Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,835 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 10, 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 113 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. 136 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
509 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- S. 91Approved by committeeWestern Wildfire Support Act of 2026
- H.R. 10280In committee9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026
- H.R. 10431In committeeU.S. Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act of 2026
- H.R. 10455In committeeDebt-Free College Act of 2026
- H.R. 10460In committeeSMARTER Act
- S. 4938Discussed in committeeBycatch Reduction Act
- H.R. 10204Passed HouseLegislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
- H.R. 10400In committeeSMARTER Act
- H.R. 9342Passed HouseGPO Modernization Act of 2026
- S. 5403In committeeDebt-Free College Act of 2026
- H.R. 10364In committeeAmerican Copyright Protection Act of 2026
- H.R. 4499Passed HouseTo make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
- H.R. 9329Approved by committeeSEC Reform and Restructuring Act
- H.R. 10203In committeeImproving Access to Higher Education Act
- H.R. 10115In committeeRadiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 10076In committeeLindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- S. 5368In committeeWater Cyber Shield Act of 2026
- S. 5376In committeeFITNESS Act
- S.Con.Res. 38Approved by committeeA concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
- S.Con.Res. 39Approved by committeeA concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
- H.R. 10048In committeeTruth in Labeling Act of 2026
- H.R. 10063In committeeGreen New Deal for Public Housing Act
- S. 3226Discussed in committeeBring Our Heroes Home Act
- S. 4689Approved by committeeREAD Act
- S. 5280In committeeGuaranteed Paid Vacation Act
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page