Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 13, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,955 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 13, 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 139 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 116 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. 171 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
710 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 1789Approved by committeePromptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation Act of 2025
- H.Res. 195Recommended againstOf inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the operations of the Social Security Administration after January 20, 2025, including information on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Social Security Administration and to information in the possession of such Administration.
- H.Res. 127Recommended againstOf inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information.
- S. 875Approved by committeeFIRM Act
- S. 919Approved by committeeGENIUS Act of 2025
- H.Res. 113Recommended againstDirecting the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.
- H.Res. 114Recommended againstDirecting the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism and the Department's cybersecurity activities.
- S. 298Approved by committeeReturning SBA to Main Street Act
- S. 300Approved by committeeDLARA
- S. 371Approved by committeeSBA Disaster Transparency Act
- S.J.Res. 30Approved by committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles".
- S.J.Res. 12Approved by committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
- S.J.Res. 10Failed in SenateA joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
- S.Res. 90Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- S.Res. 82Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- S.Res. 77Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- S.Res. 78Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.
- S.J.Res. 4Approved by committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
- S.Res. 76Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
- S.Res. 69Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services.
- S.Res. 70Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S.Res. 71Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- S.Res. 73Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- S.Res. 74Approved by committeeAn original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- S. 273Approved by committeeSmall Business Child Care Investment Act
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