The Housing Act will become U.S. law at midnight, whether or not President Donald Trump signs it.
Published July 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says he will not sign the bipartisan housing affordability bill in protest of the Senate’s failure to pass the controversial Save America Act ballot measure.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, President Trump said he would not support signing an unrelated housing bill that would speed up environmental reviews of construction projects, encourage development and limit the number of single-family homes that institutional investors can purchase.
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This bill becomes law with or without the president’s signature. Once a bill reaches the president’s desk, the president has 10 days to sign it or veto it. If you do neither, it becomes law at midnight.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said it was unlikely the president would issue a last-minute veto.
The housing bill known as “Roadway to 21st Century Housing,” which President Trump called a “yawn” on June 29, was a rare moment of bipartisan agreement in a bitterly divided U.S. Congress. It passed 85-5 in the Senate and 358-2 in the House.
The provisions included in the bill are popular. Seventy percent of Americans support a ban on additional single-family home purchases by institutional investors who own more than 350 homes, according to a Bipartisan Policy Center poll.
The bill would also establish an incentive program for communities to build more housing and encourage the development of modular housing. It also includes provisions to make it easier for communities to convert underutilized land to housing.
Housing remains a major pressure on Americans, with 79% saying housing costs are a “very important” or “very important” issue, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
The median U.S. home price reached a record high of $440,600 in June, but mortgage rates remain high. The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is currently 6.49%.
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President Trump canceled the original signing ceremony for the housing bill on June 24 to pressure Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act. The bill’s provisions would require proof of citizenship to create a national voter database using voter registration and state records.
New restrictions will also be placed on voting by mail in the 2024 presidential election, even though about a quarter of Republicans voted by mail, according to an MIT study.
A version of the ballot measure passed the House but failed to clear the Senate filibuster threshold of 60 votes.
Under current election laws, states, not the federal government, administer elections.
The White House did not respond to Al Jazeera’s request for comment.
