The Senate did not pass any appropriations bills in the 119th Congress.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonNov 10, 2026The claim that the Senate passed no appropriations bills in the 119th Congress is contradicted by primary Senate and Congress.gov records showing Senate passage of funding measures, including continuing resolutions that were enacted into law.
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… We got things pending over there right now, big things. The farm bill, the ndaa, you got fisa, you have a reconciliation bill that's still sitting there. We have government funding, you know, issues. They didn't even pass a single appropriations bill in the Senate. It's been a great frustration to us. The House has been one of the most productive and chambers, the most productive houses in the history of the institution, certainly in the modern era. But the Senate blocked it all. …
Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The Congress.gov record for H.R.6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, shows it was passed by the Senate with an amendment by a 90-6 vote on 2026-08-08.[3]
Contradicts. The Senate's own list of commonly searched 119th Congress legislation shows the FY2026 continuing resolution through January 30, 2026 (H.R.5371) became Public Law 119-37, and the FY2026 CR through May 22, 2026 (H.R.7147) became P.L. 119-86, both appropriations measures.[4]
Contradicts. The Senate Calendar for November 10, 2026 includes a status-of-appropriation-bills table listing multiple appropriations bills with Senate action dates, and H.R.1968 (Further Continuing Appropriations, 2025) as P.L. 119-4.[5]
Contradicts. FactCheck.org reports that Sen. Sullivan voted for a 60-40 Senate-passed funding bill on Nov. 10, 2025 to end the shutdown, and later voted for a must-pass appropriations bill that was signed into law.[1]
Context. Snopes reports that both chambers of the 119th Congress had passed or agreed upon 139 pieces of legislation as of its September 2026 writing, a lower count than prior Congresses but not zero appropriations activity.[2]
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5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary
- 1FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Is current Congress most productive in 80 years, as Mike ...snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Info - H.R.6500 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Continuing ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4119th Congresssenate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 5Senate Calendars for November 10, 2026govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
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