Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 15,472 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,644 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee654 4%Passed the House or Senate838 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 144 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.

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 12, 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

281Skipped committeeof the 999 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 file10,273 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% 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 committee140 days
15,472 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
654 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
838 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 140 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 550
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill is 550 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 137 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

299 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7487Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion ActRLauren Boebert COFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee475 words10
S. 4505A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.RJoni Ernst IAMay 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee649 words100
S. 4689READ ActRBill Cassidy LAJun 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee6.3k words50
S. 2098Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025RLisa Murkowski AKJun 17, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee511 words10
S.J.Res. 199A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".DPatty Murray WAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee42 words170
S. 2578Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon ActDTim Kaine VAJul 31, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words20
S. 3050PAID OFF Act of 2025RJohn Cornyn TXOct 23, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee539 words70
S. 3172A bill to repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria.DJeanne Shaheen NHNov 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee60 words20
S. 3676American Decade of Sports ActDJacky Rosen NVJan 15, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words30
S. 3733A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.DJohn Fetterman PAJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee351 words80
S. 3984United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026RTed Budd NCMar 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words40
S. 4259Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORMar 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words40
S. 4570U.S. Tech PATH ActDJeanne Shaheen NHMay 19, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee7k words10
S. 4577Reassessing the United States-Tanzania Bilateral Relationship ActDJeanne Shaheen NHMay 19, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee4.4k words20
S. 4600South China Sea Strategy Act of 2026DTammy Duckworth ILMay 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words10
S. 4610Pacific POWER ActDBrian Schatz HIMay 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee4.5k words40
S. 4680Expanded Consular Fellows Act of 2026DJacky Rosen NVJun 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee364 words10
S. 4708Arctic Security and Diplomacy ActRMike Lee UTJun 8, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee4.4k words10
S. 4709UNLOCK AUKUS ActRPete Ricketts NEJun 8, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee68 words90
S. 4723Eliminate PRC Organized Crime ActRJohn Cornyn TXJun 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words10
S. 4726PEACE in Sudan ActRJames E. Risch IDJun 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words50
S. 1135A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.RJohn R. Curtis UTMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee146 words10
S. 1175Small County PILT Parity ActRSteve Daines MTMar 27, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee366 words80
S. 1353A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia.RLisa Murkowski AKApr 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee50 words10
S. 1516Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study ActDRichard J. Durbin ILApr 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee850 words10

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