Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 658

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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President Donald Trump is running out of time to decide what to do with a bipartisan bill meant to lower housing costs by making it easier to build.

If Trump does not sign the measure, it would become law at 12:01 a.m. Saturday under a provision of the Constitution that gives the president 10 days, excluding Sundays, to sign or veto a bill. Trump has said he would not sign the bill to pressure the …

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