Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 8, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,835 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 8, 2026
Sent to committee, never taken up16,640 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out844 4%Approved by committee708 4%Passed the House or Senate1,463 7%Passed the House and Senate38 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial
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. 1 in 142 became law.
Includes 2,386 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each.
Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 8, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills
Every bill
19,835 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 10936In committeeEliminating Dangerous Color Additives Act
- H.R. 10937In committeePROTECT 340B Act of 2026
- H.R. 10938In committeeABLE Veterans Act
- H.R. 10939In committeeNigerian Accountability Act
- H.R. 10940In committeeREADI Act of 2026
- H.R. 10941In committeeAntitrust Accountability and Transparency Act
- H.R. 10942In committeeNo Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2026
- 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. 3331Approved by committeeMariner Exam Modernization Act
- H.R. 4598Approved by committeeTechnical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
- H.R. 7254Approved by committeeTo amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 7954Approved by committeeDon Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
- H.R. 8183Approved by committeeMATCH Act of 2026
- H.R. 8195Approved by committeeResponsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026
- H.R. 8483Approved by committeeBarona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026
- H.R. 9269Approved by committeeRenewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act
- H.R. 9600Approved by committeeCommon Sense 250 Act of 2026
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