Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 17,085 bills have gotten
So far · as of Nov 11, 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.
90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 122 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 that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee nearly three times as often as bills 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: 71 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 140 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 is 550 words; 3 are over 200,000.
Latest text version. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
14,605 bills · latest action first
- H.R. 10943In committeeCounsel for Kids Act of 2026
- H.R. 10944In committeeHomeownership Opportunity Act
- H.R. 10945In committeeFood is Medicine Access Act of 2026
- H.R. 10946In committeeCongressional Office of Technology Improvement and Enhancement Act
- H.R. 10947In committeeMonitor Microplastics Now Act
- H.R. 10948In committeeHire Our Heroes Act
- H.R. 10949In committeeTo direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.
- H.R. 10950In committeeData Center Oversight Act
- H.R. 10951In committeeNo Bets on Wildfires Act
- H.R. 10908In committeeEnding Patient Runaround Act
- H.R. 10909In committeeDeaths in Custody Reporting Reform Act
- H.R. 10910In committeeDunkin’s Law
- H.R. 10911In committeeU.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026
- H.R. 10912In committeeFast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act
- H.R. 10913In committeeEliminating Dangerous Preservatives Act
- H.R. 10914In committeeFarming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 10915In committeeCommon-Sense Cloud Security Act
- H.R. 10916In committeeAquatic Restoration and Conservation Act
- H.R. 10917In committeeWildfire Emergency Act of 2026
- H.J.Res. 220In committeeProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a national referendum process.
- H.R. 10855In committeeQUAHOGS Act of 2026
- H.R. 10856In committeeLIHTC Security Act
- H.R. 10857In committeeTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Public Health Service Act to advance the next-generation of clinical development of novel treatments and cures, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 10858In committeeCARE for Blood Cancer Act of 2026
- H.R. 10859In committeeBiotech Defense Act
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page