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The president’s support is a major victory for House GOP leadership, who defied a pressure campaign from the Senate to pass the upper chamber’s rival housing bill without any changes. Speaker Mike Johnson, accompanied by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep.

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Trump-backed housing bill clears House after GOP defies Senate pressure campaign | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV Skip to content Home Weather Local News National Sports ABOUT WSFX Meet Our Team Sales & Programming Job Openings WHAT’S ON FOX CONTACT WELCOME HOME MEDICALLY SPEAKING PAWS FOR THE CAUSE HOME Local Weather Local Headlines National Headlines Sports Welcome Home Medically Speaking Paws For The Cause ABOUT FOX WILMINGTON WHAT’S ON FOX Meet Our Team Sales & Programming Job Openings CONTESTS Home Weather Local News National Sports ABOUT WSFX Meet Our Team Sales & Programming Job Openings WHAT’S ON FOX CONTACT HOME Local Weather Local Headlines National Headlines Sports Welcome Home Medically Speaking Paws For The Cause ABOUT FOX WILMINGTON WHAT’S ON FOX Meet Our Team Sales & Programming Job Openings CONTESTS Trump-backed housing bill clears House after GOP defies Senate pressure campaign National Headlines Trump-backed housing bill clears House after GOP defies Senate pressure campaign May 20, 2026 Trump-backed housing bill clears House after GOP defies Senate pressure campaign May 20, 2026 close Video Nevada workers fear homelessness as housing, jobs vanish before July deadline Primm Valley Casino Resorts is shutting down its remaining hotel and casino operations in July as experts point to increased competition, changing travel habits and post-pandemic losses behind the decline. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The House passed a sweeping housing bill backed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, handing Republicans a potential affordability win ahead of November’s midterms. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly 396-13 to send the bipartisan measure aimed at boosting housing supply and homeownership to the Senate, where it will need final sign-off before being signed into law by the president. “The White House supports the House’s housing bill thanks to the changes that were made,” a White House official told Fox News Digital. The president’s support is a major victory for House GOP leadership, who defied a pressure campaign from the Senate to pass the upper chamber’s rival housing bill without any changes. Speaker Mike Johnson, accompanied by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. French Hill, speaks with members of the media following votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) TRUMP-BACKED AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERHAUL CLEARS SENATE, WHILE HOUSE GOP RAISES RED FLAGS The amended House bill’s future remains uncertain in the Senate, where it will need to overcome a 60-vote threshold and potential frustration over the lower chamber’s modifications. The final House bill struck out a controversial provision in the Senate-passed measure that required single-family homes owned by large investors for the purpose of renting to be sold off within seven years. Critics argued the measure could reduce housing supply and would hurt the build-to-rent industry, which provides r

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