| Shorttitle: | Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 |
| Othershorttitles: | Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 |
| Longtitle: | An Act to provide for the establishment of construction and safety standards for mobile homes, and for other purposes. |
| Colloquialacronym: | MHCSSA, NMHCSSA |
| Nickname: | National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act |
| Enacted By: | 93rd |
| Effective Date: | August 22, 1974 |
| Public Law Url: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-88/pdf/STATUTE-88-Pg633-2.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 93-383 |
| Cite Statutes At Large: | aka 88 Stat. 700 |
| Title Amended: | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
| Sections Created: | § 5401 et seq. |
| Leghisturl: | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d093:SN03066:@@@R |
| Introducedin: | Senate |
| Introducedby: | William Proxmire (D–WI) |
| Introduceddate: | October 4, 1973 |
| Committees: | Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, House Banking and Currency |
| Passedbody1: | Senate |
| Passeddate1: | March 11, 1974 |
| Passedvote1: | 76-11, in lieu of |
| Passedbody2: | House |
| Passeddate2: | June 20, 1974 |
| Passedvote2: | 351-25, in lieu of |
| Conferencedate: | August 12, 1974 |
| Passedbody3: | Senate |
| Passeddate3: | August 13, 1974 |
| Passedvote3: | 84-0, in lieu of |
| Passedbody4: | House |
| Passeddate4: | August 15, 1974 |
| Passedvote4: | 377-21, in lieu of |
| Signedpresident: | Gerald R. Ford |
| Signeddate: | August 22, 1974 |
Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 or National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act is a United States federal law establishing design and development safety standards for manufactured housing or prefabricated homes. The codified law authorized stipulations whereas any proposed safety standard shall be equitable for a particular type of mobile home with consideration of additional cost liabilities for the future homeownership. The Act of Congress endorsed violative civil penalties and judicial review of Federal mobile home construction and safety standards developed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Act mandated the establishment of the National Mobile Home Advisory Council and National Mobile Home Administration.
The S. 2538 legislation appended the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 on February 27, 1974. The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 was a significant congressional amendment to the Housing Act of 1937. The United States housing authorization bill was passed by the United States 93rd Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974.
Congressional amendments to the Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act.
| Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 1980 | P.L. 96-399 | Jimmy E. Carter | |||
| December 27, 2000 | P.L. 106-569 | William J. Clinton |