Between 1961 and 1964, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson annually proposed that Congress pass legislation creating a cabinet-level housing department. On March 28, 1965, this typed copy of the administration- backed bill creating a Department of Housing and Urban Development was introduced by Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-CN). The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization began hearings on March 31.