{"id":667,"date":"2026-06-24T21:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=667"},"modified":"2026-06-24T21:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:38:36","slug":"trump-cancels-signing-of-bipartisan-housing-bill-demands-congress-first-pass-the-save-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=667","title":{"rendered":"Trump Cancels Signing of Bipartisan Housing Bill, Demands Congress First Pass the SAVE Act"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the planned signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Wednesday, demanding Congress first pass the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday\u2019s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d Trump declared on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

The housing package, which passed the House by a 358\u201332 vote and cleared the Senate with wide bipartisan support, aims to lower housing costs by expanding supply, easing zoning regulations, and restricting large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes.<\/p>\n

Despite the cancellation, the bill may become law within 10 days if Congress remains in session and Trump doesn\u2019t veto it.<\/p>\n

While Trump\u2019s move rankled some Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) appeared to take it in stride.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the top priority, because if you do not have safe elections in this grand experiment in self-governance that we have in a constitutional republic, you don\u2019t have anything,\u201d the Speaker said during a press conference on Capitol Hill. \u201cWe have to ensure it. We have to press for election integrity measures. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve made it a top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson, who said he spoke with Trump for roughly 20 minutes Wednesday morning, assured reporters that the delay is strategic and the housing bill is not dead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe housing bill is a great product,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe\u2019re addressing the affordability problem in housing. When interest rates are high and costs are high, it makes the barrier to entry so high that young families can\u2019t get into houses anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Johnson also threw cold water on the notion that Trump would veto the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a window of time before he has to sign a bill, and he\u2019s going to use a little bit more of that window of time, and we\u2019re going to go through this together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Speaker appeared confident that Trump will eventually sign the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, 10 days is my estimation. He\u2019ll do it within that 10-day window,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The SAVE America Act, which requires voter ID and proof of citizenship, has stalled in the Senate due to lack of Democrat support.<\/p>\n

Johnson, who has been a vocal supporter of the overwhelmingly popular legislation, said Republicans have offered multiple versions of the bill but Senate Democrats have blocked every time.<\/p>\n

He told reporters that Republicans are considering budget reconciliation as the only viable option to break through Democrat obstruction and pass the legislation. Reconciliation is a congressional process that allows the Senate to bypass the filibuster.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s laser focused on SAVE America Act, as most common-sense Americans are,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe only path, I think, to get that done \u2026 you have to put it on a reconciliation bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Speaker told reporters passing the SAVE America Act has to be the top priority \u201cbecause if you do not have safe elections in this grand experiment in self government that we have in a Constitutional Republic\u2014you don\u2019t have anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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