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House Floor Schedule Today: What's Being Voted On This Week
Looking for today's House floor schedule? The weekly agenda is published by the House Clerk and the Majority Leader, but it changes constantly. Bills get added with hours' notice. Committee prints replace introduced text. Suspension bills appear late in the week without warning.
This guide explains where to find today's schedule, how to read it, and how to get instant alerts when it changes.
📋 Where to Find the House Floor Schedule
The House floor schedule is published and updated in two official locations. Both are free and publicly accessible, but they serve different purposes and update at different times.
| Source | What It Shows | Update Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| House Clerk (docs.house.gov) | Bill PDFs, committee reports, rule texts, sub-items | Multiple times daily |
| Majority Leader | Advance schedule preview (less detail) | Usually Friday for next week |
| The Capitol Wire | Both sources merged + AI analysis | Every 60 seconds |
📖 How to Read the House Floor Schedule
The weekly agenda organizes bills into three procedural categories. Understanding these categories tells you how significant a bill is and how the vote will work.
🏛️ Pursuant to a Rule
These are the most significant bills of the week. They go through the Rules Committee, which sets debate time, amendment procedures, and sometimes packages multiple bills together. Rule bills require a simple majority (218 votes) to pass. This is where major legislation — appropriations, reconciliation, policy overhauls — typically appears.
⚡ Suspension of the Rules
Suspension bills require a two-thirds majority to pass and are typically used for non-controversial legislation: post office namings, technical corrections, bipartisan initiatives. However, suspension bills can sometimes include substantive policy — especially when leadership wants to fast-track something.
📋 Items That May Be Considered
This catch-all category includes items that don't yet have a confirmed time slot: rules committee resolutions, procedural motions, and items leadership is considering but hasn't committed to scheduling.
🕐 When Does the House Floor Schedule Change?
The schedule is not static. Here's the typical weekly pattern:
- Friday afternoon: The Majority Leader posts a preliminary schedule for the following week
- Monday–Tuesday: The House Clerk's page is updated with specific bill PDFs and committee reports
- Tuesday–Thursday: Suspension bills are added throughout the day, often with only a few hours' notice
- Week-end rollover: The canonical page rolls from "This Week" to "Next Week" as the calendar advances
Because changes happen at unpredictable times, manually refreshing the official pages is impractical for anyone tracking multiple bills. That's why automated monitoring tools like The Capitol Wire exist.
⚡ How The Capitol Wire Tracks the Schedule
The Capitol Wire automatically monitors both the Clerk's page and the Majority Leader's website using a three-tier change detection system:
- Tier 1: HTTP header check every 60 seconds (costs almost zero bandwidth)
- Tier 2: Majority Leader page hash comparison (catches early leadership announcements)
- Tier 3: Canonical page timestamp check (catches silent updates)
When any tier detects a change, the system parses the full schedule, identifies which bills were added or updated, and sends email alerts within seconds. Each bill also gets an AI-generated policy brief with key provisions, political analysis, and a verification guide.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is on the House floor schedule today?
The House floor schedule is published weekly by the Majority Leader and updated throughout the week by the House Clerk at docs.house.gov/floor/. Bills can be added or removed with only hours of notice. Check The Capitol Wire's live dashboard for the current agenda.
Where can I find the official House floor schedule?
The official schedule is published in two places: docs.house.gov/floor/ (the Clerk's office) and majorityleader.gov (Majority Leader's office). The Clerk's version is updated more frequently with procedural details.
What is the difference between a suspension vote and a rule vote?
Suspension votes require a two-thirds majority and are typically used for non-controversial bills. Rule votes use a simple majority and go through the Rules Committee, which sets debate time and amendment procedures. Rule bills are usually the most significant legislation on the weekly agenda.
How often does the House floor schedule change?
The schedule can change multiple times per day. The Majority Leader typically posts a preliminary schedule on Friday for the following week, but bills are frequently added throughout the week, especially suspension bills that appear with little advance notice.
Can I get alerts when the House floor schedule changes?
Yes. The Capitol Wire monitors the official House floor schedule every 60 seconds and sends free email alerts within seconds of any change.