House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to send a major housing bill to President Donald Trump’s desk Monday, starting a 10-day window during which he will have to decide either to sign or veto it.
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If Trump does not take action within 10 days after the White House receives the bill, it will automatically become law, as long as Congress is in session.
The bill, aimed at boosting housing supply and lowering costs, passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support. But Trump said last week that he would not sign it until lawmakers take up a measure to impose new elections rules, which does not currently have enough support to pass the Senate.
Johnson said on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that he wants Trump to sign the bill once he sends it Monday, but the president has not publicly committed to doing so.
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Trump’s boycott has complicated getting a measure into law that could bolster both Republicans’ and Democrats’ midterm messages as they seek to show voters they are addressing affordability concerns.
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