Congress sends landmark housing bill to Trump, who cancels the signing
Congress has passed the largest housing bill in decades , with the House clearing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 358-32 a day after the Senate approved it 85-5. The measure aims to expand housing supply and lower costs, in part by steering more federal money to localities that speed up homebuilding and by restricting institutional investors from buying up certain single-family homes.
Despite the lopsided, bipartisan margins, President Trump canceled the planned signing ceremony, saying he wants Congress to first pass a strict voter ID measure, the SAVE Act. The bill has been sent to his desk; the cancellation delays enactment rather than killing it, but it signals Trump intends to use the popular, broadly supported legislation as leverage for an unrelated elections priority.
The standoff is notable precisely because the housing bill is not contested on its merits — the votes show rare cross-party consensus. By withholding his signature, Trump ties a cost-of-living win that both parties want to claim to a voting-rules fight that divides them.