Johnson to send bipartisan housing bill to Trump Monday

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Sunday that he will send a bipartisan housing affordability bill to President Donald Trump on Monday, setting up a potential confrontation over a separate, stalled voting rights measure. The president had canceled a signing ceremony for the housing bill last Wednesday, stating he would not sign it until Congress passes the Republican-backed SAVE America Act.

The housing legislation, known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support last week. The House voted 358-32 and the Senate voted 85-5 in favor of the wide-ranging bill, which aims to lower housing costs, expand homeownership access, and limit corporate ownership of rental properties. The United States faces a shortage of 7.2 million affordable rental units for low-income households.

Despite its broad support, President Trump linked its enactment to the passage of the SAVE America Act, a controversial voting bill that would require photo identification and proof of citizenship for federal voter registration. That legislation, which passed the House in February, has faced strong Democratic opposition in the Senate....