Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,903 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 12, 2026
1 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).
Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 29%, but was at 11% at this point.
40 to 60% of a Congress’s laws arrive after Election Day.
88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 138 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 and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 79 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 114 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 or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.
Latest text version. 166 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
17,292 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 10161In committeeMANNARINO Act
- H.R. 10162In committeeSTORMWATER Act
- H.R. 10164In committeeBEDROCK Act
- H.R. 10165In committeeEXIM Bank Continuity in Competitiveness Act
- H.R. 10166In committeeForeign Propaganda Disclosure Act
- H.R. 10168In committeeVeterans Housing Opportunity Act
- H.R. 10169In committeeTo prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.
- H.R. 10171In committeeImproving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act
- H.R. 10173In committeeNSF REU Act of 2026
- H.R. 10174In committeeGRANITE Act
- H.R. 10175In committeeBanning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act of 2026
- H.R. 10176In committeeNo PRC Seafood in Congress Act
- H.R. 10177In committeeCompetition in State Healthcare Markets Act
- H.R. 10178In committeeSHIELD Act
- H.R. 10179In committeeReserve Organization of America Charter Amendments Act of 2026
- H.R. 10180In committeeSelf-Improving AI Monitoring Act
- H.R. 10181In committeeStop Predator Dumping Act
- H.R. 10182In committeeCEDS Act
- H.R. 10183In committeeSRBIJA Act
- H.R. 1693Approved by committeeTo redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".
- H.R. 2555Approved by committeeFreedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
- H.R. 5576Approved by committeeEnhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- H.R. 625Approved by committeeLACA of 2026
- H.R. 726Approved by committeeCrow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
- H.R. 7487Approved by committeeRural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page