The law, and what Congress is changing
Federal law is organized in the United States Code: 54 titles, each a subject, divided into chapters and sections. Every bill that passes rewrites part of it. Here is where this Congress's bills land.
689 sections of law changed or proposed to change41 titles touched119th Congress
- Title 1General ProvisionsNo changes this Congress
- Title 2The Congress1 section proposed
- Title 3The PresidentNo changes this Congress
- Title 4Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the StatesNo changes this Congress
- Title 5Government Organization and Employees4 sections proposed
- Title 6Domestic Security4 sections proposed
- Title 7Agriculture11 sections proposed
- Title 8Aliens and Nationality6 sections proposed
- Title 9ArbitrationNo changes this Congress
- Title 10Armed Forces246 sections proposed
- Title 11BankruptcyNo changes this Congress
- Title 12Banks and Banking1 section proposed
- Title 13CensusNo changes this Congress
- Title 14Coast Guard11 sections proposed
- Title 15Commerce and Trade8 sections proposed
- Title 16Conservation18 sections proposed
- Title 17Copyrights6 sections proposed
- Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure5 sections proposed
- Title 19Customs Duties16 sections proposed
- Title 20Education6 sections proposed
- Title 21Food and Drugs6 sections proposed
- Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse10 sections proposed
- Title 23HighwaysNo changes this Congress
- Title 24Hospitals and Asylums1 section proposed
- Title 25Indians2 sections proposed
- Title 26Internal Revenue Code31 sections proposed
- Title 27Intoxicating LiquorsNo changes this Congress
- Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure4 sections proposed
- Title 29Labor22 sections proposed
- Title 30Mineral Lands and Mining3 sections proposed
- Title 31Money and Finance3 sections proposed
- Title 32National Guard5 sections proposed
- Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters3 sections proposed
- Title 34Crime Control and Law Enforcement7 sections proposed
- Title 35PatentsNo changes this Congress
- Title 36Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and OrganizationsNo changes this Congress
- Title 37Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services14 sections proposed
- Title 38Veterans' Benefits8 sections proposed
- Title 39Postal Service1 section proposed
- Title 40Public Buildings, Property, and WorksNo changes this Congress
- Title 41Public Contracts16 sections proposed
- Title 42The Public Health and Welfare117 sections proposed
- Title 43Public Lands8 sections proposed
- Title 44Public Printing and Documents1 section proposed
- Title 45Railroads1 section proposed
- Title 46Shipping55 sections proposed
- Title 47Telecommunications1 section proposed
- Title 48Territories and Insular Possessions1 section proposed
- Title 49Transportation7 sections proposed
- Title 50War and National Defense6 sections proposed
- Title 51National and Commercial Space ProgramsNo changes this Congress
- Title 52Voting and Elections12 sections proposed
- Title 54National Park Service and Related Programs1 section proposed
Changes are read from each bill's official text: every instruction that amends a section of the Code. A section counts once per title however many bills touch it. Only bills we track are counted; more are added every few hours.