Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing as 10-Day Clock Nears Expiry
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 10
Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing as 10-Day Clock Nears Expiry
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 10
Summary
Trump abruptly scrapped a Capitol signing ceremony for the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, leaving the measure to become law Friday without his signature unless he acts by midnight.
A Truth Social post tied the cancellation to lawmakers’ failure to pass his SAVE AMERICA ACT, even though Senate Republicans had already said they lacked votes for the election bill.
Invited lawmakers, lobbyists and housing officials were caught off guard—some learned of the cancellation by text or email while heading to Statuary Hall, where the stage and flags were already set.
The housing bill won overwhelming bipartisan support and would cap institutional purchases at 350 single-family homes, expand federal building grants and cut costs for manufactured housing.
Trump’s move undercut one of Congress’s biggest housing measures since the financial crisis and, critics said, squandered a chance to show action on affordability before the midterms.