President Donald Trump announced Friday on Truth Social that he will not sign the bipartisan housing bill “in PROTEST” of Congress’ failure to pass the voter-ID legislation known as the SAVE America Act.

Midnight marks the end of a 10-day window, excluding Sundays, at which point the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would automatically become law unless Trump vetoes it before. He did not threaten a veto in his social media post.

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President Donald Trump announced Friday on Truth Social that he will not sign the bipartisan housing bill “in PROTEST” of Congress’ failure to pass the voter-ID legislation known as the SAVE America Act

Midnight marks the end of a 10-day window, excluding Sundays, at which point the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would automatically become law unless Trump vetoes it before; he did not threaten a veto in his social media post

“THE SAVE AMERICA ACT’S non-passage is CRAZY, and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it!” the president wrote

Trump abruptly canceled a signing ceremony for the housing bill June 24, demanding that Congress first pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and an ID to cast a ballot

“THE SAVE AMERICA ACT’S non-passage is CRAZY, and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it!” the president wrote.

Trump abruptly canceled a signing ceremony for the housing bill June 24, demanding that Congress first pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and an ID to cast a ballot. At the time, he described the SAVE America Act’s passage as “a national emergency.”

After being asked about the housing bill by a reporter last month, Trump said that “compared ‌to the ⁠SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn,” a statement Democrats have seized upon in a midterm election year to suggest the president is not committed to improving affordability for Americans.

The voting bill has passed three times in the House but has repeatedly failed in the Senate, where it needs 60 votes to advance and where Republicans control 53 seats. Democrats uniformly oppose the measure, arguing it would suppress voting.

Trump’s prioritization of the SAVE America Act had left the status of the housing bill in limbo for more than two weeks, and it comes at a time when many Americans are struggling to pay for gasoline, groceries and housing.

On Thursday, the National Association of Realtors reported that the national median sales price for a house increased 1.8% in June compared with a year earlier and is now at an all-time high of $440,600.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would reduce federal regulations, streamline environmental reviews, speed up the construction process and curb the influence of corporate landlords by limiting their ability to purchase single-family homes. It represents one of the most sweeping efforts in decades to increase the supply of housing and bring down prices, as voter frustration runs high about the cost of living.

The legislation would expand financing, encourage the development of “innovative housing” like modular homes, require new renter protections and enhance programs that aim to end homelessness.

It would also offer funding to local governments that build more housing, including Community Development Block Grant money to places exceeding the median rate of homebuilding. It would provide new dollars for communities to turn abandoned infrastructure into housing, and it offers a framework for communities that want to reform outdated zoning regulations, which often limit larger housing developments.

Following the housing bill’s passage in the House last month, House Financial Services Chairman French Hill, an Arkansas Republican who worked on the bill, said it is the first time in years that Congress has come together to make “measurable, accountable changes” to the nation’s housing laws.

On Friday, Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. wrote on X: “Millions of Americans are being crushed by housing costs. Donald Trump called their crisis ‘a big yawn’ — then refused to sign the most significant bipartisan housing bill in decades. His priorities couldn’t be clearer: higher costs for families and more power for himself.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.