House voting ended early before the 2026 election recess
Reporting and findings
- documented
Johnson ended recorded voting on September 16, one day earlier than previously planned. The revised official calendar marked the next voting block for November 9–12, after the November 3 election; pro-forma sessions could continue in the interim.
- Associated Press: Speaker Johnson recesses the House early ahead of the electionsEarly adjournment and election-recess timing
- Office of the House Majority Leader: 2026 House legislative calendar, revised September 16Revised September 16 calendar and November voting block
- reported
Johnson called Massie's impeachment proposal a 'stunt' and said it would be tabled after the House returned. Massie said the canceled voting day avoided action on his proposal; Johnson disputed that motive. The observable result was that no impeachment vote occurred before the recess.
- Associated Press: Speaker Johnson recesses the House early ahead of the electionsJohnson and Massie statements and lack of vote
- documented
Counting distinct dates with at least one recorded House roll-call vote from January 1 through September 16 yields: 2010 103; 2012 101; 2014 104; 2016 93; 2018 103; 2020 72; 2022 90; 2024 95; and 2026 72. This reproducible series is presented without an ordinal ranking and excludes non-vote floor days, pro-forma sessions, committee work, district work and hours worked.
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2010 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2010
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2012 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2012
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2014 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2014
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2016 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2016
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2018 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2018
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2020 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2020
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2022 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2022
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2024 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2024
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: 2026 roll call votesDistinct roll-call dates from January 1 through September 16, 2026
- reported
AP reported a 2026 schedule tally of 28 House days cut and four added, a net reduction of 24 scheduled days. AP did not publish a full historical ranking or a method that converts schedule days into hours worked.
- Associated Press: Speaker Johnson recesses the House early ahead of the electionsReported 28 cut, four added, net 24 days
Summary and current status
The record separates voting days from pro-forma sessions, committee work, district work and total hours worked.
No scheduled recorded votes until the post-election November block
People and organizations
- Mike JohnsonSpeaker controlling the voting schedule
- Donald J. Trumppresident whose administration faced pending House actions
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpSet House voting schedule affecting oversight of Trump's administrationMike Johnson
Figures
2010 House recorded-vote days through September 16103 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2010
- Period
- 2010-01-01 to 2010-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2012 House recorded-vote days through September 16101 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2012
- Period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2014 House recorded-vote days through September 16104 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2014
- Period
- 2014-01-01 to 2014-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2016 House recorded-vote days through September 1693 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2016
- Period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2018 House recorded-vote days through September 16103 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2018
- Period
- 2018-01-01 to 2018-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2020 House recorded-vote days through September 1672 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2020
- Period
- 2020-01-01 to 2020-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2022 House recorded-vote days through September 1690 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2022
- Period
- 2022-01-01 to 2022-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
2024 House recorded-vote days through September 1695 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2024
- Period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.
Net scheduled House days removed in 202624 scheduled days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House calendar changes reported by AP in 2026
- Period
- 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-16
- Method
- AP's reported tally: 28 scheduled days cut minus four added.
- Uncertainty
- This is an AP-reported schedule count, not an official hours-worked measure and not a measure of committee, district or constituent work.
2026 House recorded-vote days through September 1672 recorded-vote days Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. House, January 1–September 16, 2026
- Period
- 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-16
- Method
- Count distinct calendar dates on the Clerk's annual roll-call index with at least one recorded House vote.
- Uncertainty
- Recorded-vote days are narrower than legislative days and do not measure committee, district or total work time. No ordinal rank is assigned.