If congressional Republicans pivot toward more work on election-focused legislation, that may reduce their capacity for other legislation. Republican lawmakers were already pushing again Wednesday for the Senate to take action on Trump’s pet bill.
“There is no path for the SAVE Act to become law,” Jaret Seiberg, a policy analyst at TD Cowen, said in a Wednesday research note. “The Senate GOP would need to eliminate the filibuster, a measure they have already rejected. Even without the filibuster, it is not clear that the bill would have the support of 50 senators, given concerns about having to prove citizenship.”
Before canceling the signing of the housing bill, Trump had posted on his social media platform that the housing bill is of “minor importance compared to lower interest rates” and other congressional priorities, and criticized the participation of Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren.
The president has a constitutionally designated 10-day period to weigh approved bills and submit them for his signature once they reach his desk. If he were to veto it, the bill would pass with enough margin to override that veto, although the president’s Republican allies would have to agree to override him.
UPDATE (June 24, 2026, 16:01 UTC): Add a comment from TD Cowen.
