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Trump Calls Landmark Housing Bill a 'Big Yawn' as It Awaits His Signature

Speaker Mike Johnson sent the sweeping bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act to the White House on Monday, but Trump dismissed it as "a big yawn" and refused to commit to signing, threatening to let a rare legislative victory for Republicans go unsigned ahead of the midterms.

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Trump Calls Landmark Housing Bill a 'Big Yawn' as It Awaits His Signature
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A presidential brush-off for a rare bipartisan win

Speaker Mike Johnson formally sent the 21st Century Road to Housing Act to the White House on Monday, triggering a 10-day window for President Donald Trump to sign, veto, or let it lapse into law — but Trump signaled he may do none of those things with any enthusiasmcnn +1. Appearing in the Oval Office, Trump called the legislation "a big yawn" and said it was "so unimportant" compared with the SAVE America Act, his stalled voter-ID billpolitico +1. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that Trump is unlikely to sign the bill and also unlikely to veto it, leaving it to quietly become law by inaction after 10 dayscnn.

What the bill does

The legislation passed the Senate 85-5 and the House 358-32, making it the most sweeping federal housing overhaul in decadesnpr +1. Its headline provision bans large institutional investors that own at least 350 single-family homes from buying additional onesnpr +1. Beyond the investor cap, the bill streamlines environmental review for homebuilders, removes the manufactured-housing chassis requirement — cutting construction costs by an estimated $5,000 to $10,000 per unit — and creates a $200 million annual grant program rewarding local governments that measurably increase housing supplynpr +1. The package also bars the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency through 2030tradingview.

The SAVE Act standoff

Trump's reluctance stems from a demand he unveiled last week, when he abruptly canceled a White House signing ceremony and vowed to withhold his signature until the Senate passed the SAVE America Actnpr +1. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other senior Republicans have told Trump privately that the elections bill has no viable path through the Senatecnn. Sen. Bill Cassidy posted on X: "It's irresponsible to postpone signing the Housing bill due to the SAVE Act. We need to start delivering relief to people for the high cost of housing ASAP"cnn. Johnson said Monday he plans to attach the SAVE Act to the annual National Defense Authorization Act — a gambit that risks derailing the defense bill if Senate Democrats balkcnn.

A midterm liability in the making

Republicans had built their affordability message around the housing bill ahead of November's midterms, when housing costs remain a top voter concerncnn +1. A family now needs roughly $117,000 in annual income to afford a typical home — nearly $30,000 more than the median U.S. household earnsnpr. With the bill unsigned and the White House sending mixed signals, GOP incumbents face an awkward void where a legislative victory should have beencnn +1.