program for Hospitals
Notice of Intent To Reorganize HUD and Revise Headquarters and Field Operating Model
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI)