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
7,977 bills · latest action first
- S. 4688In committeeCHEERS Act of 2026
- H.J.Res. 191In committeeProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Congress and the States shall have certain authority to regulate and limit contributions and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and ballot initiatives and referendums.
- H.J.Res. 192In committeeDisapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Full Accountability in Arrest Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.
- H.J.Res. 193In committeeDisapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.
- H.J.Res. 194In committeeProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit any person who has citizenship or nationality of, or otherwise owes allegiance to, a country other than the United States from serving as a Representative or Senator in Congress, a Judge of the Supreme Court or any inferior court, an Ambassador, public Minister or Consul, or any other officer of the United States which requires the advice and consent of the Senate, or the President or Vice President unless the person formally and permanently relinquishes such citizenship, nationality, or allegiance.
- H.R. 2389Passed HouseQuinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
- H.R. 2768Passed HouseBenton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
- H.R. 2916Passed HouseTo authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3831Passed HouseFlorida Safe Seas Act of 2025
- H.R. 4463Passed HouseTo amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
- H.R. 5682Passed HouseTo take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8401Discussed in committeeTo amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.
- H.R. 8904Discussed in committeeTo amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.
- H.R. 9116In committeeEqual Remedies Act of 2026
- H.R. 9118In committeeEnhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026
- H.R. 9120In committeeTo require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 9122In committeeDefective Firearms Protection Act
- H.R. 9124In committeeKnow Your Rights Act
- H.R. 9126In committeeHCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026
- H.R. 9130In committeeBLAST Act
- H.R. 9136In committeeNo Taxpayer Bailouts for Insurrectionists Act of 2026
- S. 2871Discussed in committeePit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
- S. 3475Discussed in committeeA bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
- S. 4669In committeeA bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.
- S. 4670In committeeEnhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026
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