The 119th Congress (2025–2026) has hundreds of bills in motion, but only a handful reach the House floor each week. Knowing what's on the schedule — and when it changes — is critical for staffers, lobbyists, journalists, and engaged citizens. This guide compares every method for tracking House votes, so you can choose the approach that fits your workflow.
Bill list will appear here after first publish.
The Capitol Wire monitors Docs.House.Gov and MajorityLeader.Gov around the clock and delivers:
Both sources below are free and authoritative, but require constant manual checking.
| Source | Best For | Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| docs.house.gov/floor/ | Detailed bill PDFs, sub-items, timestamps | No alerts — must refresh manually |
| majorityleader.gov | Early schedule preview (Friday announcements) | Less detail, no document links |
| clerk.house.gov | Roll call votes and final results | After-the-fact only — not predictive |
⚠️ Official sources, but time-consuming and easy to miss updates.
GovTrack: Tracks bill status across both chambers with email alerts for specific bills. Focuses on bill lifecycle, not real-time floor schedule changes. Updates are not instant.
Popvox: Good for tracking specific legislation as it moves through Congress. Not designed for real-time floor schedule monitoring.
⚠️ Excellent for long-term bill tracking, but don't deliver instant updates when schedules change.
Daily and weekly summaries of congressional action with political context and analysis. Typically delayed by hours after schedule changes occur. If a bill is added to the schedule at 3pm, you might not learn about it until the next morning's newsletter.
⚠️ Great for context and analysis, but not instant notifications when things change.
The House typically holds votes Tuesday through Thursday when in session. The Majority Leader sets the agenda, announcing the following week's schedule on Friday afternoon. The House Clerk then publishes the detailed schedule with specific bill PDFs, committee reports, and procedural documents.
The House and Senate maintain separate schedules, voting procedures, and calendars. This guide focuses on the House of Representatives.
The weekly House voting schedule is published at docs.house.gov/floor/ and can change multiple times per day. Use The Capitol Wire's live dashboard for the always-current schedule.
You can track House floor votes through official sources (docs.house.gov), congressional tracking sites (GovTrack, Popvox), news outlets (Punchbowl, Politico), or automated alert services like The Capitol Wire that monitor the schedule every 60 seconds.
Yes. The Senate operates under different rules and publishes its schedule through the Senate Majority Leader's office. The House publishes its schedule through the Majority Leader at majorityleader.gov and the Clerk at docs.house.gov/floor/.
The Majority Leader typically announces the following week's schedule on Friday. However, the detailed schedule with bill PDFs and procedural details is updated throughout the week by the House Clerk, often with only hours of advance notice.