what date did HUD statements go away?
The department was established on September 9, 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. August 10, 1965 â The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 instituted several major expansions in federal housing programs. 2  September 1965 â HUD is created as a cabinet-level agency by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. 3  April 1968 â The Fair Housing Act.