Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 14, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,167 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 14, 2026

In committee 15,496 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,684 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out812 5%Approved by committee667 4%Passed the House or Senate843 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%2 ceremonial

2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% at this point.

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

90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

11Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
0Committee recommended against it7 resolutions of inquiry, in Bills + resolutions

Routes around committee

282Skipped committeeof the 1,004 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
106forced 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 file10,316 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,871 bills · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee nearly three times as often as bills 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: 71 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 committee142 days
15,496 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
667 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
843 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 142 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 552
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 40 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

9,142 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10424Equity in Research ActDTroy A. Carter LASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee296 words90
H.R. 10425Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026DSean Casten ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words60
H.R. 10426Backlog Justice Act of 2026DEmanuel Cleaver MOSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words200
H.R. 10427MAGNET ActDJoe Courtney CTSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words30
H.R. 10429To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Building".DDanny K. Davis ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words50
H.R. 10430STARS Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee926 words20
H.R. 10432Greeley Land Exchange ActRGabe Evans COSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
H.R. 10433SAFE Platforms ActDValerie P. Foushee NCSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words10
H.R. 10434Empower Energy Exporting Communities ActDVicente Gonzalez TXSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee480 words10
H.R. 10435Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition ActDVicente Gonzalez TXSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee931 words10
H.R. 10436Reaching English Learners ActDAdelita S. Grijalva AZSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee968 words60
H.R. 10437FLUENT ActDAdelita S. Grijalva AZSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words60
H.R. 10438SYLLABLE Act of 2026DAdelita S. Grijalva AZSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words60
H.R. 10441Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Completion Act of 2026DPablo José Hernández PRSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words20
H.R. 10442To require the Ronald A. Robinson Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to replace certain exterior signage, and for other purposes.RJ. French Hill ARSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee762 words30
H.R. 10443American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026DSteny H. Hoyer MDSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words100
H.R. 10446Incentivizing Small Business Employee Retention Act of 2026DGeorge Latimer NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words40
H.R. 10447American Citizenship Integrity ActRNancy Mace SCSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 10448Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers ActDKristen McDonald Rivet MISep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee358 words320
H.R. 10449Student Voter Data Protection ActRMary E. Miller ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee268 words50
H.R. 10450REVEAL ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
H.R. 10451Emergency Grant Aid for College Students ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words00
H.R. 10452Credit for Prior Learning ActDDonald Norcross NJSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee474 words00
H.R. 10454Textile Waste Reduction ActDChellie Pingree MESep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words10
H.R. 10455Debt-Free College Act of 2026DMark Pocan WISep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words180

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