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A BILL TO AMEND THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
JUNE 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, JULY 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1939
Printed for the use of the Committee on Banking and Currency
.A.5. 1939 i
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY
HENRY B. STEAGALL, Alabama, Chairman
JESSE P. WOLCOTT, Michigan CHARLES L. GIFFORD, Massachusetts ROBERT LUCE, Massachusetts FRED L. CRAWFORD, Michigan RALPH A. GAMBLE, New York
RICHARD M. SIMPSON, Pennsylvania
NOBLE J. JOHNSON, Indiana ROBERT W. KEAN, New Jersey JESSIE SUMNER, Illinois
WILLIAM J. MILLER, Connecticut
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Statement of—
Nathan Straus, Administrator, United States Housing Authority.
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Leon H. Keyserling, Deputy Administrator and Acting General Coun-
sel, United States Housing Authority--.
William T. Reed, Jr., Assistant Counsel, National Association of In- surance Agents...
Hon. Frederick C. Smith, Member of Congress from the State of Ohio-
Girard Lambert, Princeton, N. J.......
Hon. Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture.
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Table of documents, memoranda, and exhibits submitted by the United
States Housing Authority:
Summary of facts and accomplishments under present U. S. H. A.
program as contrasted with additional program contemplated by
S. 591_-
Report of Mr. Straus to the Senate Committee on Education and
Labor...
Exhibits submitted by Mr. Straus in connection with his report to the
Senate Committee on Education and Labor:
Public housing legislation in the States, as of May 8, 1939, ex-
hibit I.
Estimated U. S. H. A. loan disbursements and employment created under present and expanded authorization, exhibit II_ Explanation of annual contribution amounts proposed and authorized, exhibit III.
Estimated average rent and income groups to be reached in
U. S. H. A.-aided projects covered by approved loan con-
tracts, exhibit IV..
Comparison of rents in U. S. H. A.-aided projects with average
of median rents for cities in which the first 181 projects will be
located, exhibit V...
What are housing costs?
Exhibit VI.
Cost comparisons, 1. Comparison of costs with private industry,
exhibit VII..
Cost comparisons, 3. Comparison of costs with other Federal
agencies, exhibit VIII.
Cost comparisons, 2. Comparison of dwelling facilities costs
with U. S. H. A. statutory limitations, exhibit IX.
Cost trends of U. S. H. A.-assisted projects, exhibit X.
Housing program has reached both large and small communities,
exhibit XI..
Indexes of number of dwellings built, 1919-37; United States
compared with England and Wales, exhibit XII.
Cumulative number of dwellings built, 1919-37, by local authori-
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ties with public assistance and by private builders without pub- lic assistance in England and Wales, exhibit XIII.
Residential construction for families in the United States by in-
come groups, exhibit XIV..
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The housing market:
Southern cities over 25,000 population, exhibit XV-
Northern cities over 25,000 population, exhibit XVI..
Variations in State laws relating to local housing authorities_
State laws making bonds of local housing authorities legal investments
for public bodies, banks, other financial institutions, and fiduci-
aries..
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Letter from Secretary Wallace with respect to the proposed rural
housing amendment...
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