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
- S. 5382In committeeChina AI Power Report Act
- S.J.Res. 212In committeeA joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.
- H.R. 10035In committeeProtecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026
- H.R. 10045In committeeProtect American Values Act
- H.R. 10046In committeeDEPOTS Act
- H.R. 10047In committeeDepot Data Transparency Act
- H.R. 10049In committeeVisitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act
- H.R. 10054In committeeChama Basin Watershed Protection Act
- H.R. 10057In committeeEarly Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026
- H.R. 10058In committeeSummer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
- H.R. 10060In committeePresidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act
- H.R. 10062In committeePromoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
- H.R. 10064In committeeForeign Service Language Readiness Act
- H.R. 10065In committeeMethane Pollution Accountability Act
- H.R. 10066In committeeStop Corrupt Trading Act
- H.R. 10067In committeeRide in Freedom Act
- H.R. 10069In committeeMilitary Readiness Through Resilient Lands Act
- S. 5273In committeeFisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026
- S. 5274In committeeRide in Freedom Act
- S. 5275In committeePresidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act
- S. 5276In committeeReducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act
- S. 5279In committeeNational American History and Founders Month Act
- S. 5282In committeeChama Basin Watershed Protection Act
- S. 5285In committeeVisitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act
- S. 5286In committeeSupporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page