Bills and Resolutions in Congress
There are 14,460 bills and resolutions currently before the United States Congress, but of those only about 7% will become law.
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25 bills and resolutions are on the House and Senate calendars for the coming days.
H.R. 615: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 4824: Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 4016: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
S. 474: REPORT Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 764: Trust the Science Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 6090: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 3397: WEST Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 6093: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 7103: Agency Accountability Act of 2024
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 5333: Investing in All of America Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 4866: Fire Weather Development Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 4877: Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 4755: Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 3195: Superior National Forest Restoration Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 1069: Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 6285: Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 3738: Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 5914: VETT Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 2925: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 3722: Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 7985: Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2024
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 7987: Plain Language in Contracting Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
H.R. 7032: Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act
On House floor calendar for week of Apr 29, 2024.
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 118th Congress and it began on Jan 3, 2023. All bills not enacted by the end of the session on Jan 3, 2025 die, and Congress will start over.
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- National Council on Disability
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- National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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- National Science Foundation
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- Nebraska
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- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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- Oceania
- Office of Government Ethics
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
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- Office of Special Counsel
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
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- Organization of American States
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
- Pacific Ocean
- Pakistan
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- Papua New Guinea
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- Persian Gulf
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- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Postal Regulatory Commission
- Puerto Rico
- Puget Sound
- Rhode Island
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lawrence Seaway
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Selective Service System
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Small Business Administration
- Smithsonian Institution
- Social Security Administration
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Asia
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Surface Transportation Board
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Texas
- Thailand
- Tibet
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trade and Development Agency
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
- U.S. Institute of Peace
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Postal Service
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- U.S.S.R.
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United Nations
- Uruguay
- Utah
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vermont
- Vietnam
- Virginia
- Washington State
- West Bank
- West Virginia
- Western Hemisphere
- Western Sahara
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
- Access Board
- Africa
- African Development Foundation
- Albania
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Djibouti
- Financial Stability Oversight Council
- Solomon Islands
- South Sudan
- Denali Commission
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- National Security Agency
- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Railroad Retirement Board
- Virgin Islands
- Belarus
- Chad
- Latvia
- Qatar
- Indonesia
- Joint Committee on Printing
- Joint Committee on the Library
- Laos
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Census and government statistics
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Community life and organization
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Congressional tributes
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Federal preemption
- Federally chartered organizations
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government liability
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- National symbols
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- Cell biology and embryology
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- Infectious and parasitic diseases
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- Medicaid
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- Medicare
- Mental health
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- Neurological disorders
- Nursing
- Nutrition and diet
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Prescription drugs
- Radiation
- Sex and reproductive health
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- Women's health
- World health
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- Cooperative and condominium housing
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
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- Housing industry and standards
- Housing supply and affordability
- Low- and moderate-income housing
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- Rural conditions and development
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- Housing discrimination
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- Sanctions
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- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
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- Employee benefits and pensions
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- Administrative remedies
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- Time and calendar
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- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Pipelines
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All bills
Here is a breakdown of all 14,460 bills and resolutions currently before Congress:
Enacted Legislation (including via incorporation)
There are 180 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 are 51 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 are 498 passed resolutions (for joint and concurrent resolutions, we mean passed both chambers).
Got A Vote
There are 396 bills and resolutions that had a significant vote in one chamber, making them likely to have further action.
Failed Legislation
There are 28 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 10 vetoed bills that was not overridden by Congress.
Other Legislation
There are 13,477 bills and resolutions that have been introduced or reported by committee and await further action.
Historical Information
We’ve also compiled historical statistics about how many bills are enacted and when during the legislative session activity tends to occur.
