Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 15, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,962 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 15, 2026
2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).
Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% 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: 84 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 525 words; 8 are over 200,000.
Latest text version. 50 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
17,573 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- 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
- H.R. 10565In committeeSexual Abuse Services in Detention Act
- H.R. 10566In committeeSunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026
- H.R. 10567In committeeAI Emergency Button Act
- H.R. 10568In committeeProtecting Biological Data as Critical Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 10569In committeeProtecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 10570In committeeNo Secrets for Data Centers Act of 2026
- H.R. 10571In committeeSurge to Save Newborns Act
- H.R. 10572In committeeHome Accessibility Improvements Inclusion Act
- H.R. 10573In committeeTax Relief for Surviving Spouses Act
- H.R. 10574In committeeAmerican Leadership in Fusion Act
- H.R. 10575In committeeDeterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026
- H.R. 10576In committeeLeech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2026
- H.R. 10577In committeeTo prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page