President Trump has axed his plans to sign what CNN calls "the most sweeping federal housing package in a generation"—and tied his about-face to his election-overhaul push. He scrapped Wednesday's signing of the major bipartisan housing bill just hours before it was to take place, saying he won't put his name on it until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, which he labeled a "National Emergency" in a Truth Social post.
The move leaves the fate of the housing measure, which cleared both chambers with lopsided support, in limbo; NBC News reports the White House hasn't said whether Trump will eventually sign or veto it. The bill is designed to ease housing costs by boosting home construction and curbing large investors' purchases of single-family homes—an election-year achievement Republicans were eager to tout. Instead, Trump is ramping up pressure on Senate Republicans to back SAVE, which would tighten voter ID and citizenship rules nationwide—something GOP leaders say they don't have the votes to do.
In a post earlier on Wednesday, Trump decried the housing bill as being "of minor importance compared to lower interest rates" and "pal[ing] in comparison to passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT. ... Get the bad Republicans to approve it or, better yet, Terminate the Filibuster and approve it, AND EVERYTHING ELSE REPUBLICANS HAVE EVER DREAMED OF." As for the housing bill, the New York Times reports it can still become law even if Trump doesn't put his name to it, so long as he doesn't veto it: "If Congress is in session, legislation can generally become law 10 days after a bill is enrolled and presented to the president."
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