President Donald Trump has declined to sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill, staging a protest against the Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act, a strict voter identification measure. Despite the president’s refusal to sign the legislation, the bill is poised to automatically become law without his signature upon the expiration of the 10-day constitutional review period.

The housing bill represents a rare moment of bipartisan consensus in a deeply polarized Congress, aiming to address the national housing affordability crisis. Key provisions of the legislation include streamlining or waiving environmental reviews to accelerate home construction and imposing limits on the volume of existing single-family homes that institutional Wall Street investors can acquire.

Trump expressed his frustration on social media, urging Senate Republicans to dismantle the legislative filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act and other party priorities. The proposed voting legislation would mandate proof of citizenship for voter registration and establish a national voter database compiled from state-level records, though it currently lacks the necessary legislative support to pass the Senate.

The bill was officially transmitted to the White House late last month by House Speaker Mike Johnson, triggering the 10-day countdown for presidential action. Trump had previously canceled a scheduled signing ceremony in late June to exert pressure on lawmakers, but his decision to withhold his signature rather than issue a formal veto allows the housing measure to take effect regardless.