Bipartisan housing bill becomes law after Trump’s signature snub

Administration Bipartisan housing bill becomes law after Trump’s signature snub Comments: by Finya Swai - 07/11/26 8:59 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Finya Swai - 07/11/26 8:59 AM ET Comments: Link copied

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A bipartisan housing bill automatically became law early Saturday without President Trump’s signature, after Trump sought to stall it in protest of the Senate’s failure to pass his voter ID legislation.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is a comprehensive measure aimed to address housing affordability by increasing the supply of homes and lowering costs by limiting major investors from purchasing single-family homes, among other aspects.

The bill easily passed the House and Senate, and Trump was scheduled to sign the bill into law at a Capitol Hill signing ceremony last month. However, he abruptly canceled the event just hours before it was scheduled to take place, claiming his priority was the SAVE America Act.

The election reform legislation would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and voters to show photo IDs when casting ballots.

“I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social.

His inaction was largely symbolic. The Constitution allows a bill that has passed both chambers of Congress to automatically become law if the bill is not signed or vetoed by the president within 10 days, excluding Sundays.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent the bill to Trump’s desk on June 29, and the constitutionally mandated window closed at midnight Saturday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a top proponent of the measure in the Senate, scrutinized Trump’s refusal to sign the bill into law.

“Why did President Trump sit on the landmark housing bill for more than 2 weeks? Maybe because there was nothing in it for him personally—no gold-encrusted ballroom, no Qatari jet, no $2 billion crypto deal,” she said in a statement.

“Nothing in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing except ways to make housing more affordable. Donald Trump couldn’t pick up the pen because he just isn’t interested in lowering costs for American families,” Warren added.