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Bills and Resolutions in Congress

There are 13,491 bills and resolutions currently before the United States Congress, but of those only about 7% will become law.

Coming up

8 bills and resolutions are on the House and Senate calendars for the coming days.

H.R. 5235: Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

H.R. 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

H.R. 2600: ASCEND Act

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

H.R. 3679: Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

H.R. 390: ACERO Act

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

S. 2503: ROTOR Act

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

H.R. 6297: PEACE Act

OnHouse floor calendar for week of Feb. 23, 2026.

Once bills are scheduled for floor action they typically have enough support to pass!

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Congress works in two-year legislative sessions tied to the elections. The current session is called the 119th Congress and it began on Jan. 3, 2025. All bills not enacted by the end of the session on Jan. 3, 2027 die, and Congress will start over.

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All bills

Here is a breakdown of all 13,491 bills and resolutions currently before Congress:

Enacted Legislation (including via incorporation)

There are308 enacted bills including bills and joint resolutions identical to or incorporated into enacted legislation, based on an automated GovTrack.us data analysis.

Enacted Legislation

There are77 enacted bills that were either signed by the president or enacted via a veto override or the 10-day rule (including joint resolutions which can also be enacted as law).

Passed Resolutions

There are419 passed resolutions (for joint and concurrent resolutions, we mean passed both chambers).

Got A Vote

There are490 bills and resolutions that had a significant vote in one chamber, making them likely to have further action.

Failed Legislation

There are24 bills and resolutions that failed a vote on passage and are dead or failed a significant vote such as cloture, passage under suspension, or resolving differences.

Vetoed Bills (without Override)

There are 2 vetoed bills that was not overridden by Congress:

Other Legislation

There are12,479 bills and resolutions that have been introduced or reported by committee and await further action.

Historical Information

We’ve alsocompiled historical statistics about how many bills are enacted and when during the legislative session activity tends to occur.