Johnson Sends Housing Bill To Trump, Starts 10-Day Clock
By CU Today Staff —
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will be sent to President Donald Trump, starting the Constitution's 10-day review period despite the president's decision a day earlier to cancel a planned bill-signing ceremony, according to Reuters.
Johnson announced the move after meeting with Trump at the White House, Reuters reported. Once the enrolled bill is formally delivered, Trump will have 10 days, excluding Sundays, to sign or veto the legislation. If he takes no action and Congress remains in session, the measure automatically becomes law, according to the Associated Press.
As CUToday.info reported, Trump had abruptly canceled Wednesday's signing ceremony after declaring on social media that he would not sign the housing package until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, election legislation he has described as a priority. Johnson had expressed confidence the president would ultimately approve the bill despite the delay, Reuters reported.
The housing package passed both chambers with broad bipartisan support and includes a number of provisions intended to boost housing affordability and expand supply. It also contains credit union-backed governance reforms that modernize board meeting requirements for federally insured credit unions, changes CUs have sought for years.
The White House has not indicated whether Trump now intends to sign the legislation or allow it to become law without his signature. By transmitting the enrolled bill, however, Congress has shifted the matter to the President, beginning the constitutional deadline for action, according to the Associated Press.
Originally reported by CU Today.