Methodology

Data Source

All legislative data is sourced from the official Congress.gov API, maintained by the Library of Congress. This is the authoritative federal record of all legislation introduced in the United States Congress. We query the API for all bills introduced in the 119th Congress (January 3, 2025 through January 2027) and store the results in our database. The raw API is available at api.congress.gov.

Definition of Abandonment

A bill is classified as abandoned if all of the following are true:

• 1.The bill's only recorded actions are introduction and referral to committee.
• 2.No hearing, markup, or floor vote has been scheduled or held.
• 3.At least 180 days have passed since the bill's last recorded action.

The 119th Congress remains active through January 2027. A bill currently classified as abandoned could receive action at any time. Our database is updated periodically and classifications may change as the congressional record is updated.

What This Site Does Not Claim

We make no claim about why any individual bill was not acted upon. There are many legitimate reasons a bill may not advance — lack of co-sponsors, supersession by broader legislation, changed political circumstances, or the sponsor's own decision to withdraw support. This site does not assign motive or fault to any individual member of Congress.

What we do claim is that the bills listed here were introduced by elected officials, referred to committee, and received no further recorded action for at least 180 days. Voters can draw their own conclusions.

Update Frequency

Our database is updated periodically from the Congress.gov API. There may be a short lag between congressional action and our data reflecting it. If you believe a bill has been incorrectly categorized, verify its current status directly at congress.gov.

Coverage

This site currently covers the 119th Congress only (January 3, 2025 through January 2027). We track both House and Senate bills. Resolutions, amendments, and other non-bill legislative actions are not included.

Press and Data Requests

Journalists and researchers are welcome to use this data. For methodology questions, data requests, or press inquiries, contact press@whokilledthebill.com. We are happy to provide data cuts by state, party, chamber, or policy area on request.