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BumRushDaShow

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Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:49 PM 12 hrs ago

Housing bill will be sent to Trump on Monday, US House speaker says

Source: Reuters

June 28, 2026 10:26 AM EDT Updated 6 hours ago


WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would send a bipartisan housing affordability bill to Donald Trump on Monday, ​days after the Republican president refused to sign the bill until a divisive ‌voting rights measure was passed. "It's passed by both chambers. I'm sending it to him on Monday, and it will become law," Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program.

Trump on Wednesday abruptly canceled ​a signing ceremony for the housing legislation in an effort to pressure Republicans into ​passing a controversial voter ID bill, known as the "SAVE America Act." The voting ⁠act would require a photo ID to vote in federal elections and proof of U.S. ​citizenship to register, while compelling states to turn over their voter registration rolls to the federal ​government. The bill, which faces vehement opposition from Democrats, passed the House of Representatives in February but has since languished in the Senate.

Johnson met with Trump on Thursday to discuss a legislative path forward for the ​voting act and rescheduling the housing bill signing. Trump supporters want to include the SAVE America ​Act in a special budget reconciliation bill that can pass the Senate with 51 Republican votes and overrule ‌the ⁠parliamentarian — the official charged with upholding chamber rules — if the voter ID measure is ruled ineligible, as it was earlier this year.

Democrats say the voter ID law is designed to make it more difficult to vote for thousands of Americans, particularly those in heavily Democratic districts. Because the housing ​bill was passed by ​both houses of ⁠Congress, it could become law whether Trump signs it or not. Under the Constitution, after receiving the bill, the president has 10 days to ​sign or veto the bill, and if he declines to do ​either, it would ⁠become law without his signature.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-says-he-will-send-housing-bill-trump-monday-2026-06-28/



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Because the housing ​bill was passed by ​both houses of ⁠Congress, it could become law whether Trump signs it or not. Under the Constitution, after receiving the bill, the president has 10 days to ​sign or veto the bill, and if he declines to do ​either, it would ⁠become law without his signature.
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Housing bill will be sent to Trump on Monday, US House speaker says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago OP
WOW........... Lovie777 12 hrs ago #1
This is simply the only thing the R's have to hold up to the elector slightlv 12 hrs ago #2

slightlv

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2. This is simply the only thing the R's have to hold up to the elector
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:10 PM
12 hrs ago

before and during elections. It's their ONE bill passed that helps us. ONE... remember and see.

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