Housing bill will be sent to Trump on Monday, US House speaker says

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Source: Reuters

June 28, 2026 10:26 AM EDT Updated 6 hours ago


WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would send a bipartisan housing affordability bill to Donald Trump on Monday, ​days after the Republican president refused to sign the bill until a divisive ‌voting rights measure was passed. "It's passed by both chambers. I'm sending it to him on Monday, and it will become law," Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program.

Trump on Wednesday abruptly canceled ​a signing ceremony for the housing legislation in an effort to pressure Republicans into ​passing a controversial voter ID bill, known as the "SAVE America Act." The voting ⁠act would require a photo ID to vote in federal elections and proof of U.S. ​citizenship to register, while compelling states to turn over their voter registration rolls to the federal ​government. The bill, which faces vehement opposition from Democrats, passed the House of Representatives in February but has since languished in the Senate.

Johnson met with Trump on Thursday to discuss a legislative path forward for the ​voting act and rescheduling the housing bill signing. Trump supporters want to include the SAVE America ​Act in a special budget reconciliation bill that can pass the Senate with 51 Republican votes and overrule ‌the ⁠parliamentarian — the official charged with upholding chamber rules — if the voter ID measure is ruled ineligible, as it was earlier this year.

Democrats say the voter ID law is designed to make it more difficult to vote for thousands of Americans, particularly those in heavily Democratic districts. Because the housing ​bill was passed by ​both houses of ⁠Congress, it could become law whether Trump signs it or not. Under the Constitution, after receiving the bill, the president has 10 days to ​sign or veto the bill, and if he declines to do ​either, it would ⁠become law without his signature.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-says-he-will-send-housing-bill-trump-monday-2026-06-28/

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Because the housing ​bill was passed by ​both houses of ⁠Congress, it could become law whether Trump signs it or not. Under the Constitution, after receiving the bill, the president has 10 days to ​sign or veto the bill, and if he declines to do ​either, it would ⁠become law without his signature.

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1. WOW...........

congress do have legs.

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2. This is simply the only thing the R's have to hold up to the elector

before and during elections. It's their ONE bill passed that helps us. ONE... remember and see.

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3. MaddowBlog-'It's a yawn': Trump just doesn't care about bipartisan bill to address housing crisis

The president is guided by his obsessions. Helping Americans deal with an affordability crisis just doesn’t capture and keep his attention.

Trump is guided by his obsessions and personal grievances, and he just can’t bring himself to give a damn about the housing crisis.

But just as notably, he also can’t seem to hide his indifference. He doesn’t care, and he wants you to know that he doesn’t care.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-30T13:26:29.632Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-housing-bill-affordability-crisis-yawn

To hear House Speaker Mike Johnson tell it, proponents of the bipartisan housing bill that cleared Capitol Hill last week have nothing to worry about. Asked about Donald Trump and the future of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing legislation, the Louisiana Republican told USA Today, “He won’t veto the bill.”

Time will tell whether the president makes Johnson appear foolish, but in the meantime, as Trump weighs his options, he continues to make clear that he just doesn’t much care about the proposal sitting on his desk.

Q: Will you sign that housing bill?

TRUMP: It hasn't been sent to me yet. It's coming I understand, and then I'll make the determination. Big deal. It's a yawn.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-29T19:39:05.433Z

....As part of the same exchange, the Republican added that the legislation is “so unimportant” when compared with the anti-voting measure he’s desperate to get through Congress.....

The president has raised some vague concerns about the substance of the package, but his Monday comments hinted at a different kind of problem: Trump simply finds this boring......

The president is guided by his obsessions and personal grievances — election conspiracy theories, assorted renovation projects, etc. — and helping Americans deal with an affordability crisis just doesn’t capture and keep his attention.

What’s amazing about this isn’t just his indifference, which is striking enough, but also his willingness to tell people just how little he cares. This is the same president who’s also said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” “I love the inflation” and “I don’t want to drive housing prices down.”

Many Americans voted for Trump in 2024, believing his rhetoric about lowering costs and addressing the cost of living. Two years later, his scam has been made plain.