House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is sending a housing affordability bill to President Donald Trump on Monday and that “it will become law,” just days after the president canceled a ceremony to sign it.
Johnson said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that passing the bill was a “Republican priority” because it would reduce housing costs and cut regulations. He said he had discussions with Trump about the bill.
The Senate approved the housing bill 85–5 on June 22, and the House passed it 358–32 the following day, making it one of the most broadly supported bipartisan measures approved this year.
The Epoch Times contacted the White House for a response to Johnson’s comments, but did not receive a response by publication time.
On June 24, Trump posted on Truth Social that he was canceling the news conference and bill signing ceremony “until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.”
Trump has said that he won’t sign any other legislation until the SAVE America Act passed. “It supersedes everything else,” Trump posted on Truth Social in March.
The SAVE America Act would require people registering to vote in federal elections to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or certain government-issued IDs.
Supporters say it would strengthen election integrity by preventing noncitizen voting, while opponents argue it could make registration more difficult for eligible voters lacking required documents. The legislation also requires photo identification for voting and increases penalties for election officials who violate election laws.
Meanwhile, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act awaits the president’s signature. The legislation combines more than 60 housing proposals aimed at increasing affordable housing, streamlining federal reviews, expanding mortgage access, supporting manufactured housing, reforming subsidized housing programs, and restricting large institutional purchases of new single-family homes, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Trump for canceling the signing ceremony, writing on X that the president “doesn’t care about bringing down your costs.”
On June 26, Warren urged Trump to sign the bill, calling it the largest housing package coming out of the government in more than 30 years.
“Americans want housing costs to go down and we have a law that is passed through the House, through the Senate, big bipartisan majorities, ready to go and Donald Trump wakes up this morning and decides he just can’t sign it into law,” Warren said.
