Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,857 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 12, 2026
1 of 140 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 142 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. 142 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
16,656 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 10713In committeeFederal Telework Protection Act
- H.R. 10714In committeeStrengthening Emergency Responses Act
- H.R. 10715In committeeDomestic Visa Renewal Modernization Act
- H.R. 10716In committeeIntegrity for Taxpayers Act
- H.R. 10717In committeeWigs for Warriors Act
- H.R. 10718In committeeFederal Employee Records Relief Act
- H.R. 10719In committeeProtecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act
- H.R. 10720In committeeFor the relief of Godfrey Oliver Wade.
- H.Res. 1591In committeeExpressing support for the designation of October 15, 2026, as "Liver Cancer Awareness Day".
- H.Res. 1592In committeeExpressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month".
- H.Res. 1593In committeeRecognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.
- H.Res. 1594In committeeRecognizing the outstanding contributions of Hispanics and Latinos in film, television, and streaming and their enduring impact on the United States.
- H.Res. 1595In committeeExpressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month", and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease.
- H.Res. 1597In committeeExpressing support for designation of the week of October 4, 2026, through October 10, 2026, as "World Space Week".
- H.Res. 1598In committeeExpressing support for American animal agriculture and recognizing its integral role in strengthening food security, lowering food costs, and reinforcing economic growth in the United States.
- H.Res. 1599In committeeExpressing support for the recognition of September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".
- H.Res. 1600In committeeCommending and congratulating Texas A&M University for 150 years of service to the State of Texas and the United States.
- H.Res. 1601In committeeRecognizing September as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".
- H.Res. 1602In committeeRecognizing the importance of access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention and supporting the designation of Saturday, October 10, 2026, as "National PrEP Day".
- H.Res. 1603In committeeExpressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- H.Res. 1604In committeeUrging the people of the United States to observe the month of October 2026 as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month.
- H.Res. 1605In committeeExpressing support for the designation of the week of September 21 through September 27, 2026, as "Rail Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of reducing highway-rail grade crossing-related incidents, fatalities, and injuries.
- H.R. 10463In committeeCombat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act
- H.R. 10543In committeePREP Act
- H.R. 10555In committeeVETS Access Act
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