Bills and Resolutions

Coming up

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

Mar 27, 2023 (week of)	House	H.R. 1154: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023
Mar 27, 2023 (week of)	House	H.R. 1189: Undersea Cable Control Act
Mar 27, 2023 (week of)	House	H.Con.Res. 15: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.
Mar 27, 2023	Senate	S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
Mar 27, 2023 (week of)	House	H.R. 1107: PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act

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

S. 777: A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates ...

H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act

Top bills tracked by GovTrack users

H.R. 82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
tracked by 109 users

H.R. 185: To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.
tracked by 70 users

H.R. 374: Abolish the ATF Act
tracked by 65 users

H.R. 25: FairTax Act of 2023
tracked by 63 users

H.J.Res. 11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
tracked by 57 users

H.R. 899: To terminate the Department of Education.
tracked by 44 users

H.R. 38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
tracked by 41 users

H.R. 26: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
tracked by 33 users

S. 25: Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
tracked by 33 users

H.R. 450: Repeal the NFA Act
tracked by 32 users

H.R. 139: SHOW UP Act of 2023
tracked by 31 users

H.R. 154: Securing our Elections Act of 2023
tracked by 31 users

H.R. 46: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
tracked by 29 users

S.J.Res. 2: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
tracked by 29 users

H.R. 84: Buzz Off Act
tracked by 26 users

H.R. 61: Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023
tracked by 25 users

H.R. 383: To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for …
tracked by 25 users

H.R. 22: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
tracked by 24 users

H.R. 23: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act
tracked by 23 users

H.Res. 89: Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
tracked by 23 users

H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act
tracked by 20 users

H.R. 385: No User Fees for Gun Owners Act
tracked by 20 users

H.R. 21: Strategic Production Response Act
tracked by 19 users

H.R. 140: Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act
tracked by 17 users

S. 29: AMERICANS Act
tracked by 16 users

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Each year the United States Congress considers about 5,000 bills and resolutions, but of those only about 7% will become law.

Congress works in two-year legislative sessions tied to the elections. The current session is called the 118^th 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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All bills

Here is a breakdown of all 3,201 bills and resolutions currently before Congress:

Enacted Legislation (including via incorporation)

There are 4 enacted bills including bills and joint resolutions identical to or incorporated into enacted legislation, based on an automated GovTrack.us data analysis:

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Enacted Legislation

There are 2 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):

H.J.Res. 26: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.

This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on March 20, 2023.
S. 619: COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 20, 2023.

Passed Resolutions

There are 86 passed resolutions (for joint and concurrent resolutions, we mean passed both chambers).

Got A Vote

There are 51 bills and resolutions that had a significant vote in one chamber, making them likely to have further action.

Failed Legislation

There are 1 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:

H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed …

This resolution failed in the House on March 8, 2023.

Vetoed Bills (without Override)

There are 1 vetoed bills that was not overridden by Congress:

H.J.Res. 30: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by …

This resolution was vetoed. The House attempted to override the veto on March 23, 2023 but failed.

Other Legislation

There are 3,060 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.