Johnson Sends Bipartisan Housing Bill to Trump After 10-Day Signature Standoff
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Updated · Detroit News · Jun 28
Johnson Sends Bipartisan Housing Bill to Trump After 10-Day Signature Standoff
3 articles · Updated · Detroit News · Jun 28
Summary
Monday is when Speaker Mike Johnson says he will transmit the bipartisan housing affordability bill to Donald Trump, despite Trump’s refusal days earlier to sign it before a voter ID measure advances.
Wednesday’s canceled signing ceremony was part of Trump’s push for the SAVE America Act, which would require photo ID for federal voting and proof of citizenship for registration.
10 days after receiving the bill, Trump must sign or veto it; otherwise the housing measure becomes law without his signature because it already passed both chambers.
Thursday’s Johnson-Trump meeting also focused on reviving the voting bill, which cleared the House in February but has stalled in the Senate amid fierce Democratic opposition.
Republicans are now weighing whether to attach the voting measure to a budget reconciliation package that could pass with 51 Senate votes, even if Senate rules objections arise.