Federal legislation aimed at spurring more housing construction, including in Connecticut's Fairfield County, awaits President Donald Trump's approval, after the president reneged on plans to sign it Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, who represents southwestern Connecticut, introduced several provisions in the bill and described it this week as a productive step toward creating more housing in his district and elsewhere.

"The whole country has a housing crisis, and Fairfield County has a particularly intense housing crisis," Himes, a Democrat, told CT Insider. "It is the rare 20-something that can afford to live in Fairfield County."

The housing legislation cleared both the Senate and House by wide margins this week, and Trump had planned to sign the bill Wednesday. An hour and a half before a scheduled ceremony, however, he announced he would not do so until the Senate passed the SAVE America Act, an unrelated bill that would introduce new voter identification requirements.

What the federal housing bill would do for Connecticut — and why Trump hasn't signed it, Alex Putterman, CT Insider, June 25, 2026, available here