President Donald Trump on Wednesday cancelled plans to sign bipartisan housing legislation in a fit of pique over Republican senators’ refusal to blow up their chamber’s rules to pass his voter ID bill.
The president had been set to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in a rare Capitol signing ceremony at noon on Wednesday before attending a Senate Republican Steering Committee lunch.
But with less than an hour remaining until he was scheduled to leave the White House, he took to Truth Social to announce that the ceremony was “hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT.”
Wroth mentioning: the housing bill is veto-proof.
Fortunately, he doesn’t have to in this case. 10 days from the deadline it’s a law if nothing happens.
Except Johnson has to provide the bill to the president for that clock to start. If he holds onto it, it sits in limbo.
That’s not true. Once the bill is passed by both chambers, enrollment is handled by the clerk of the house and secretary of the Senate. Johnson has no power over their actions and can’t block anything since it’s now past his control. Now, that’s not say say he couldn’t try to convince them with the no power he has to hold it up, but I don’t know who the clerk or secretary are, if they would capitulate, or what the ramifications could be if they declined to do their duties.