Trump holds up housing bill over SAVE Act demand (opens in new tab)

President Trump canceled a planned June 24 Capitol signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, saying he would not sign the bipartisan housing package until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, an elections bill he called a “National Emergency”. The housing bill had cleared the Senate 85-5 and the House 358-32. It aims to increase housing supply and lower costs through regulatory changes, faster construction reviews and limits on some institutional purchases of single-family h...