New Delhi, July 10 -- President Donald Trump on Friday said he would withhold his signature from a bipartisan housing measure after lawmakers refused to advance a separate voter ID bill that he has championed.

The housing legislation, known as the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, cleared both the House and the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support and is scheduled to become law on Saturday unless it is vetoed. However, a White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump will allow the measure to take effect without signing it, according to Bloomberg.

"I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is...