Trump says he will not sign bipartisan housing bill: ‘a big yawn’
Because the bill was passed by both houses of Congress, it could become law whether Trump signs it or not
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill that he had called “a big yawn”, but the measure can become law without his signature.
Trump said in a social media post that he was withholding his signature “in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT”.
The housing bill was a rare instance of bipartisan agreement on major legislation in the deeply divided Congress.
Among its main provisions are waiving or speeding up environmental reviews for home construction projects and placing a cap on the number of already constructed single-family homes that big Wall Street investors can own.
On June 29, Trump called the bill “a big yawn” compared to the voting legislation. The White House has given no indication that Trump intends to veto the legislation. Without his signature or a veto message to Congress, it will become law on Saturday.