Johnson to Present Housing Bill to Trump, Starting 10-Day Clock After Refusal
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Johnson to Present Housing Bill to Trump, Starting 10-Day Clock After Refusal
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
Mike Johnson said he will formally present the bipartisan housing bill to Trump after the president scrapped a planned signing ceremony and said he was “not signing” it.
Once delivered, Trump gets 10 days excluding Sundays to sign or return the measure; if he does neither, it becomes law without his signature unless Congress is adjourned and a pocket veto applies.
That timing matters because the House and Senate are scheduled to recess for 10 days starting July 3 and again for most of August, leaving legal uncertainty over whether a recess could kill the bill.
A direct veto would force Republicans to decide whether to override Trump with two-thirds votes in both chambers, a threshold the bill cleared this week but that could be harder to reach if he actively opposes it.
Trump has called the measure “minor” and tied his resistance to demands for Senate action on national voting restrictions, even as Republicans want the housing bill as proof they are tackling living costs.