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
3,021 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 8129In committeeTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a full risk ACO program.
- S. 4224In committeeDalilah’s Law Act
- S. 4225In committeeDOULA for VA Act of 2026
- S. 4227In committeePreventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2026
- S. 4236In committeeAmerican Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026
- S. 4244In committeeProtect Your Points Act of 2026
- S. 4245In committeeSafer Roads for Those Who Serve Act of 2026
- S. 4254In committeeHealth Workforce Innovation Act
- S. 4257In committeeResources To Prevent Youth Vaping Act
- S. 4265In committeeFreedom to Build Act
- S. 4268In committeePrivacy Protection Updates Act
- S. 4269In committeeRestoring College Access and Affordability Act
- S. 4272In committeeHome Team Act of 2026
- S. 4273In committeeNicholas Douglas Quets Border Travel Safety Act
- S. 4275In committeeBLOCK PUTIN Act
- H.Con.Res. 80In committeeRecognizing the duty of Congress to meet the needs of working women.
- H.R. 6422Passed HouseAmerican Water Stewardship Act
- H.R. 8070In committeeChild Suicide Prevention Act
- H.R. 8073In committeeProtection and Advocacy for Student Success Act
- H.R. 8075In committeeTo authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration to establish emergency transaction account guarantee programs, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8087In committeeMain Street Depositor Protection Act
- H.Res. 707Agreed toProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
- S. 4193In committeeWildfire and Grid Reliability Act
- S. 4198In committeeMain Street Depositor Protection Act
- S. 4204In committeeRural Health Innovation Act of 2026
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