Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 19,903 bills and resolutions have gotten
So far · as of Nov 12, 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 138 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. 166 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method
Every bill
3,010 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 8337In committeeBuy American Seafood Act
- H.R. 8344In committeeSenior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2026
- H.R. 8355In committeeAccountable Produce is Medicine Act of 2026
- H.R. 8357In committee6PPD Task Force Act
- H.R. 8360In committeeCommission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1183In committeeSupporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2026, as "Black Maternal Health Week", founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA), to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.
- H.Res. 1186In committeeExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, and all Federal officials must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by immediately turning over to the Department of the Treasury any payments received from the United Arab Emirates or any other foreign state and divest from all business interests linked to foreign governments.
- S. 4321In committeeYouthBuild for the Future Act
- S. 4323In committeeEnsuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act
- S. 4325In committee6PPD Task Force Act
- S. 4335In committeeHERO Child Care for Military Families Act
- S. 4340In committeeStop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026
- S.Res. 675In committeeA resolution supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2026, as "Black Maternal Health Week", founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc., to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.
- H.R. 8292In committeeOriginal Alternative Data for Additional Credit FHA Pilot Program Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 8297In committeeDistrict of Columbia Firearm Freedom Act
- H.R. 8301In committeeRSF Terrorist Designation Act
- H.R. 8304In committeeCREATES Act
- H.R. 8307In committeeResponder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act
- H.R. 8309In committeeTo amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit Presidents and Vice Presidents from receiving damages payments from the United States, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8310In committeePatient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act
- H.Res. 1177In committeeImpeaching Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- H.Res. 1181In committeeExpressing support for the recognition of April as "National Arab American Heritage Month" (NAAHM) and celebrating the heritage and culture of Arab Americans in the United States.
- S. 1327Discussed in committeeAdvancing GETs Act of 2025
- S. 3269Discussed in committeeLiquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025
- S. 4299In committeeBan Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds Act
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