Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026
Where this Congress’s bills stand
How far 17,085 bills have gotten
So far · as of Nov 12, 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
15,433 bills · latest action first
- H.R. 10046In committeeDEPOTS Act
- H.R. 10047In committeeDepot Data Transparency Act
- H.R. 10048In committeeTruth in Labeling Act of 2026
- H.R. 10049In committeeVisitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act
- H.R. 10050In committeeUniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026
- H.R. 10051In committeePERM Backlog Reduction Act of 2026
- H.R. 10052In committeeRight to Worship Act
- H.R. 10053In committeePublic Service Homeownership Assistance Act
- H.R. 10054In committeeChama Basin Watershed Protection Act
- H.R. 10055In committeeCongressional Authorization for Federal Building Names Act
- H.R. 10056In committeeNurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act of 2026
- H.R. 10057In committeeEarly Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026
- H.R. 10058In committeeSummer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
- H.R. 10059In committeeBuilding Safer Streets Act
- H.R. 10060In committeePresidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act
- H.R. 10062In committeePromoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
- H.R. 10063In committeeGreen New Deal for Public Housing Act
- H.R. 10064In committeeForeign Service Language Readiness Act
- H.R. 10065In committeeMethane Pollution Accountability Act
- H.R. 10066In committeeStop Corrupt Trading Act
- H.R. 10067In committeeRide in Freedom Act
- H.R. 10068In committeePROTECT Act
- H.R. 10069In committeeMilitary Readiness Through Resilient Lands Act
- S. 1735Discussed in committeePermitting Transparency and Accountability Act
- S. 2732Discussed in committeeBonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025
Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page