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. 167 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
3,010 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 3074Passed HouseCommon Cents Act
- H.R. 4090Passed HouseCritical Mineral Dominance Act
- H.R. 6556Passed HouseFailing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act
- H.R. 7651Discussed in committeeChloe Cole Act of 2026
- H.R. 9368Approved by committeeVoter ID Act
- H.R. 9602Discussed in committeeLess Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act
- H.R. 9603Discussed in committeeLess Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act
- H.R. 9606Discussed in committeeLess Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act
- H.R. 9607Discussed in committeeLess Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act
- H.R. 9608Discussed in committeeLess Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act
- H.R. 9641Discussed in committeeEssential Caregivers Act of 2026
- H.R. 9642Discussed in committeeMedicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
- H.R. 9697In committeeCyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act
- H.R. 9699In committeeDrug Deal Disclosure Act
- H.R. 9712In committeeMamas First Act
- S. 4986In committeeMamas First Act
- S. 4991In committeeHomestake AI Act of 2026
- S. 4997In committeeNitrous Oxide Inhalation Prevention Act
- S. 5000In committeeCyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act
- H.R. 9618Discussed in committeeDEF Act
- H.R. 9664In committeeK–9 Hero Act of 2026
- H.R. 9670In committeeMedical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026
- H.R. 9674In committeeUnited States Coast Guard Corrosion Control Assistance Team Pilot Program Act
- H.R. 9684In committeePATH Act
- H.R. 9686In committeeFARM AI Act of 2026
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page