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. 10538In committeeBan Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026
- H.R. 10539In committeeIntegrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026
- H.R. 10540In committee21st Century FTC Act
- H.R. 10541In committeeCOMBAT Care Act
- H.R. 10542In committeeCombating Pasture Mealybug Act
- H.R. 10544In committeeOvarian Cancer IMPACT Act
- H.R. 10545In committeeFreedom from Intimidation in Elections Act
- H.R. 10546In committeeConfronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act
- H.R. 10547In committeePACE Access Improvement Act
- H.R. 10548In committeeTo amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.
- H.R. 10549In committeePatients Choice in Specialty Pharmacy Act
- H.R. 10550In committeeNutrition Continuity for Military Families Act of 2026
- H.R. 10551In committeePublic Service Educational Assistance Act
- H.R. 10552In committeeKarly Rain Wood Act
- H.R. 10553In committeeMargin Eligibility Modernization Act
- H.R. 10554In committeeSCREEN Act of 2026
- H.R. 10556In committeeVA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026
- H.R. 10557In committeeProtection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
- H.R. 10558In committeeCLEAR Act
- H.R. 10559In committeeLARC Access Expansion Act
- H.R. 10560In committeeSkilled JOBS Act
- H.R. 10561In committeeWorkforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act
- H.R. 10562In committeeStudents Not Profits Act of 2026
- H.R. 10563In committeeFacial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026
- H.R. 10564In committeeEnduring Accountability Act
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page