House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) asserted to Politico that a bipartisan, landmark housing bill will become law and President Donald Trump will not veto it.
This marks one of the few issues on which Johnson has threatened Trump, according to Politico's Meredith Lee Hill.
Johnson's statement followed Trump's public criticism of the bill as "unimportant" compared to the anti-voting-rights Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, drawing condemnation from housing affordability advocates.
Trump previously threatened to reject the bill entirely, creating uncertainty about whether it would become law and raising questions about potential pocket vetoes.
According to the report, Johnson "said Trump is still 'deciding' whether he’ll sign the bill or just let it go into effect within 10 days while Congress is in session. That clock started today."
"He's not going to veto. We agreed to talk about it again tomorrow," he added.
According to Politico, House GOP leadership privately conveyed to the White House, Congress has sufficient votes to override any Trump veto and would exercise that power.
The bipartisan bill includes permitting reforms to facilitate housing construction, from dense urban infill to manufactured and modular homes.
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