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Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 8, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 8, 2026

In committee 15,426 90%

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. 1 in 122 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 8, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Every bill

140 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsors
H.R. 1744United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law102 words11
H.R. 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026DMike Quigley ILApr 6, 2026SubstantiveBecame law616 words103
H.R. 7022Mystic Alerts ActRAugust Pfluger TXJan 12, 2026SubstantiveBecame law817 words4
H.R. 952Reversionary Interest Conveyance ActDDoris O. Matsui CAFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveBecame law525 words0
H.R. 1721Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law432 words2
H.R. 227Clergy ActRVince Fong CAJan 7, 2025SubstantiveBecame law645 words21
H.R. 2388Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration ActDEmily Randall WAMar 26, 2025SubstantiveBecame law587 words0
H.R. 2481Romance Scam Prevention ActRDavid G. Valadao CAMar 31, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.7k words9
H.R. 3620Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025RNicholas J. Begich III AKMay 29, 2025SubstantiveBecame law629 words0
H.R. 4307Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking ActRTim Walberg MIJul 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law546 words3
H.R. 4467Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification ActDBennie G. Thompson MSJul 16, 2025SubstantiveBecame law306 words3
H.R. 6380Chiricahua National Park ActRJuan Ciscomani AZDec 3, 2025SubstantiveBecame law573 words1
H.R. 7831License to Drill ActRMike Kennedy UTMar 5, 2026SubstantiveBecame law229 words3
H.R. 837To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.RElijah Crane AZJan 31, 2025SubstantiveBecame law493 words0
S. 240Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025RSteve Daines MTJan 24, 2025SubstantiveBecame law937 words1
S. 2403Retire through Ownership ActRRoger Marshall KSJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law393 words1
S. 283Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement ActRTed Cruz TXJan 28, 2025SubstantiveBecame law591 words4
S. 195American Music Tourism Act of 2025RMarsha Blackburn TNJan 22, 2025SubstantiveBecame law510 words5
H.R. 5345Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActRDavid Kustoff TNSep 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law323 words1
S. 766Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025RJoni Ernst IAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law613 words4
S. 2398Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization ActRSusan M. Collins MEJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law231 words21
H.R. 3657Hydropower Licensing Transparency ActDKim Schrier WAMay 29, 2025SubstantiveBecame law545 words3
H.R. 7250To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.RTroy Downing MTJan 27, 2026SubstantiveBecame law45 words0
S. 550A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.RMarkwayne Mullin OKFeb 12, 2025SubstantiveBecame law294 words0
S. 603A bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.DTim Kaine VAFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law290 words1

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