Jul 17, 2026
President Donald Trump announced he will not sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in protest of the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act, a strict voter ID measure. The housing bill will still become law automatically at midnight without his signature since he did not veto it.
The Republican Party's legislative agenda in Congress has ground to a halt, with their congressional majorities at risk. The breakdown is largely attributed to President Donald Trump's insistence on passing voter identification legislation.
The Senate defeated President Trump's SAVE America Act, a sweeping election and voter ID legislation, after four Republican senators—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, and Thom Tillis—broke ranks to vote with Democrats against the measure.