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Trump snubs housing bill to pressure GOP
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President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting restrictions.
Key facts
- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent the bill to Trump on June 29, triggering a 10-day window for the president to sign, veto, or allow it to become law without his signature
- The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot
- President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting restrictions
- Trump cancels housing affordability bill signing until SAVE Act is passed
Summary
The president's refusal is a symbolic gesture, as the housing bill will become law at midnight, with or without Trump's signature. What they're saying: "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 in a Truth Social post Friday morning. "THE SAVE AMERICA ACT'S non-passage is CRAZY, and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it! The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot.