President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a Wednesday ceremony to sign the most sweeping housing bill in a generation, saying he will hold off until lawmakers pass a long-debated GOP measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared both chambers this week with rare bipartisan margins, 85-5 in the Senate on Monday night and 358-32 in the House on Tuesday, and had been sent to the president’s desk.

Trump was scheduled to sign it at the Capitol around midday ahead of a lunch with Senate Republicans.

Less than two hours before the ceremony, he posted on Truth Social that the event was “hereby cancelled” until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register and photo identification to vote in federal elections.

The canceled ceremony does not by itself stop the bill from becoming law. Under the Constitution, legislation that has passed both chambers and been presented to the president becomes law automatically if he does not sign or veto it within 10 days, excluding Sundays, while Congress remains in session.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), who chairs the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, folded several of her own bills into the final package, including the Helping More Families Save Act, the Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025, and the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act.

“Today, I was thrilled to join my Senate colleagues in taking a critical step to empower more Alabamians and Americans with the opportunity to own a home as we overwhelmingly passed the most comprehensive housing policy bill in decades,” Britt said.

“This is an incredible win for hardworking individuals and families and would not have been possible without the tireless work of Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott. For far too long, the American Dream of homeownership has been completely out of reach—Chair Scott recognized this and worked across the aisle and across chambers to deliver solutions for the American people,” Britt said.

The legislation limits institutional investors who own more than 350 single-family homes from buying additional properties, streamlines environmental reviews to speed construction, and eases local zoning barriers.

Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator, and soon-to-be Governor, Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), was one of five Republicans to vote against the bill, joining Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Rick Scott (R-FL).

Tuberville said in a FOX News interview on Wednesday afternoon with Martha MacCallum the Senate should have taken up the SAVE America Act first and has argued the housing bill leans too heavily on federal spending, contending lower interest rates would do more to improve affordability.

The SAVE America Act passed the House earlier this year but has stalled in the Senate, where it needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.

“If you want to fix housing, drop the interest rate – that’s how you fix housing and make it more affordable,” Tuberville said.

The housing bill now awaits the president’s signature — or the calendar.