Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 14, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 17,167 bills have gotten
So far · as of Nov 14, 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 nearly 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: 71 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. 40 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
3,762 bills · latest action first
- H.R. 10212In committeePEPTIDES for Veterans Act
- H.R. 10314In committeeTo direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools to educate students about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 10321In committeeResponsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026
- H.R. 10322In committeeData Center Fair Share Act
- H.R. 10324In committeeROMA Act
- H.R. 5634Approved by committeeVeterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026
- H.R. 7972Approved by committeeTaxpayer Workforce Modernization Act
- H.R. 10160In committeeVet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026
- H.R. 10301In committeePeter McGuire Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 10242In committeeJanie Wynn Protecting Elders from Financial Exploitation Act
- H.R. 10245In committee9–8–8 and 9–1–1 Integration Act
- H.R. 10246In committee9–8–8 Community Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 10249In committeeKids Safety on Set Act of 2026
- H.R. 10251In committeeBack-to-School Supplies Affordability Act
- H.R. 10255In committeePenalties for Polluters Act
- H.R. 10256In committeeTaxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act
- H.R. 10270In committeeSupporting 9–8–8 Crisis Stabilization Act
- H.R. 10271In committeeMobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2026
- H.R. 10273In committeeFairness for Farm Workers Act
- H.R. 10281In committeeFEMA for Safe Recovery Act
- H.R. 10286In committeeConsumer Affordability and Pricing Concessions Act
- H.R. 10287In committee9-8-8 Crisis Response Act
- H.R. 10291In committeeJARED Act
- H.R. 10228In committeeStrengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act
- H.R. 10231In committeeNo Homeless Detention Centers Act
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page