Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

How far 19,835 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

Sent to committee, never taken up16,640 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out844 4%Approved by committee708 4%Passed the House or Senate1,463 7%Passed the House and Senate38 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 29%, but was at 11% at this point.

40 to 60% of a Congress’s laws arrive after Election Day.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 142 became law.

Includes 2,386 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 10, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate

2Vetoedby the President

2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed

7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

775Skipped committeeof the 1,643 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report

111forced out of committee, by petition or Senate rule8 House discharge petitions reached 218 signatures this Congress

Veto upheld is part of vetoed. A count of 0 has no list to open. Skipped committee usually means suspension of the rules or unanimous consent; discharge is by House petition or Senate Rule XIV.

How far bills get, by lobbying

Each group by stage reached · colors as in the bar above

No lobbying on file12,730 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee

1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,113 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee

5 or more organizations lobbied913 bills and resolutions · 21% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions with no lobbying on file.

Counts organizations that reported lobbying on a bill, once each, from filings made before the bill left committee. Only organizations with a PAC on file are counted (about 2,200), so universities, hospitals, local governments and most nonprofits are left out and “no lobbying on file” can include bills others lobbied on. Set aside: 79 must-pass bills (spending, defense, stopgap, budget) and the handful of bills lobbied by more organizations than almost any other (10 became law).

Lobbying disclosure filings · 119th so far Method

How long they take

median days10th–90th

Introduced → approved by committee113 days

17,484 not yet approved by committee

Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days

708 not yet passed a chamber

Passed one → passed both70 days

830 not yet passed the other chamber

Passed both → became law20 days

17 awaiting the President

06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 113 days.

Medians use only bills that made the step.

Action dates · 119th so far Method

How long they are

Words (each step is 10 times longer) · bills per bar

median 523

2001k10k100k1M

ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words

LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 136 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

7 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Search Type Stage Ending Lobbying Sponsor party Chamber Committee Sort

Ending: Committee recommended against it Clear all

Bill	Title	Sponsor	Introduced	Type	Stage	Words	Cosponsors	Lobbied by
H.Res. 237	Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education.	DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VA	Mar 21, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	813 words	15	1
H.Res. 186	Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.	DGerald E. Connolly VA	Mar 4, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	180 words	20	1
H.Res. 187	Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies.	DKweisi Mfume MD	Mar 4, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	359 words	20	2
H.Res. 195	Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the operations of the Social Security Administration after January 20, 2025, including information on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Social Security Administration and to information in the possession of such Administration.	DJohn B. Larson CT	Mar 5, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	346 words	19	1
H.Res. 127	Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information.	DLloyd Doggett TX	Feb 12, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	197 words	18	0
H.Res. 113	Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.	DBennie G. Thompson MS	Feb 5, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	490 words	0	0
H.Res. 114	Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism and the Department's cybersecurity activities.	DBennie G. Thompson MS	Feb 5, 2025	Non-binding resolution	Recommended against	325 words	0	0

H.Res. 237Recommended against
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education.
DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAMar 21, 2025Non-binding resolution813 words15 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.Res. 186Recommended against
Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.
DGerald E. Connolly VAMar 4, 2025Non-binding resolution180 words20 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.Res. 187Recommended against
Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies.
DKweisi Mfume MDMar 4, 2025Non-binding resolution359 words20 cosponsors2 organizations lobbied
H.Res. 195Recommended against
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the operations of the Social Security Administration after January 20, 2025, including information on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Social Security Administration and to information in the possession of such Administration.
DJohn B. Larson CTMar 5, 2025Non-binding resolution346 words19 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.Res. 127Recommended against
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information.
DLloyd Doggett TXFeb 12, 2025Non-binding resolution197 words18 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.Res. 113Recommended against
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.
DBennie G. Thompson MSFeb 5, 2025Non-binding resolution490 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.Res. 114Recommended against
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism and the Department's cybersecurity activities.
DBennie G. Thompson MSFeb 5, 2025Non-binding resolution325 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied

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