Activity 119th Congress
What became of the 19,832 bills introduced in the 119th Congress: how much was recorded against them, how far they travelled, and where almost all of them stopped.
Of 19,832 bills introduced, 16,908 have gone no further than the committee they were referred to. 1,420 cleared a chamber and 135 became law. The Congress is still sitting, so bills are still moving.
Every measure put forward
Every step logged against a bill
Steps per bill, on average
Share going no further
How far they got
Every bill counted once, at the furthest stage it reached.
| Stage | Bills | Share | Of all bills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Went no further than committee | 16,908 | 85.3% | |
| Reported out of committee | 1,126 | 5.7% | |
| Passed a chamber | 1,420 | 7.2% | |
| Became law | 135 | 0.7% | |
| Not classified | 243 | 1.2% |
A bill's stage is read from its latest recorded action, so it shows the furthest point reached rather than every step taken. Bars here are shares of all bills, not of the largest row.
By kind of measure
Bills and joint resolutions can become law; simple and concurrent resolutions cannot.
| Type | Introduced | Became law | Rate | Against the busiest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 10,953 | 66 | 0.60% | |
| S | 5,674 | 47 | 0.83% | |
| HRES | 1,647 | 5 | 0.30% | |
| SRES | 951 | 0 | — | |
| HJRES | 221 | 14 | 6.33% | |
| SJRES | 221 | 6 | 2.71% | |
| HCONRES | 125 | 0 | — | |
| SCONRES | 40 | 0 | — |