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Housing package with Liccardo’s bills sails through Congress, stifled by Trump
President Trump refused to sign on Wednesday the most significant federal housing reform package in more than 30 years, canceling a scheduled signing ceremony. The housing package included four bills spearheaded by Rep. Sam Liccardo, whose district includes Palo Alto, Mountain View and Menlo Park.
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The Hill
· Jun 28, 2026
Johnson to send housing bill to Trump on Monday
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said he will send the bipartisan housing bill passed overwhelmingly by both chambers of Congress to President Trump on Monday. Trump last week said he would not sign the bill, despite the support from both parties, unless the Senate first takes action on elections legislation that is opposed...
Washington Examiner
· Jul 12, 2026
Zach Halaschak: Landmark housing bill targets America’s biggest affordability problem
Washington Examiner economics reporter Zach Halaschak emphasized that a bipartisan housing bill aimed at boosting the nation’s housing supply is a significant step toward addressing America’s housing affordability crisis. “This is a big achievement for Republicans and Democrats who’ve been working for a very long time on boosting housing supply,” Halaschak said on LiveNOW from []
Eschaton
· Jul 10, 2026
They Could Still Tout It
Don't really understand the entire premise here. Trump isn't gonna veto it (presumably). They passed it. It will become law . President Donald Trump said Friday that he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill in protest of Republicans’ inability to advance separate elections overhaul legislation, dealing a major political blow to vulnerable lawmakers in his own party. The housing bill is set to become law at midnight even without Trump’s signature. But GOP leaders had originally hoped to tout the moment as a historic economic achievement ahead of midterm elections that are likely to be defined by Americans’ concerns over the cost of living.
Off The Press
· Jun 28, 2026
Speaker Johnson: Housing Bill Will be Sent to Trump on Monday
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would send a bipartisan housing affordability bill to President Donald Trump on Monday, days after the Republican president refused to sign the bill until a divisive voting rights measure was passed. “It’s passed by both chambers. I’m sending it to him on Monday, and it will become []...Click to read more
Bisnow News
· Jun 30, 2026
The Housing Bill Sitting On Trump's Desk Isn't The Game-Changer Many Hoped — Or Feared
The federal housing bill stalled on President Donald Trump’s desk is the most significant housing policy in a generation. But while it is a step toward expanding supply, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act will not be a game-changer for the commercial...
DNyuz
· Jun 23, 2026
Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a landmark housing bill, notching a rare bipartisan accomplishment ahead of the midterm elections and clearing the way for President Trump to sign the most significant piece of housing legislation in 36 years. The bill’s passage, by a lopsided 358-to-32 vote, ended months of sparring between the House and []
NewsBTC
· Jun 24, 2026
Congress Sends Anti-CBDC Housing Bill To Trump After House Vote
Congress Sends Anti-CBDC Housing Bill To Trump After House Vote TL;DR The House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act after earlier Senate appr
The Epoch Times
· Jun 28, 2026
Johnson Confident Trump Will Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill
The House Speaker said he is sending the housing affordability bill to Trump on Monday.
Portside
· Jun 26, 2026
The Most Underappreciated Part of the Bipartisan Housing Bill
The Most Underappreciated Part of the Bipartisan Housing Bill jay Thu, 06/25/2026 - 21:16
National Republican Congressional Committee
· Jun 23, 2026
Another Promise Kept: House Republicans Lower Housing Costs
House Republicans just passed critical bipartisan, bicameral legislation to deliver on President Trump and Republicans’ agenda to lower housing costs. The bill increases the number of homes available, cuts costs, and helps more working families achieve homeownership. “Democrats spent years fueling a housing crisis with their failed policies. Republicans are taking real action to build more homes, lower costs, and [] The post Another Promise Kept: House Republicans Lower Housing Costs appeared first on NRCC.
MS NOW
· Jun 25, 2026
Donald Trump wants to hold working families hostage
In today’s edition of The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing bill, Steve Rattner weighs in on the Iran MOU, and more. The post Donald Trump wants to hold working families hostage appeared first on MS NOW.
Investing.com
· Jun 28, 2026
Housing bill will be sent to Trump on Monday, US House speaker says
Housing bill will be sent to Trump on Monday, US House speaker says
Raw Story
· Jul 10, 2026
Trump 'doesn't care' to sign bipartisan bill that would help desperate Americans: Analyst
The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump to either sign or veto a bipartisan bill that could help renters and prospective homeowners nationwide, reports show. The housing legislation will go into effect midnight Friday as the 10-day deadline to either sign or kill the bill elapses. Despite the bill's strong bipartisan support and the pressing need for housing, Trump has taken no action, noted political analyst Amy Suskind.It’s one of the least politically astute moves that I can remember, she wrote on X. He just doesn’t care.The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims at ease the nation’s affordability crisis and passed in both the House and Senate last month. But Trump canceled his signing ceremony on June 24 as he demanded Congress push the SAVE America Act forward instead, an MS NOW report notes.The housing legislation represents one of the rare major bipartisan achievements of the 119th Congress, MS NOW reported, bringing together lawmakers from both parties around a package intended to increase the nation’s housing supply and lower costs for renters and prospective homebuyers.
Sky News Australia
· Jun 25, 2026
Donald Trump refuses to sign housing bill until the SAVE America Act is passed
US President Donald Trump is in a standoff with Congress as he refuses to sign a new bipartisan housing bill. The US President is trying to force passage of the SAVE Act, refusing to sign a big bipartisan housing package unless it happens. This comes as the US President has also managed to convince Republicans to reverse a vote to end the war in Iran.
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 28, 2026
Housing Or Voter ID? CNN Interview Heats Up As Florida Rep. Donalds Defends Stalling Bill
President Donald Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans pass the SAVE America Act, a voter I.D. bill, before he will sign any other legislation. This includes a pending bipartisan housing bill. Trump reportedly told House Speaker Mike Johnson last week that housing was not a priority. On Saturday, CNN’s Omar Jimenez interviewed Rep. Byron Donalds [] Housing Or Voter ID? CNN Interview Heats Up As Florida Rep. Donalds Defends Stalling Bill
Al Jazeera
· Jul 11, 2026
Why the new US housing bill won’t fix the crisis
Why the new US housing bill won't fix the crisis.
ABC7 New York
· Jul 12, 2026
Bipartisan housing bill becomes law without Trump's signature: Here's what to know
Bipartisan housing bill becomes law without Trump's signature: Here's what to know
Knewz
· Jul 2, 2026
Mike Johnson says housing bill will become law despite Trump’s push for SAVE America Act
House Speaker Mike Johnson drew a line in the sand on Monday, June 29, declaring that a sweeping bipartisan housing reform package will become federal law—with or without President Donald Trump‘s signature. Johnson officially transmitted the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to the White House, triggering a constitutional 10-day window for Trump to act....
NPR News
· Jun 23, 2026
Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades
An expansive bipartisan bill intended to bring down the cost of housing by boosting the supply of homes has passed both houses of Congress, and is headed to the president's desk for a signature.
Hartmann Report
· Jul 11, 2026
Saturday Report 7/11/26 — Trump refuses to sign the biggest housing bill in a generation, ICE shoots the wrong man in Houston, and the referees of our elections get purged...
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USA TODAY
· Jun 30, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson asserts Trump won't veto housing bill
Speaker Mike Johnson says the pending housing bill will become law with or without President Donald Trump's signature. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3emsv5m5 Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
The Daily Beast
· Jun 25, 2026
CNN Data Guru Brutally Mocks TACO Trump Flip-Flop
CNNCNN’s data guru was left stunned by President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation of a bill signing he could have touted as a way to help Americans crippled by the affordability crisis.The ceremony to sign a bipartisan housing bill, which seeks to make home buying cheaper for Americans, was upended by Trump at the 11th hour on Wednesday, blindsiding Republicans, who, Harry Enten says, have every right to be infuriated with the president now.“You know, if I were a Republican member of Congress and I was listening to President Trump, the only words that enter my mind are, ‘Oh God, oh God, no, what are you doing?’” Enten said. Read more at The Daily Beast.
CoinDesk
· Jun 22, 2026
U.S. Senate passes housing bill that carries four-year ban on a Fed CBDC
U.S. Senate passes housing bill that carries four-year ban on a Fed CBDC
Nepal News
· Jun 29, 2026
१२ वर्षमा सबभन्दा अनुशासित बजेट ल्यायौँ : अर्थमन्त्री वाग्ले
काठमाडौँ। अर्थमन्त्री स्वर्णिम वाग्लेले पछिल्लो १२ वर्षमा सबभन्दा अनुशासित बजेट ल्याएको बताएका छन्। राष्ट्रिय सभा बैठकमा सोमबार विनियोजन विधेयक, २०८३ माथि विचार गरियोस् भन्ने प्रस्तावमाथिको छलफलका क्रममा उठेका प्रश्नको जवाफ दिँदै उनले अहिलेको घोषित बजेटको आकार प्रक्षेपित अर्थतन्त्रको आकारको अनुपातमा २८.५ प्रतिशत मात्रै भएको बताए। जुन पछिल्लो १२ वर्षमा भन्दा सानो बजेट भएको उनले दाबी []
Arise News
· Jun 28, 2026
Johnson To Send Housing Affordability Bill To Trump Monday
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will send Congress-approved housing affordability bill to President Donald Trump on Monday for signing.
Attack the System
· Jun 27, 2026
The Housing Bill Trump Won’t Sign
The Housing Bill Trump Won’t Sign Plus: Mamdani’s rent freeze, Darializa’s “no jail for murderers” stance, inflation ticks up, and more LIZ WOLFE A decent start: On Wednesday, President Donald Trump canceled his plans to sign a shockingly decent housing bill that had passed both House and Senate. [] The post The Housing Bill Trump Won’t Sign first appeared on Attack the System.
Watchdog Report
· Jun 25, 2026
Washington Land Grab Hides In Housing ‘Fix’
A massive new housing bill racing through Congress claims to rescue young Americans from the housing crisis, but it also expands Washington’s grip on your neighborhood and the housing market itself. Story Snapshot The Senate passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with an overwhelming vote, calling it the biggest housing reform in []
The Real Deal
· Jul 1, 2026
Policy Pro: NY electric buildings fight could reach the Supreme Court
This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here. Hey there, let’s get into the latest news at the intersection of policy and real estate: In this edition we mention: Managing partner at Reichman Jorgensen Lehman Feldberg Sarah Jorgensen, Director of the city’s Department of Investigation Marshals Bureau Michael Bernstein, state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, Assembly member Yudelka Tapia and others. We Heard Have a tip or feedback? Reach me at caroline.spivack@therealdeal.com. The Catch-UpThe fate of a bipartisan housing bill is in limbo thanks to []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
Drudge Retort
· Jun 30, 2026
Trump: Bipartisan Affordable Housing Bill is a 'yawn'
President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he'd sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was so unimportant compared with his efforts to secure a controversial overhaul of federal elections.
Townhall
· Jul 3, 2026
This Republican Has a Wild Idea for Fixing Housing Prices: Let the Market Actually Work
This Republican Has a Wild Idea for Fixing Housing Prices: Let the Market Actually Work
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