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The House Republican Conference passed 1,000 measures in the 119th Congress.

Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked

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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonNov 10, 2026
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Congress.gov's primary action tally lists 1,000 measures passed or agreed to in the House in the 119th Congress, which matches the claim's figure.

What was said

… The last one. Yeah. Last one. Well, let me, let me say this, okay? We tabulated how much, how many bills were actually passed because we lose track of it on any given day in the 119th Congress, the House Republicans led in the majority. We have passed 1000 measures of the House. Okay. Almost 700 of them are stacked up in the hopper in the Senate right now. Why? Because the Senate Democrats refused to move any legislation. They did not want to give the President and Republicans any. Any more wins as we went into this election cycle. …
Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · · from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. Congress.gov's major-actions tally shows 1,000 measures 'Passed/agreed to in House' for the 119th Congress.[2]

Supports. Courthouse News reports that, according to congressional bill data, the 119th session passed 1,000 pieces of legislation, 938 originating in the House and 62 in the Senate.[3]

Context. Snopes, citing Congress.gov as of Sept. 14, 2026, counted 922 House-passed or agreed-upon measures, showing the count changes over time and by measure.[1]

Context. The claimant's own post (Speaker Johnson) says 'We have passed 1000 measures of the House'; this is used only to resolve the referent, not as corroboration. The claim's 'House Republican Conference' label stands in for the House majority the post describes.[4]

Sources

4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 not rated, 1 rated low

  1. 1Is current Congress most productive in 80 years, as Mike ...snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Actions on Legislation - Browsecongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  3. 3The 119th Congress ends with a whimper, not a bangcourthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Johnson Says Nearly 700 House-Passed Measures Remain Stalled in Senate as Republicans Face January Deadlineyournews.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context

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