“"Jeffries told CNN he wants to use as a model this summer's housing bill, which passed with bipartisan support and became law in July after the president let enough days go by without action." — CNN, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Nov. 8, 2026”

The claim: “"Jeffries told CNN he wants to use as a model this summer's housing bill, which passed with bipartisan support and became law in July after the president let enough days go by without action." — CNN, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Nov. 8, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: Congress.gov's official actions list for H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, shows the bill was presented to the president on June 29, 2026, "Sent to Archivist of the United States unsigned" on July 11, 2026, and "Became Public Law No: 119-101" the same day. The public-law text carries that July 11, 2026, enactment date. The House's final vote sending the bicameral package to the president was 358 to 32, and the Senate had passed the measure 89 to 10 and later concurred 85 to 5, matching CNN's description of a bipartisan bill that became law in July without the president's signature.

What would change our rating: A Congress.gov or Government Publishing Office correction showing the bill was signed or vetoed rather than sent to the Archivist unsigned, or that it did not become law in July 2026, would move this verdict.