Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 15, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 17,174 bills have gotten
So far · as of Nov 15, 2026
2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).
Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% at this point.
40 to 60% of a Congress’s laws arrive after Election Day.
90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 119 became law.
Shortcuts and dead ends
How endings are recordedEndings
Veto upheld is part of vetoed. A count of 0 has no list to open. Skipped committee usually means suspension of the rules or unanimous consent; discharge is by House petition or Senate Rule XIV.
How far bills get, by lobbying
Each group by stage reached · colors as in the bar above
Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about three times as often as bills with no lobbying on file.
Counts organizations that reported lobbying on a bill, once each, from filings made before the bill left committee. Only organizations with a PAC on file are counted (about 2,200), so universities, hospitals, local governments and most nonprofits are left out and “no lobbying on file” can include bills others lobbied on. Set aside: 76 must-pass bills (spending, defense, stopgap, budget) and the handful of bills lobbied by more organizations than almost any other (10 became law).
Lobbying disclosure filings · 119th so far Method
How long they take
median days10th–90th
Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 142 days.
Medians use only bills that made the step.
Action dates · 119th so far Method
How long they are
Words (each step is 10 times longer) · bills per bar
The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.
Latest text version. 45 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
8,740 bills · latest action first
- H.R. 10281In committeeFEMA for Safe Recovery Act
- H.R. 10282In committeeStronger Start for Working Families Act
- H.R. 10284In committeeSmart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act
- H.R. 10285In committeeTelecommunications GAP Act
- H.R. 10286In committeeConsumer Affordability and Pricing Concessions Act
- H.R. 10287In committee9-8-8 Crisis Response Act
- H.R. 10289In committeeGovernment Travel Transparency Act
- H.R. 10290In committeeNo Pardon Paydays Act of 2026
- H.R. 10291In committeeJARED Act
- H.R. 10292In committeeSouthern Nevada Wastewater Infrastructure Lands Act
- H.R. 10295In committee9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act
- H.R. 10296In committeeTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4650 East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Dionne Phillips Bagsby Post Office Building".
- H.R. 10297In committeeEl Salvador TPS Act of 2026
- H.R. 10220In committeeSIMPLE Act
- H.R. 10221In committeeFlock-Off Act
- H.R. 10222In committeeNo HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act
- H.R. 10223In committeeEnd Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026
- H.R. 10224In committeeTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Pennsylvania Avenue in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, as the "PFC Edward Kuhn Memorial Post Office".
- H.R. 10226In committeeTo prohibit the use of shock gloves by Federal law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 10228In committeeStrengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act
- H.R. 10229In committeeProtecting American Beef Producers Act
- H.R. 10231In committeeNo Homeless Detention Centers Act
- H.R. 10233In committeeSMASH 2.0 Act
- H.R. 10236In committeeProtecting Student Athletes from Unexpected Tax Liability Act
- H.R. 1114In committeeL’Ouverture Economic Development Plan for Haiti Act of 2025
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page